Nowgong Assembly constituency

Nowgong
Constituency No. 86 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Assam
District	Nagaon
LS constituency	Nowgong
Established	1957
Reservation	None
Elected year	2021

Nowgong Assembly constituency is one of the 126 Assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly.^[1][2] Currently Rupak Sarmah of Bharatiya Janata Party represents this constituency. The constituency is represented mostly by Indian National Congress legislators (9 times) followed by Asom Gana Parishad legislators (4 times). Girindra Kumar Baruah and Mukut Sharma represented the constituency three times each.

Nowgong constituency is also a part of Nowgong Lok Sabha Constituency.^[3]

Members of Legislative Assembly

Election	Name	Party
1957	Mahendra Nath Hazarika		Indian National Congress
1957	Dev Kant Baruah
1959 (By-election)	Phani Bora		Communist Party of India
1962	Moti Ram Bora		Indian National Congress
1962 (By-election)	Rupram Sut
1967	Phani Bora		Communist Party of India
1972	Lila Kanta Bora		Indian National Congress
1978	Mukut Sarma
1983	Mukut Sarma
1985	Prafulla Kumar Mahanta		Independent
1991	Mukut Sarma		Indian National Congress
1996	Prafulla Kumar Mahanta		Asom Gana Parishad
1996 (By-election)	Girindra Kumar Baruah
2001	Girindra Kumar Baruah
2006	Girindra Kumar Baruah
2011	Dr. Durlav Chandra Chamua		Indian National Congress
2016	Rupak Sarmah		Bharatiya Janata Party
2021	Rupak Sarmah[4]

Election results

2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Nowgong^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Rupak Sharma	66,706
	INC	Dr. Durlav Chamua	53442
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

References

1. "List of Assembly constituencies showing their Parliamentary constituences wise break-up" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
2. "Map of Assam showing District-wise assembly and Parliamentary constituencies" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
3. "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
4. "Assam General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
5. "Assam General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

External links

• "Results of all Assam Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

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