Gohpur Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Assam legislative assembly in India
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Gohpur Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Gohpur forms part of the Sonitpur Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3]
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| Constituency No. 72 for the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Biswanath |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sonitpur |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Gahan Chandra Goswami | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Bishnulal Upadhyaya | ||
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | Ram Chandra Sarmah | Samyukta Socialist Party | |
| 1978 | Janata Party | ||
| 1985 | Ganesh Kutum | Independent | |
| 1991 | Kosheswar Barua | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | Ganesh Kutum | Asom Gana Parishad | |
| 2001 | Ripun Bora | Indian National Congress | |
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | Monika Bora | ||
| 2016 | Utpal Borah | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2021 | |||
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Utpal Borah | ||||
| INC | Sankar Jyoti Kutum | ||||
| AIUDF | |||||
| NOTA | NOTA | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Utpal Borah | 85,424 | 58.26 | ||
| INC | Monika Bora | 56,489 | 38.53 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Halan Purtti | 1,189 | 0.81 | ||
| Independent | Sabir Narzary | 967 | 0.66 | ||
| Independent | Deben Saikia | 928 | 0.63 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,621 | 1.10 | ||
| Majority | 28,935 | 19.73 | |||
| Turnout | 1,46,618 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||