Guwahati Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha constituency in Assam
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Guwahati Lok Sabha constituency (also spelt as Gauhati), is one of the largest Lok Sabha constituency in Assam.
| Guwahati AS-5 | |
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| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Guwahati Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| Established | 1952 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly segments
Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
Current assembly segments
| No. | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Goalpara West (ST) | Goalpara | Pabitra Rabha | BJP | BJP | ||
| 15 | Dudhnai (ST) | Tankeswar Rabha | |||||
| 27 | Chamaria | Kamrup | Rekibuddin Ahmed | INC | INC | ||
| 28 | Boko–Chaygaon (ST) | Raju Mesh | BJP | BJP | |||
| 29 | Palasbari | Himangshu Shekhar Baishya | |||||
| 33 | Dispur | Kamrup Metro | Pradyut Bordoloi | ||||
| 34 | Dimoria (SC) | Tapan Das | AGP | ||||
| 35 | New Guwahati | Diplu Ranjan Sarmah | BJP | ||||
| 36 | Guwahati Central | Vijay Kumar Gupta | |||||
| 37 | Jalukbari | Himanta Biswa Sarma | |||||
Previous assembly segments
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | 2024 Lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Dudhnai | ST | Goalpara | INC | Jadab Swargiary | ||
| 48 | Boko | SC | Kamrup | Nandita Das | |||
| 49 | Chaygaon | None | Rekibuddin Ahmed | ||||
| 50 | Palasbari | None | BJP | Hemanga Thakuria | |||
| 51 | Jalukbari | None | Kamrup Metro | Himanta Biswa Sarma | |||
| 52 | Dispur | None | Atul Bora Sr. | ||||
| 53 | Gauhati East | None | Sidhharth Bhatacharya | ||||
| 54 | Gauhati West | None | AGP | Ramendra Narayan Kalita | |||
| 55 | Hajo | None | Kamrup | BJP | Suman Haripriya | ||
| 60 | Barkhetry | None | Nalbari | INC | Diganta Barman | ||
Members of Parliament
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Election results
General election 2024
General election 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Queen Oja | 1,008,936 | 57.20 | +6.60 | |
| INC | Bobbeeta Sarma | 6,63,330 | 37.61 | +7.90 | |
| IND. | Upamanyu Hazarika | 21,193 | 1.20 | +1.20 | |
| AITC | Manoj Sarma | 10,141 | 0.57 | +0.03 | |
| IND. | Faruk Ahmed Bhuyan | 9,044 | 0.51 | +0.51 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 10,466 | 0.59 | +0.15 | |
| Majority | 345,606 | 19.59 | −1.30 | ||
| Turnout | 1,763,950 | 80.87 | +2.23 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | +6.60 | |||
General election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Bijoya Chakravarty | 764,985 | 50.60 | +5.86 | |
| INC | Manash Borah | 449,201 | 29.71 | −13.96 | |
| AIUDF | Gopi Nath Das | 137,254 | 9.08 | +2.47 | |
| AGP | Birendra Prasad Baishya | 86,546 | 5.72 | +5.72 | |
| Independent | Benedict Alok Areng | 12,432 | 0.82 | +0.82 | |
| AITC | Biju Phukan | 8,162 | 0.54 | +0.54 | |
| Independent | Pradip Kalita | 7,345 | 0.49 | +0.49 | |
| Regional Democratic Secular Congress | Kazi Nekib Ahmed | 6,636 | 0.44 | +0.44 | |
| Independent | Anil Bhagawati | 5,782 | 0.38 | +0.38 | |
| AAP | Pranjal Bordoloy | 4,809 | 0.32 | +0.32 | |
| Independent | Dr. Faruk Aahammed Bhuyan | 3,540 | 0.23 | +0.23 | |
| SP | Bandana Barman Baruah | 3,240 | 0.21 | −0.12 | |
| Independent | Dhiraj Medhi | 2,845 | 0.19 | +0.19 | |
| Independent | Padmeshwar Phukan | 2,629 | 0.17 | +0.17 | |
| Independent | Khargeswar Das | 2,532 | 0.17 | +0.17 | |
| Lok Bharati | Gopi Baruah | 2,411 | 0.16 | +0.16 | |
| Independent | Ajad Ali | 2,385 | 0.16 | +0.16 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 6,720 | 0.44 | +0.44 | |
| Majority | 315,784 | 20.89 | +19.82 | ||
| Turnout | 1,512,248 | 78.67 | +14.35 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | +5.86 | |||
1956 by-election
In 1956, a bye-election was held. The election was won by the INC candidate Devendra Nath Sarma with 45057 votes, against Hem Barua of Praja Socialist Party with 29112 votes. [2]