Hojai Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Assam legislative assembly in India
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Hojai State assembly constituency is one of the 126 state legislative assembly constituencies in Assam, India. It is one of the ten assembly segments that constitute the Kaziranga Lok Sabha constituency.[1] Since 2026, it has been represented by Shiladitya Dev of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
| Hojai | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 63 for the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
63-Hojai within Hojai district | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| Division | Central Assam |
| District | Hojai |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kaziranga |
| Established | 1967 |
| Total electors | 251,818 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2016, 2026 |
| Preceded by | Ramkrishna Ghosh (BJP) |
Established in 1967, the constituency was redrawn during the 2023 delimitation exercise. The reconstituted constituency now includes Hojai town, and many other rural areas of the Hojai district.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Political Party | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Shiladitya Dev | Bharatiya Janata Party | Incumbent | |
| 2021 | Ramkrishna Ghosh | 2021-26 | ||
| 2016 | Shiladitya Dev | 2016-21 | ||
| 2011 | Ardhendu Kumar Dey | Indian National Congress | 2011-16 | |
| 2006 | Aditya Langthasa | All India United Democratic Front | 2006-11 | |
| 2001 | Ardhendu Kumar Dey | Indian National Congress | 1991-06 | |
| 1996 | ||||
| 1991 | ||||
| 1985 | Santi Ranjan Das Gupta | Independent politician | 1985-91 | |
| 1983 | Sadhan Ranjan Sarkar | Indian National Congress | 1983-85 | |
| 1978 | Santi Ranjan Das Gupta | Janata Party | 1978-83 | |
| 1972 | Idris Ali Fakir | Indian National Congress | 1972-78 | |
| 1967 | R Ahmed | Swatantra Party | 1967-72 | |
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Shiladitya Dev | 144,361 | 64.24 |  7.60 | |
| INC | Jhilli Chowdhury | 77,660 | 34.56 |  6.87 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,684 | 1.19 | 0.41 | |
| Margin of victory | 66,701 | 29.68 | 14.35 | ||
| Turnout | 2,24,705 | 89.23 | 5.99 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ramkrishna Ghosh | 125,790 | 56.64 | 2.25 | |
| INC | Debabrata Saha | 92,008 | 41.43 | 23.30 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,724 | 0.78 | 0.09 | |
| Margin of victory | 33,782 | 15.33 | 13.44 | ||
| Turnout | 220,372 | 83.24 | 2.87 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Shiladitya Dev | 105,615 | 54.39 | 35.53 | |
| AIUDF | Dhaniram Thousen | 49,756 | 25.62 | 6.27 | |
| INC | Ardhendu Kumar Dey | 35,207 | 18.13 | 26.26 | |
| Independent | Zakir Hussain | 1,432 | 0.73 |  | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,342 | 0.69 | | |
| Margin of victory | 55,859 | 28.77 | |||
| Turnout | 1,94,147 | 86.11 | 6.85 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ardhendu Kumar Dey | 70,649 | 44.39 | ||
| AIUDF | Dr. Aditya Langthasa | 50,755 | 31.89 | ||
| BJP | Shiladitya Dev | 30,011 | 18.86 | ||
| AGP | Narayan Chandra Bhowmik | 2,623 | 1.64 | ||
| Majority | 19,894 | 12.50 | |||
| Turnout | 1,59,124 | 79.26 | |||
| INC gain from AIUDF | Swing | ||||