Kushal Dowari
Indian politician
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Kushal Dowari (born 1 July 1966 in Bokata Khamun, Sivasagar) is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Assam. He was elected in the Assam Legislative Assembly election in 2016 from Thowra constituency.
Preceded bySushanta Borgohain
Succeeded bySushanta Borgohain
ConstituencyThowra
Preceded byDevanand Konwar
Kushal Dowari | |
|---|---|
| Member of Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2016–2021 | |
| Preceded by | Sushanta Borgohain |
| Succeeded by | Sushanta Borgohain |
| Constituency | Thowra |
| Member of Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 2006–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Devanand Konwar |
| Succeeded by | Sushanta Borgohain |
| Constituency | Thowra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1966 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Subhalaxmi Dutta, APS |
Dowari was a SULFA leader before being elected as an MLA in 2006.
ULFA involvement
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kushal Dowari | 41,560 | 48.41 | ||
| INC | Sushanta Borgohain | 40,334 | 46.98 | ||
| CPI | Kushal Borgohain | 2,066 | 2.40 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,876 | 2.18 | ||
| Majority | 1,226 | 1.43 | |||
| Turnout | 85,836 | 86.04 | |||
| Registered electors | 99,755 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Kushal Dowari | 22,022 | |||
| BJP | Siba Bodra | 15,611 | |||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Devananda Konwar | 24,976 | |||
| Independent | Siba Bodra | 12,720 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||