Lahowal Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Assam legislative assembly in India
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Lahowal Assembly constituency was one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Lahowal formed part of the Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3] This constituency was abolished in 2023.[4]
| Lahowal | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency No. 117 for the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Dibrugarh |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dibrugarh |
| Established | 1957 |
| Abolished | 2023 |
| Reservation | None |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Lily Sengupta | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | Dipak Moormoo | ||
| 1978 | |||
| 1983 | |||
| 1985 | Dipen Tanti | Independent | |
| 1991 | Haren Bhumij | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | Prithibi Majhi | ||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | Rituparna Baruah | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2021 | Binod Hazarika | ||
Election results
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rituparna Baruah | 59,013 | 54.05 | ||
| INC | Prithibi Majhi | 39,414 | 36.10 | ||
| CPI | Rajesh Rajput | 3,022 | 2.76 | ||
| Independent | Ranjit Konwar | 1,753 | 1.60 | ||
| Independent | Sombhulal Sabor | 1,568 | 1.43 | ||
| Independent | Priyanath Gogoi | 911 | 0.83 | ||
| JCP | Boga Kumar Nag | 857 | 0.78 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,039 | 2.78 | ||
| Majority | 19,599 | 17.95 | |||
| Turnout | 1,09,177 | 85.66 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,27,443 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||