Khowang Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Assam legislative assembly in India
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Moran Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam, India. This constituency was renamed to Khowang in 2023.[1]
| Moran | |
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| Constituency No. 115 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 | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Ghana Kanta Gogoi | Independent | |
| 1957 | Padma Kumari Gohain | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | Tarun Chandra Chutia | ||
| 1978 | Joy Chandra Nagbanshi | Indian National Congress (I) | |
| 1983 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1985 | Kiron Kumar Gogoi | Independent | |
| 1991 | Joy Chandra Nagbanshi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | Sarbananda Sonowal | Asom Gana Parishad | |
| 2004^ | Jibantara Ghatowar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | Chakradhar Gogoi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2021 | |||
^ Indicates Bye-Elections
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Chakradhar Gogoi | 67,038 | 50.68 | +1.00 | |
| AJP | Lurinjyoti Gogoi | 57,054 | 43.13 | +34.68 | |
| Independent | Biju Duarah | 4,316 | 3.29 | N/A | |
| Independent | Prabhakar Das | 1,761 | 1.33 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2003 | 1.51 | −0.20 | |
| Margin of victory | 9,984 | 7.54 | −12.42 | ||
| Turnout | 1,32,271 | 82.55 | +4.38 | ||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| BJP gain from AJP | Swing | ||||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Chakradhar Gogoi | 55,604 | 49.68 | −4.45 | |
| INC | Pranjal Gatowar | 33,263 | 29.72 | −8.31 | |
| AJP | Sanjib Changmai | 9,499 | 8.49 | N/A | |
| Independent | Mohini Mohan Ligira | 8,834 | 7.89 | N/A | |
| Independent | Raphael Kujur | 2,293 | 2.05 | N/A | |
| Independent | Eliash Sichan | 518 | 0.46 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,910 | 1.71 | +0.06 | |
| Margin of victory | 22,341 | 19.96 | +3.86 | ||
| Turnout | 1,11,921 | 78.17 | −5.54 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 1,895 | 1.32 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,43,170 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Chakradhar Gogoi | 54,571 | 54.13 | +36.46 | |
| INC | Paban Singh Ghatowar | 38,340 | 38.03 | −19.14 | |
| Independent | Ashok Kumar Urang | 2,322 | 2.30 | N/A | |
| CPI | Hiranya Boruah | 1,650 | 1.63 | N/A | |
| Independent | Sunil Rajkonwar | 1,464 | 1.45 | N/A | |
| Independent | Rubul Buragohain | 791 | 0.78 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,673 | 1.65 | N/A | |
| Majority | 16,231 | 16.10 | −19.68 | ||
| Turnout | 1,00,811 | 83.71 | +11.78 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | +8.66 | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Jibantara Ghatowar | 47,143 | 57.17 | +11.35 | |
| AGP | Sunil Rajkonwar | 17,650 | 21.39 | −8.99 | |
| BJP | Swarna Saikia Deori | 14,571 | 17.67 | −2.03 | |
| Independent | Shyamal Bhumij | 2,343 | 2.84 | N/A | |
| JMM | Lakhicharan Swausi | 752 | 0.91 | N/A | |
| Majority | 29,493 | 35.78 | +20.34 | ||
| Turnout | 82,459 | 71.93 | −3.41 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Jibantara Ghatowar | 39,622 | 45.82 | ||
| AGP | Parag Jyoti Baruah | 26,267 | 30.38 | ||
| BJP | Dayananda Borgohain | 17,037 | 19.70 | ||
| Independent | Hemanta Urang | 2,025 | 2.34 | ||
| NBNP | Kiran Moyee Gogoi | 932 | 1.08 | ||
| AGP(P) | Jitul Chandra Gogoi | 589 | 0.68 | ||
| Majority | 13,355 | 15.44 | |||
| Turnout | 86,472 | 75.34 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||