Nagaon–Batadraba Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Assam legislative assembly in India
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Nowgong Assembly constituency was one of the 126 Assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly.[1][2] This constituency was renamed to Nagaon–Batadraba in 2023.[3]
| Nowgong | |
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| Constituency No. 86 for the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Nagaon |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Nowgong |
| Established | 1957 |
| Reservation | None |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Currently Rupak Sarmah of Bharatiya Janata Party represents this constituency. The constituency was represented mostly by Indian National Congress legislators (9 times) followed by Asom Gana Parishad legislators (4 times). Girindra Kumar Baruah and Mukut Sharma represented the constituency three times each.
Nowgong constituency was also a part of Nowgong Lok Sabha Constituency.[4]
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Mahendra Nath Hazarika | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Dev Kant Baruah | ||
| 1959 (By-election) | Phani Bora | Communist Party of India | |
| 1962 | Moti Ram Bora | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 (By-election) | Rupram Sut | ||
| 1967 | Phani Bora | Communist Party of India | |
| 1972 | Lila Kanta Bora | Indian National Congress | |
| 1978 | Mukut Sarma | ||
| 1983 | Mukut Sarma | ||
| 1985 | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta | Independent | |
| 1991 | Mukut Sarma | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta | Asom Gana Parishad | |
| 1996 (By-election) | Girindra Kumar Baruah | ||
| 2001 | Girindra Kumar Baruah | ||
| 2006 | Girindra Kumar Baruah | ||
| 2011 | Dr. Durlav Chandra Chamua | Indian National Congress | |
| 2016 | Rupak Sarmah[5] | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2021 | |||
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| NOTA | NOTA | ||||
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| gain from | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rupak Sharma | 66,706 | |||
| INC | Dr. Durlav Chamua | 53442 | |||
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| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||