Sonari Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Assam legislative assembly in India
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Sonari Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Sonari forms part of the Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3]
| Sonari | |
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| Constituency No. 93 for the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Charaideo |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Jorhat |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Purnananda Chetia | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | |||
| 1962 | Bimala Prasad Chaliha | ||
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | Janakinath Handique | ||
| 1978 | Satya Tanti | ||
| 1983 | |||
| 1985 | Bhadreswar Buragohain | Independent | |
| Asom Gana Parishad | |||
| 1991 | Sarat Barkotoky | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | Topon Kumar Gogoi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2019^ | Nabanita Handique | ||
| 2021 | Dharmeswar Konwar | ||
^ Indicates Bye-Elections
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDA | Dharmeswar Konwar | 74833 | 52.06 | ||
| INC | Utpal Gogoi | 50699 | 35.27 | ||
| JMM | Baldev Teli | 14579 | 10.14 | ||
| NOTA | NOTA | 2126 | 1.48 | ||
| Margin of victory | 24134 | ||||
| Turnout | 143747 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2019 by-election
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||