CHAPAGURI
Assembly seat no. 63 in Assam · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1978.
Winner, 1996
JAGMOHAN BASMATARY
IND
Elections held
10
1978–2021
Most successful party
IND
won 5 of 10
Margin, 1996
2,657
3.34% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
AGPSUREN SWARGIARY
- Votes
- 29,269
- Vote share
- 36.82%
- Behind by
- 2,657
Electors
1,01,964
Total votes polled
79,495
Valid votes
79,495
NOTA votes
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Turnout
78.0%
Full result, 1996
12 candidates · 79,495 valid votes
JAGMOHAN BASMATARYINDwon
31,926
40.2%
SUREN SWARGIARYAGP
29,269
36.8%
GANESH BRAHMAINC
6,404
8.1%
BIMAL BRAHMA GAYARIIND
4,008
5.0%
BAIKUNTHA NATH DASIND
3,164
4.0%
RAM DAS BOROBJP
2,142
2.7%
GOBINDA DASIND
1,166
1.5%
KHARGESWAR DEKAIND
393
0.5%
MANIK DASIND
371
0.5%
RAMESH BOROIND
286
0.4%
CHAKINDRA ROYIND
192
0.2%
NABIN KAKATIAIICT
174
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | URKHAO GWRA BRAHMA | UPPL | 61,804 | 48.58% | HITESH BASUMATARY | 26,739 |
| 2016 | THANESWAR BASUMATARY | BOPF | 43,250 | 37.80% | SUJAN DAS | 1,481 |
| 2011 | HITESH BASUMATARY | BOPF | 70,981 | 70.57% | TIJEN BASUMATARY | 51,922 |
| 2006 | TIJEN BASUMATARY | IND | 5,592 | 62.22% | THANESWAR BASUMATARY | 2,197 |
| 2001 | TIJEN BASUMATARY | IND | 64,427 | 70.30% | SUREN SWARGIARY | 57,073 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above