DHEMAJI
Assembly seat no. 78 in Assam · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1967.
Winner, 2026
Dr. Ranoj Pegu
BJP
Elections held
13
1967–2026
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 13
Margin, 2026
32,229
22.54% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
INCSri Sailen Sonowal
- Votes
- 51,420
- Vote share
- 35.96%
- Behind by
- 32,229
Electors
1,79,334
Total votes polled
1,42,976
Valid votes
1,42,976
NOTA votes
1,197
0.84% of votes polled
Turnout
79.7%
Full result, 2026
6 candidates · 1,42,976 valid votes
Dr. Ranoj PeguBJPwon
83,649
58.5%
Sri Sailen SonowalINC
51,420
36.0%
Sri Narendra Kumar PawAITC
3,550
2.5%
Sri Babul SonowalIND
1,675
1.2%
Sri Lalit PeguVPI
1,091
0.8%
Smti. Lilimai DoleySUCI
394
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Dr. Ranoj Pegu | BJP | 83,649 | 58.51% | Sri Sailen Sonowal | 32,229 |
| 2021 | Ranoj Pegu | BJP | 87,681 | 45.33% | Chittaranjan Basumatary | 30,792 |
| 2016 | PRADAN BARUAH | BJP | 69,592 | 40.90% | SUMITRA DOLEY PATIR | 19,121 |
| 2011 | SUMITRA DOLEY PATIR | INC | 59,633 | 42.64% | PARAMANANDA SONOWAL | 7,285 |
| 2006 | SUMITRA PATIR | INC | 44,960 | 30.94% | PARAMANANDA SONOWAL | 9,119 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above