DHEMAJI
Assembly seat no. 78 in Assam · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1967.
Winner, 2011
SUMITRA DOLEY PATIR
INC
Elections held
13
1967–2026
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 13
Margin, 2011
7,285
5.21% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
AGPPARAMANANDA SONOWAL
- Votes
- 52,348
- Vote share
- 37.43%
- Behind by
- 7,285
Electors
1,86,281
Total votes polled
1,39,859
Valid votes
1,39,859
NOTA votes
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Turnout
75.1%
Full result, 2011
7 candidates · 1,39,859 valid votes
SUMITRA DOLEY PATIRINCwon
59,633
42.6%
PARAMANANDA SONOWALAGP
52,348
37.4%
SAILEN SONOWALBJP
21,957
15.7%
KHADGARAJ PEGUAITC
2,792
2.0%
HEMKANTA MIRISUCI
1,357
1.0%
DIMPAL SONOWALAIFB
1,168
0.8%
LALIT NARAHSAP
604
0.4%
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
