DHEMAJI
Assembly seat no. 78 in Assam · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1967.
Winner, 2016
PRADAN BARUAH
BJP
Elections held
13
1967–2026
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 13
Margin, 2016
19,121
11.24% of valid votes
Result, 2016
Runner-up
INCSUMITRA DOLEY PATIR
- Votes
- 50,471
- Vote share
- 29.66%
- Behind by
- 19,121
Electors
2,11,237
Total votes polled
1,70,160
Valid votes
1,70,160
NOTA votes
1,417
0.83% of votes polled
Turnout
80.5%
Full result, 2016
9 candidates · 1,70,160 valid votes
PRADAN BARUAHBJPwon
69,592
40.9%
SUMITRA DOLEY PATIRINC
50,471
29.7%
PARAMANANDA CHAYENGIAIND
21,874
12.8%
SAILEN SONOWALIND
16,548
9.7%
GANDHESWAR BORAHCPM
3,830
2.3%
KIRANBAN DEORILDP
2,456
1.4%
RAJKUMAR DOLEYIND
2,173
1.3%
DURGESWAR PATIRLJP
1,275
0.8%
HEM KANTA MIRISUCI
524
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
