DHEMAJI
Assembly seat no. 78 in Assam · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1967.
Winner, 2021
Ranoj Pegu
BJP
Elections held
13
1967–2026
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 13
Margin, 2021
30,792
15.92% of valid votes
Result, 2021
Runner-up
AJPChittaranjan Basumatary
- Votes
- 56,889
- Vote share
- 29.41%
- Behind by
- 30,792
Electors
2,49,789
Total votes polled
1,93,412
Valid votes
1,93,412
NOTA votes
1,643
0.85% of votes polled
Turnout
77.4%
Full result, 2021
5 candidates · 1,93,412 valid votes
Ranoj PeguBJPwon
87,681
45.3%
Chittaranjan BasumataryAJP
56,889
29.4%
Sailen SonowalINC
44,832
23.2%
Ayub Khang BrahmaIND
1,209
0.6%
Hem Kanta MiriSUCI
1,158
0.6%
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