GAUHATI EAST
Assembly seat no. 53 in Assam · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1967.
Winner, 1996
BIRAJ KUMAR SARMA
AGP
Elections held
12
1967–2021
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 12
Margin, 1996
16,601
19.36% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCNAREN SARMA
- Votes
- 23,093
- Vote share
- 26.93%
- Behind by
- 16,601
Electors
1,45,702
Total votes polled
85,759
Valid votes
85,759
NOTA votes
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Turnout
58.9%
Full result, 1996
16 candidates · 85,759 valid votes
BIRAJ KUMAR SARMAAGPwon
39,694
46.3%
NAREN SARMAINC
23,093
26.9%
PARBATI PRASAD GOSWAMIBJP
20,668
24.1%
CHITTARANJAN PATWARIIND
485
0.6%
JAKIR HUSSAIN KHANDAKARAIICT
320
0.4%
LABANYA BHAGABATIIND
244
0.3%
MAHABIR SINGHSP
203
0.2%
JUGAL KISHORE PANDEYJP
200
0.2%
BISHESWAR DEKAIND
191
0.2%
JATIN DASIND
171
0.2%
NIZAMUL HAQUEIND
139
0.2%
BHUPEN SARMAIND
110
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 16. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | SIDDHARTHA BHATTACHARYA | BJP | 1,13,461 | 66.33% | ASHIMA BARDOLOI | 84,100 |
| 2016 | SIDDHARTHA BHATTACHARYA | BJP | 1,27,602 | 78.49% | BOBBEETA SHARMA | 96,637 |
| 2011 | CAPT. ROBIN BORDOLOI. | INC | 47,727 | 37.44% | SIDDHARTHA BHATTACHARYA. | 3,997 |
| 2006 | CAPTAIN ROBIN BORDOLOI | INC | 33,837 | 32.55% | RAMEN DEKA | 2,151 |
| 2001 | PANKAJ BORA | INC | 47,713 | 53.31% | BIRAJ KUMAR SARMA | 15,947 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
