JORHAT
Assembly seat no. 100 in Assam · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1962.
Assam also has a Lok Sabha constituency called JORHAT. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 14 results.
Winner, 2001
HITENDRA NATH GOSWAMI
AGP
Elections held
13
1962–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 13
Margin, 2001
6,041
7.59% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
INCPADMA NATH SARMA
- Votes
- 33,380
- Vote share
- 41.93%
- Behind by
- 6,041
Electors
1,27,505
Total votes polled
79,611
Valid votes
79,611
NOTA votes
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Turnout
62.4%
Full result, 2001
9 candidates · 79,611 valid votes
HITENDRA NATH GOSWAMIAGPwon
39,421
49.5%
PADMA NATH SARMAINC
33,380
41.9%
NIRMAL GOSWAMINCP
2,119
2.7%
SUMANTA CHALIHAIND
1,736
2.2%
DIMBESWAR BORAHIND
1,329
1.7%
KANAKLATA DUTTACPI(ML)(L)
769
1.0%
JADAB KHOUNDIND
411
0.5%
DR. ABHIJIT KUMAR GOGOIIND
223
0.3%
LAKHMIDHAR BORAHIND
223
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Hitendra Nath Goswami | BJP | 69,439 | 58.70% | Gaurav Gogoi | 23,182 |
| 2021 | HITENDRA NATH GOSWAMI | BJP | 68,321 | 48.84% | RANA GOSWAMI | 6,488 |
| 2016 | HITENDRA NATH GOSWAMI | BJP | 69,209 | 52.91% | RANA GOSWAMI | 13,638 |
| 2011 | RANA GOSWAMI | INC | 68,049 | 64.85% | HITENDRA NATH GOSWAMI | 37,970 |
| 2006 | RANA GOSWAMI | INC | 49,742 | 48.79% | HITENDRA NATH GOSWAMI | 4,880 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the JORHAT assembly constituency in 2026?
Hitendra Nath Goswami (BJP) won JORHAT in 2026, by a margin of 23,182 votes.
Which party has won JORHAT the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 13 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has JORHAT gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1962 to 2026.
Who has won JORHAT the most times?
HITENDRA NATH GOSWAMI, with 4 wins between 1991 and 2021.
