NOWGONG
Assembly seat no. 86 in Assam · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1962.
Assam also has a Lok Sabha constituency called NOWGONG. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, 1996
PRAFULLA KUMAR MAHANTA
AGP
Elections held
13
1962–2021
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 13
Margin, 1996
28,809
34.28% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCMUKUT SARMA
- Votes
- 24,259
- Vote share
- 28.87%
- Behind by
- 28,809
Electors
1,11,520
Total votes polled
84,037
Valid votes
84,037
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
75.4%
Full result, 1996
14 candidates · 84,037 valid votes
PRAFULLA KUMAR MAHANTAAGPwon
53,068
63.1%
MUKUT SARMAINC
24,259
28.9%
RAJENDRA NATH GOHAINBJP
4,121
4.9%
ABDUL AWAL BHUYANAIICT
1,517
1.8%
TAZUL HUSSAINUMFA
304
0.4%
IRSHAD ALIIND
201
0.2%
NOOR MAMUDRCPIR
186
0.2%
ATAUR RAHMANIND
100
0.1%
BANAMALI DEV GOSWAMIIND
96
0.1%
DILWAR HUSSAININD
46
0.1%
PUTUL GOSWAMISP
40
0.1%
ARUN BORAIND
38
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 14. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | RUPAK SARMAH | BJP | 81,098 | 52.01% | SANTANU SARMA | 11,083 |
| 2016 | RUPAK SARMAH | BJP | 66,706 | 47.43% | DR. DURLAV CHAMUA | 13,264 |
| 2011 | DR. DURLAV CHANDRA CHAMUA | INC | 47,977 | 42.14% | GIRINDRA KUMAR BARUAH | 8,020 |
| 2006 | GIRINDRA KUMAR BORUAH | AGP | 35,915 | 32.68% | DR. DURLAV CHANDRA CHAMUA | 8,030 |
| 2001 | GIRINDRA KUMAR BARUA | AGP | 37,099 | 43.48% | NRIPEN GOSWAMI | 8,603 |
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 NOWGONG assembly constituency in 2021?
RUPAK SARMAH (BJP) won NOWGONG in 2021, by a margin of 11,083 votes.
Which party has won NOWGONG the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 13 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has NOWGONG gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1962 to 2021.
Who has won NOWGONG the most times?
RUPAK SARMAH, with 2 wins between 2016 and 2021.
