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, 2011
DR. DURLAV CHANDRA CHAMUA
INC
Elections held
13
1962–2021
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 13
Margin, 2011
8,020
7.04% of valid votes
Result, 2011
Runner-up
AGPGIRINDRA KUMAR BARUAH
- Votes
- 39,957
- Vote share
- 35.10%
- Behind by
- 8,020
Electors
1,58,550
Total votes polled
1,13,841
Valid votes
1,13,841
NOTA votes
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Turnout
71.8%
Full result, 2011
9 candidates · 1,13,841 valid votes
DR. DURLAV CHANDRA CHAMUAINCwon
47,977
42.1%
GIRINDRA KUMAR BARUAHAGP
39,957
35.1%
NURUL AMIN CHOWDHURYAIUDF
17,111
15.0%
DEVA KUMAR SAIKIABJP
6,447
5.7%
NURUL ISLAMIND
615
0.5%
ABDUL AWAL BHUYANAITC
581
0.5%
RIPUNJOY BORANCP
527
0.5%
GITANJALI DEKAIND
361
0.3%
ARUP SAIKIAIND
265
0.2%
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.
