SOOTEA
Assembly seat no. 75 in Assam · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1967.
Winner, 2001
PRANESWAR BASUMATARI
INC
Elections held
11
1967–2021
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 11
Margin, 2001
765
0.85% of valid votes
Result, 2001
Runner-up
AGPPADMA HAZARIKA
- Votes
- 42,794
- Vote share
- 47.82%
- Behind by
- 765
Electors
1,18,358
Total votes polled
89,491
Valid votes
89,491
NOTA votes
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Turnout
75.6%
Full result, 2001
5 candidates · 89,491 valid votes
PRANESWAR BASUMATARIINCwon
43,559
48.7%
PADMA HAZARIKAAGP
42,794
47.8%
PREM NEWARIND
1,603
1.8%
DINESH MAHANTAIND
822
0.9%
RUPALI BASUMATARYUBNLF
713
0.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | PADMA HAZARIKA | BJP | 84,807 | 56.50% | PRANESWAR BASUMATARY | 24,375 |
| 2016 | PADMA HAZARIKA | BJP | 60,440 | 45.89% | PRANESWAR BASUMATARY | 1,818 |
| 2011 | PADMA HAZARIKA | AGP | 45,155 | 41.35% | KHEMRAJ CHETRI | 12,793 |
| 2006 | PRANESWAR BASUMATARY | INC | 5,007 | 37.59% | DIPANKAR HAZARIKA | 816 |
| 2001 | PRANESWAR BASUMATARI | INC | 43,559 | 48.67% | PADMA HAZARIKA | 765 |
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 SOOTEA assembly constituency in 2021?
PADMA HAZARIKA (BJP) won SOOTEA in 2021, by a margin of 24,375 votes.
Which party has won SOOTEA the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 11 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has SOOTEA gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1967 to 2021.
Who has won SOOTEA the most times?
PADMA HAZARIKA, with 4 wins between 1996 and 2021.
