GAUHATI
Constituency no. 7 in Assam · Lok Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1962.
Assam also has an assembly constituency called GAUHATI. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 1 result.
Winner, 1998
BHUBANESWAR KALITA
INC
Elections held
13
1962–2019
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 13
Margin, 1998
1,28,173
22.25% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
BJPMANORANJAN GOSWAMI
- Votes
- 1,57,309
- Vote share
- 27.31%
- Behind by
- 1,28,173
Electors
13,52,453
Total votes polled
5,75,939
Valid votes
5,75,939
NOTA votes
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Turnout
42.6%
Full result, 1998
7 candidates · 5,75,939 valid votes
BHUBANESWAR KALITAINCwon
2,85,482
49.6%
MANORANJAN GOSWAMIBJP
1,57,309
27.3%
DR. PRABIN CHANDRA SARMAAGP
1,23,453
21.4%
DILIP CHAKRAVORTYSP
4,452
0.8%
GAUTAM UZIRIND
2,889
0.5%
BIREN CHANDRA RABHAIND
1,746
0.3%
MANISH BARUAHIND
608
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | QUEEN OJA | BJP | 10,08,936 | 57.20% | BOBBEETA SHARMA | 3,45,606 |
| 2014 | BIJOYA CHAKRAVARTY | BJP | 7,64,985 | 50.60% | MANASH BORAH | 3,15,784 |
| 2009 | BIJOYA CHAKRAVARTY | BJP | 4,96,047 | 44.74% | CAPT. ROBIN BORDOLOI | 11,855 |
| 2004 | KIRIP CHALIHA | INC | 3,53,250 | 40.06% | BHUPEN HAZARIKA | 61,151 |
| 1999 | Bijoya Chakravarty | BJP | 3,84,771 | 45.95% | Bhubaneswar Kalita | 75,238 |
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 GAUHATI constituency in 2019?
QUEEN OJA (BJP) won GAUHATI in 2019, by a margin of 3,45,606 votes.
Which party has won GAUHATI the most times?
BJP, with 4 of the 13 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has GAUHATI gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1962 to 2019.
Who has won GAUHATI the most times?
BIJOYA CHAKRAVARTY, with 2 wins between 2009 and 2014.
