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, 1999
Bijoya Chakravarty
BJP
Elections held
13
1962–2019
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 13
Margin, 1999
75,238
8.98% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INCBhubaneswar Kalita
- Votes
- 3,09,533
- Vote share
- 36.96%
- Behind by
- 75,238
Electors
13,54,869
Total votes polled
8,37,428
Valid votes
8,37,428
NOTA votes
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Turnout
61.8%
Full result, 1999
10 candidates · 8,37,428 valid votes
Bijoya ChakravartyBJPwon
3,84,771
46.0%
Bhubaneswar KalitaINC
3,09,533
37.0%
Durga Das BoroAGP
1,19,034
14.2%
Suniti SonowalNCP
13,241
1.6%
Biren RabhaIND
4,293
0.5%
Dr Phukan Chandra BoroIND
1,987
0.2%
Nawazis Ara BegumSP
1,933
0.2%
Jiten DekaIND
1,822
0.2%
Mrinal Kanti ChowdhuryAJBP
481
0.1%
Bhumidhar PathakIND
333
0.0%
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.
