SILCHAR
Constituency no. 2 in Assam · Lok Sabha seat contested 12 times since 1977.
Assam also has an assembly constituency called SILCHAR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, 1999
Sontosh Mohan Dev
INC
Elections held
12
1977–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 12
Margin, 1999
1,07,752
18.17% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
BJPKabindra Purkayastha
- Votes
- 2,21,504
- Vote share
- 37.36%
- Behind by
- 1,07,752
Electors
8,27,760
Total votes polled
5,92,867
Valid votes
5,92,867
NOTA votes
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Turnout
71.6%
Full result, 1999
13 candidates · 5,92,867 valid votes
Sontosh Mohan DevINCwon
3,29,256
55.5%
Kabindra PurkayasthaBJP
2,21,504
37.4%
Abdul Muhib MazumderIND
29,060
4.9%
Subhash Mohan DebNCP
5,737
1.0%
Chittaranjan SuklabaidyaIND
1,338
0.2%
Saumitra NathIND
1,235
0.2%
Rajendra Kumar SinhaIND
1,181
0.2%
Amiya Kanti DasIND
1,000
0.2%
Kantimoy DebIND
683
0.1%
Jowahar Lal GoalaIND
581
0.1%
Narayan ChoudhuryIND
573
0.1%
Nazmul Haque LaskarIND
546
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 12 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | PARIMAL SUKLABAIDYA | BJP | 6,52,405 | 59.88% | SURYA KANTA SARKAR | 2,64,311 |
| 2019 | RAJDEEP ROY | BJP | 4,99,414 | 52.59% | SUSHMITA DEV | 81,596 |
| 2014 | SUSHMITA DEV | INC | 3,36,451 | 42.07% | KABINDRA PURKAYASTHA | 35,241 |
| 2009 | KABINDRA PURKAYASTHA | BJP | 2,43,532 | 35.37% | BADRUDDIN AJMAL | 41,470 |
| 2004 | SONTOSH MOHAN DEV | INC | 2,46,215 | 40.48% | KABINDRA PURKYASTHA | 21,320 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above