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, 2004
SONTOSH MOHAN DEV
INC
Elections held
12
1977–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 12
Margin, 2004
21,320
3.51% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
BJPKABINDRA PURKYASTHA
- Votes
- 2,24,895
- Vote share
- 36.98%
- Behind by
- 21,320
Electors
8,79,243
Total votes polled
6,08,233
Valid votes
6,08,233
NOTA votes
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Turnout
69.2%
Full result, 2004
11 candidates · 6,08,233 valid votes
SONTOSH MOHAN DEVINCwon
2,46,215
40.5%
KABINDRA PURKYASTHABJP
2,24,895
37.0%
ANWAR HUSSAIN LASKARSP
99,820
16.4%
NOORUL HUDACPM
20,020
3.3%
SAMARENDRA GHOSHIND
4,990
0.8%
ALOK SENSAP
4,517
0.7%
BENU BHUSON NATHIND
1,720
0.3%
ASHUTOSH DASIND
1,673
0.3%
KANTIMOY DEBIND
1,530
0.3%
KSHITINDRA SARKARIND
1,434
0.2%
MANORANJAN DASIND
1,419
0.2%
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
