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, 2009
KABINDRA PURKAYASTHA
BJP
Elections held
12
1977–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 12
Margin, 2009
41,470
6.02% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
AUDFBADRUDDIN AJMAL
- Votes
- 2,02,062
- Vote share
- 29.35%
- Behind by
- 41,470
Electors
9,78,510
Total votes polled
6,88,546
Valid votes
6,88,546
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.4%
Full result, 2009
16 candidates · 6,88,546 valid votes
KABINDRA PURKAYASTHABJPwon
2,43,532
35.4%
BADRUDDIN AJMALAUDF
2,02,062
29.4%
SONTOSH MOHAN DEVINC
1,97,244
28.6%
DIPAK BHATTACHARJEECPM
11,831
1.7%
MANISH BHATTACHARJEEIND
7,093
1.0%
SUMIT ROYIND
5,949
0.9%
KANTIMOY DEBIND
4,109
0.6%
NAGENDRA CHANDRA DASIND
3,296
0.5%
YOGENDRA KUMAR SINGHIND
2,418
0.3%
SUBIR DEBIND
2,373
0.3%
PIJUSH KANTI DASIND
1,739
0.3%
NABADWIP DASIND
1,539
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 16. 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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the SILCHAR constituency in 2024?
PARIMAL SUKLABAIDYA (BJP) won SILCHAR in 2024, by a margin of 2,64,311 votes.
Which party has won SILCHAR the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 12 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has SILCHAR gone to the polls?
12 times, from 1977 to 2024.
Who has won SILCHAR the most times?
KABINDRA PURKAYASTHA, with 3 wins between 1991 and 2009.
