Assam polls: Marigaon assembly constituency picked a BJP candidate in 2016
- Marigaon, since 1951, elected mostly Congress and in several cases, CPI as well as independent candidates
- BJP won the seat for the first time in 2016
- BJP's Rama Kanta Dewri won the seat by 29,623 votes in the 2016 assembly elections
The Marigaon constituency is currently being held by BJP MLA
Rama Kanta Dewri who defeated Jonjonali Baruah of the Congress in 2016. The
seat, one of Assam’s 126 assembly constituencies, falls under the Nowgong Lok
Sabha constituency.
Congress MP Pradyut Bordoloi currently holds the Nowgong Lok
Sabha seat, defeating Rupak Sharma of the BJP in the 2019 General Elections.
2016 assembly election was the first time that BJP was able
to acquire the seat. Since 1951, Marigaon elected mostly Congress, and in several
instances, CPI and independent candidates.
Here are a few details about the Marigaon assembly seat:
Name of the assembly constituency: Marigaon
Lok Sabha constituency: Nowgong
Polling date: 11/04/2016
2016 candidates: Rama Kanta Dewri, Jonjonali Baruah, Munin
Mahanta
2021 candidates: N/A
Sitting MLA, party: Rama Kanta Dewri, BJP
Winning margin in 2016: 29,623
Runner up name, party: Jonjonali Baruah
Number of voters in 2016: 1,41,303
Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 84.87%
Number of women voters in 2016: 70,429
Number of polling booths in 2016: 216
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