Assam polls: Raha (SC) constituency picked a BJP candidate in 2016

The Raha (SC) constituency is currently being held by BJP
MLA Dimbeswar Das who defeated Sashi Kanta Das 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.

Raha (SC) has been won mostly by Congress candidates, with a
few victories by AGP and AIUDF, and independent candidates in between. The seat
is reserved under the Scheduled Caste category.

Here are a few details about the Raha assembly seat:

Name of the assembly constituency: Raha (SC)

Lok Sabha constituency: Nowgong

Polling date: 11/04/2016

2016 candidates: Dimbeswar Das (BJP), Sashi Kanta Das
(Congress), Guneswar Das (AIUDF)

2021 candidates: N/A

Sitting MLA, party: Dimbeswar Das, BJP

Winning margin in 2016: 33,074

Runner up name, party: Sashi Kanta Das, Congress

Number of voters in 2016: 1,61,634

Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 85.39%

Number of women voters in 2016: 77,891

Number of polling booths in 2016: 215