Assam polls: Dhing constituency picked a AIUDF candidate in 2016

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AIUDF has won the Dhign assembly constituency three times in a row: 2006, 2011 and 2016
Previously, the seat saw mostly saw Congress emerging victorious in assembly elections
AIUDF's Aminul Islam defeated Congress candidate Anwar Hussain in teh 2016 assembly election from the seat

Written By:Ratul

Updated: March 22 2021 06:50:25 AM ET Dhing, Assam, India

The Dhing constituency is currently held by AIUDF MLA Aminul
Islam, who defeated Anwar Hussain of the Congress in 2016. The seat, one of
Assam’s 126 assembly constituencies, falls under the Kaliabor Lok Sabha
constituency.

Congress MP Gourav Gogoi currently holds the Kaliabor Lok
Sabha seat, defeating Moni Madhab Mahanta of the AGP in the 2019 General
Elections.

AIUDF has won the seat three times consecutively, in the
2006, 2011 and 2016 assembly elections. Previously, the seat saw mostly
Congress candidates win, with a few independent victories in between.

Here are a few details about the Dhing assembly seat:

Name of the assembly constituency: Dhing

Lok Sabha constituency: Kaliabor

Polling date: 11/04/2016

2016 candidates: Aminul Islam (AIUDF), Anwar Hussain
(Congress), Muzibur Rahman (Independent)

2021 candidates: N/A

Sitting MLA, party: Aminul Islam, AIUDF

Winning margin in 2016: 24,553

Runner up name, party: Anwar Hussain, Congress

Number of voters in 2016: 1,73,264

Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 92.08%

Number of women voters in 2016: 81,200