Silchar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam state in north-eastern India. From 1951 to 1971, the area under it was referred as Cachar constituency. The constituency covers the entirety of Cachar district in the Barak Valley.
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Lok Sabha constituency | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | Northeast India |
State | Assam |
Assembly constituencies | 7 |
Established | 1952 |
Total electors | 1,060,175 |
Reservation | SC |
Member of Parliament | |
18th Lok Sabha | |
Incumbent | |
Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Elected year | 2024 |
Vidhan Sabha segments
editSilchar Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
Current assembly segments
editConstituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | MLA | 2024 Lead | |
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114 | Lakhipur | None | Cachar | BJP | |||
115 | Udharbond | BJP | |||||
116 | Katigorah | BJP | |||||
117 | Barkhola | BJP | |||||
118 | Silchar | BJP | |||||
119 | Sonai | INC | |||||
120 | Dholai | SC | BJP |
Previous assembly segments
editConstituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | MLA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 | Silchar | None | Cachar | Dipayan Chakraborty | |
10 | Sonai | None | Cachar | AIUDF | Karim Uddin Barbhuiya |
11 | Dholai | SC | Cachar | Nihar Ranjan Das | |
12 | Udharbond | None | Cachar | Mihir Kanti Shome | |
13 | Lakhipur | None | Cachar | BJP | Kaushik Rai |
14 | Barkhola | None | Cachar | Misbahul Islam Laskar | |
15 | Katigorah | None | Cachar | Khalil Uddin Mazumder |
Members of Parliament
editElection results
editGeneral election 2024
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Parimal Suklabaidya | 652,405 | 59.88 | 7.29 | |
INC | Suryakanta Sarkar | 388,094 | 35.62 | 8.37 | |
AITC | Radheshyam Biswas | 20,493 | 1.88 | 1.51 | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 12,700 | 1.16 | 0.26 | |
Majority | 264,311 | 24.26 | 20.07 | ||
Turnout | 1,089,426 | 80.15 | 0.64 | ||
BJP hold | Swing |
Lok Sabha elections 2019
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BJP | Dr. Rajdeep Roy | 499,414 | 52.59 | 14.93 | |
INC | Sushmita Dev | 417,818 | 43.99 | 1.92 | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 8,547 | 0.90 | 0.36 | |
AITC | Hitabrata Roy | 3,514 | 0.37 | ||
Majority | 81,596 | 8.60 | 4.19 | ||
Turnout | 950,690 | 79.51 | 4.06 | ||
BJP gain from INC | Swing | 6.50 |
General elections 2014
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Sushmita Dev | 336,451 | 42.07 | 13.42 | |
BJP | Kabindra Purkayastha | 3,01,210 | 37.66 | 2.29 | |
AIUDF | Kutub Ahmed Mazumder | 85,530 | 10.69 | −18.66 | |
NOTA | None of the above | 4,310 | 0.54 | −−− | |
Majority | 35,241 | 4.41 | 1.61 | ||
Turnout | 8,00,058 | 75.46 | |||
INC gain from BJP | Swing |
Lok Sabha elections 1971
edit- Jyotsna Chanda (INC) : 100,798 votes[5]
- A. F. Golam Osmani (IND) : 37,794
Lok Sabha elections 1952
edit- Two candidates elected from this constituency, then called 'Cachar Lushal Hill'.
- Member One : Laskar, Nibaran Chandra (INC) : 192847 votes, defeated Ghose, Satyendra Kishore (KMPP) : 84160 votes
- Member Two : Deb, Suresh Chandra (INC) : 182,692 votes, defeated Patni, Nitai Chand (KMPP) : 71,704 votes
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
- ^ "List of winner/current and runner up MPs Silchar Parliamentary Constituency". Assam. elections.in.
- ^ 2019 India General election results Silchar election.in
- ^ India General election 2014 results Silchar election.in
- ^ "1971 India General (5th Lok Sabha) Elections Results".