Thowra Assembly constituency

Thowra
Thowra
Constituency No. 107 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Assam
Division	Upper Assam
District	Sivasagar
LS constituency	Jorhat
Established	1957
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
	15th Assam Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Sushanta Borgohain
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2021

Thowra is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Thowra forms part of the Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency.^[1]^[2]^[3]The main area is located around a tea garden known as Thowra Tea Estate. As such, though it is one of the many tea gardens in Assam, it boasts of having a golf field. However recently, the field lacks maintenance and is a common grazing ground.

Members of Legislative Assembly edit

1957: Durgeswar Saikia, Indian National Congress
1962: Durgeswar Saikia, Indian National Congress
1967: Durgeswar Saikia, Indian National Congress
1972: Narau Kamar, Indian National Congress
1978: Jogen Gogoi, Communist Party of India
1983: Tankeswar Dehingia, Indian National Congress
1985: Barki Prasad Telenga, Asom Gana Parishad
1991: Devananda Konwar, Indian National Congress
1996: Debananda Konwar, Indian National Congress
2001: Debananda Konwar, Indian National Congress
2006: Kushal Dowari,^[4] Independent
2011: Sushanta Borgohain,^[5] Indian National Congress
2016: Kushal Dowari, Bharatiya Janata Party
2021: Sushanta Borgohain, Indian National Congress
2021 by-election: Sushanta Borgohain, Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results edit

2021 by-election edit

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly By-Election: Thowra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Sushanta Borgohain	54,956	61.99	+
	RD	Dhaijya Konwar	24,395	27.52	+
	INC	Monuranjan Konwar	5,892	6.65	-
	CPI	Krishna Gogoi	1,985	2.24	+
	None of the Above	None of the Above	726	0.82	-
	Independent	Lohit Gowala	703	0.79	+
Majority			30,561	33.27
Turnout			88,657
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2021 edit

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Thowra^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	Sushanta Borgohain	48,026
	BJP	Kushal Dowari	46,020

Majority			2,006	2.09
Turnout			97,216	83.81
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

2016 edit

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Thowra^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Kushal Dowari	41,560	48.41
	INC	Sushanta Borgohain	40,334	46.98
	CPI	Kushal Borgohain	2,066	2.40
	NOTA	None of the above	1,876	2.18
Majority			1,226	1.43
Turnout			85,836	86.04
Registered electors			99,755
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

References edit

^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
^ "List of Assembly constituencies showing their Parliamentary constituences wise break-up" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ "Map of Assam showing District-wise assembly and Parliamentary constituencies" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ "Assam General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ "Assam General Legislative Election 2011". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ "Assam General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ "Assam General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

External links edit

"Results of all Assam Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

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[delimitation2008-1] "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.

[ceo-2] "List of Assembly constituencies showing their Parliamentary constituences wise break-up" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[ceomap-3] "Map of Assam showing District-wise assembly and Parliamentary constituencies" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[election2006-4] "Assam General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[election2011-5] "Assam General Legislative Election 2011". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

[election2021-6] "Assam General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[election2016-7] "Assam General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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