Sootea Assembly constituency was one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Sootea formed part of the Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency. This constituency was renamed to Nadaur in 2023.[1]
| Sootea | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 75 for the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Sonitpur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Tezpur |
| Established | 1962 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Assam Legislative Assembly | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Most Successful parties from Sootea Vidhan Sabha
- INC (5 Times) (41.0%)
- AGP (3 Times) (25.0%)
- BJP (2 Times) (16.0%)
- JP (1 Time) (8.00%)
- Ind (1 Time) (8.00%)
Members of Legislative Assembly
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Narayan Chandra Bhuyan | ||
| 1972 | Swarna Probha Mahanta | ||
| 1978 | Golak Kakati | Janata Party | |
| 1985 | Robin Saikia | Independent politician | |
| 1991 | Kushal Sahu | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | Padma Hazarika | Asom Gana Parishad | |
| 2001 | Praneswar Basumatari | Indian National Congress | |
| 2006 | Padma Hazarika | Asom Gana Parishad | |
| 2011 | |||
| 2016 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2021 | |||
Election results
edit2026
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Padma Hazarika | 111125 | 64.55 | ||
| INC | Sunil Chetry | 58209 | 33.81 | ||
| AIUDF | |||||
| AAP | Ranjeet Boro | ||||
| NOTA | NOTA | 2812 | 1.63 | ||
| Margin of victory | 52916 | ||||
| Turnout | 172146 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Padma Hazarika | 84,807 | 56.50 | +1.06 | |
| INC | Praneswar Basumatary | 60,432 | 40.26 | −4.25 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,411 | 1.61 | +0.14 | |
| Majority | 24,375 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,50,091 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Padma Hazarika | 60,440 | 45.89 | ||
| INC | Praneswar Basumatary | 58,622 | 44.51 | ||
| CPI(M) | Khemraj Chetry | 4,914 | 3.73 | ||
| Independent | Jyoti Subba | 2,484 | 1.88 | ||
| Independent | Mahendra Urang | 2,112 | 1.60 | ||
| Independent | Arun Nath | 1,189 | 0.90 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,941 | 1.47 | ||
| Majority | 1,818 | 1.38 | |||
| Turnout | 1,31,702 | 82.95 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,58,765 | ||||
| BJP gain from AGP | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- "Results of all Assam Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.