Nowgong Assembly constituency was one of the 126 Assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly.[1][2] This constituency was renamed to Nagaon–Batadraba in 2023.[3]
| Nowgong | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 86 for the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Nagaon |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Nowgong |
| Established | 1957 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Currently Rupak Sarmah of Bharatiya Janata Party represents this constituency. The constituency was represented mostly by Indian National Congress legislators (9 times) followed by Asom Gana Parishad legislators (4 times). Girindra Kumar Baruah and Mukut Sharma represented the constituency three times each.
Nowgong constituency was also a part of Nowgong Lok Sabha Constituency.[4] Rupak Sharma is an Indian politician from Assam and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from the Nowgong Assembly constituency in the 2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election, defeating Indian National Congress candidate Dr. Durlav Chamua.
He was re-elected from the Nowgong constituency in the 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election. Within the party, he is regarded as an active leader and has been discussed in political circles as a potential candidate for ministerial responsibilities.
Members of Legislative Assembly
editElection results
edit2026
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rupak Sarmah | 113,958 | 67.4 | ||
| INC | Durlav Chamua | 51974 | 30.74 | ||
| AIUDF | |||||
| NOTA | NOTA | 2061 | 1.22 | ||
| Margin of victory | 61984 | ||||
| Turnout | 169066 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Rupak Sharma | 66,706 | |||
| INC | Dr. Durlav Chamua | 53442 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
References
edit- ↑ "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.
- ↑ https://www.eci.gov.in/Documents/Delimitation/DELIMITATIONASSAM_UPDATED.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ↑ "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.