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Silchar Assembly constituency

Silchar Assembly constituency is one of the 126 state legislative assembly constituencies in Assam, India. It is one of the seven assembly segments that constitute the Silchar Lok Sabha constituency.[1] Since 2026, it has been represented by Dr. Rajdeep Roy of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2]

Silchar
Constituency No. 118 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
118-Silchar within Cachar district
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateAssam
DivisionBarak Valley
DistrictCachar
Lok Sabha constituencySilchar
Established1951
Total electors213,230 (2026)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Assam Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  BJP
Alliance  NDA
Elected year2026
Preceded byDipayan Chakraborty (BJP)

Established in 1951, the constituency had its boundaries redrawn during the 2023 delimitation exercise. The reconstituted constituency now includes 32 wards of Silchar city and several other rural areas of Cachar district.[3]

Most successful political parties from Silchar Assembly constituency since 1952
  1. BJP (7 times) (41.2%)
  2. INC (7 times) (41.2%)
  3. IND (2 times) (11.8%)
  4. CPI(M) (1 time) (5.88%)

Local self-governed segments

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Silchar Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:

  • Silchar Municipal Corporation
    • 32 wards
  • Borkhola Development Block
    • Badarpur Masimpur Gram Panchayat
  • Salchapra Development Block
    • Krishnapur Bhairabnagar Gram Panchayat
    • Buribail Gram Panchayat
    • Kumarpara Niz Joynagar Gram Panchayat
    • Rajnagar Gram Panchayat
    • Srikona Gram Panchayat
  • Silchar Development Block
  • Sonai Development Block
    • Uttar Krishnapur Gram Panchayat

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Election results

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Vote share of Winning candidates
2026
 
 64.09%
2021
 
 56.17%
2016
 
 60.53%
2014 (by-poll)
 
 58.37%
2011
 
 50.34%
2006
 
 45.97%
2001
 
 48.93%
1996
 
 43.41%
1991
 
 42.07%
1985
 
 47.90%
1983
 
 50.51%
1978
 
 44.64%
1972
 
 77.97%
1967
 
 43.67%
1962
 
 41.97%
1957
 
 55.37%
1952
 
 23.03%

2026

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2026 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Silchar[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dr. Rajdeep Roy 110,758 64.09 Increase7.92
INC Abhijit Paul 56,761 32.85 Decrease1.90
NOTA None of the above 3,002 1.74 Increase0.94
Margin of victory 53,997 31.25 Increase9.83
Turnout 172,875 81.07 Increase6.15
Registered electors 213,230 Decrease9.19
BJP hold Swing

2021

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2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Silchar[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dipayan Chakraborty 98,558 56.17 Decrease4.36
INC Tamal Kanti Banik 60,980 34.75 Decrease0.28
Independent Dilip Kumar Paul 11,254 6.41 New entry
NOTA None of the above 1,398 0.80 Increase0.08
Margin of victory 37,578 21.42 Decrease4.08
Turnout 175,930 74.92 Decrease0.22
Registered electors 234,821 Increase12.67
BJP hold Swing

2016

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2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Silchar[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dilip Kumar Paul 94,787 60.53 Increase2.16
INC Bithika Dev 54,867 35.03 Increase5.84
CPI(M) Supriya Bhattacharjee 1,961 1.25 Decrease0.62
NOTA None of the above 1,143 0.72 Decrease0.03
Margin of victory 39,920 25.50 Decrease3.68
Turnout 156,594 75.14 Increase12.57
Registered electors 208,409 Increase0.89
BJP hold Swing

2014 by-election

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By-poll to Silchar constituency had been necessitated as the seat was vacated by the incumbent MLA, Sushmita Dev, who contested the elections to the Lok Sabha earlier that year and got elected.[7]

2014 Assam Legislative Assembly By-election: Silchar[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dilip Kumar Paul 74,898 58.37 Increase20.88
INC Arun Dutta Mazumder 37,457 29.19 Decrease20.70
AIUDF Nur Ahmed Barbhuiyan 11,203 8.73 Decrease8.09
CPI(M) Dulal Mitra 2,401 1.87 Decrease3.29
NOTA None of the above 963 0.75 New entry
Margin of victory 37,441 29.18 Increase16.10
Turnout 129,254 62.57 Increase0.48
Registered electors 206,573 Increase5.87
BJP gain from INC Swing Increase20.79

2011

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2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Silchar[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sushmita Dev 60,978 50.34 Increase4.37
BJP Dr. Rajdeep Roy 45,127 37.25 Decrease5.07
CPI(M) Parimal Kanti Paul 6,163 5.09 Increase1.11
AGP Fakrul Islam Mazumder 4,295 3.54 New entry
Margin of victory 15,851 13.08 Increase9.42
Turnout 121,155 62.09 Increase2.04
Registered electors 195,111 Decrease2.40
INC hold Swing

2006

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2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Silchar[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Bithika Dev 55,181 45.97 Decrease2.89
BJP Bimalangshu Roy 50,789 42.32 Decrease6.61
CPI(M) Dulal Mitra 4,778 3.98 New entry
SP Imdad Hussain Laskar 3,405 2.84 Increase2.62
Margin of victory 4,392 3.66 Increase3.58
Turnout 120,048 60.05 Increase0.37
Registered electors 199,908 Increase26.75
INC gain from BJP Swing Increase4.75

2001

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2001 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Silchar[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Bimalangshu Roy 45,308 48.93 Increase5.52
INC Kamalendu Bhattacharjee 45,237 48.86 Increase7.01
CPI Rafique Ahmed 1,192 1.29 New entry
Margin of victory 71 0.08 Decrease1.48
Turnout 94,132 59.68 Decrease11.08
Registered electors 157,722 Increase9.10
BJP hold Swing

1996

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1996 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Silchar[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Bimalangshu Roy 42,293 43.41 Increase1.34
INC Kamalendu Bhattacharjee 40,774 41.85 Increase15.32
CPI(M) Dulal Mitra 10,660 10.94 Decrease10.24
Margin of victory 1,519 1.56 Decrease13.98
Turnout 102,296 70.76 Decrease2.23
Registered electors 144,566 Increase13.59
BJP hold Swing

1991

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1991 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Silchar[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Samarendra Nath Sen 37,493 42.07 Increase12.63
INC Karnendu Bhattacharjee 23,642 26.53 Decrease21.37
CPI(M) Dulal Mitra 18,877 21.18 Increase8.56
AGP Bijoy Krishna Nath 3,729 4.18 New entry
Margin of victory 13,851 15.54 Decrease2.92
Turnout 92,902 72.99 Increase1.16
Registered electors 127,273 Increase17.46
BJP gain from INC Swing Increase17.00

1985

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1985 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Silchar[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Karnendu Bhattacharjee 34,987 47.90 Decrease2.61
BJP Kabindra Purkayastha 21,501 29.44 New entry
CPI(M) Gopen Roy 9,219 12.62 Decrease0.51
Margin of victory 13,486 18.46 Decrease8.81
Turnout 77,838 71.83 Increase9.31
Registered electors 108,358 Increase17.53
INC hold Swing

1983

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1983 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Silchar[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Jagdish Chandra Choudhury 28,073 50.51 Increase40.34
Independent A. K. Nurul Haque 12,917 23.24 New entry
CPI(M) Nurul Huda 7,296 13.13 Decrease31.51
Margin of victory 15,156 27.27 Increase14.63
Turnout 57,644 62.52 Increase0.87
Registered electors 92,195 Increase22.14
INC gain from CPI(M) Swing Increase35.92

1978

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1978 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Silchar[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI(M) Nurul Huda 20,409 44.64 Increase24.42
JP Kabindra Purkayastha 14,628 31.99 New entry
INC Karnendu Bhattacharjee 4,648 10.17 Decrease67.80
INC(I) Shams Uddin Ahmed 3,629 7.94 New entry
Margin of victory 5,781 12.64 Decrease44.11
Turnout 46,538 61.65 Increase14.63
Registered electors 75,483 Increase20.59
CPI(M) gain from INC Swing Increase46.11

1972

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1972 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Silchar[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mohitosh Purkayastha 22,283 77.97 Increase34.30
CPI(M) A. K. Bhattacharjee 6,065 21.22 New entry
Independent Harendra Chandra Paul 231 0.81 New entry
Margin of victory 16,218 56.75 Increase46.41
Turnout 29,428 47.02 Decrease17.91
Registered electors 62,592 Increase22.29
INC hold Swing

1967

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1967 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Silchar[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Satindra Mohon Dev 13,407 43.67 Increase24.57
Independent T. Bhattacharjee 10,234 33.33 New entry
Independent B. Bhowal 3,845 12.52 New entry
ABJS K. Bhattacharjee 1,301 4.24 New entry
Margin of victory 3,173 10.34 Decrease12.53
Turnout 33,232 64.93 Decrease3.23
Registered electors 51,185 Decrease1.95
INC gain from Independent Swing Increase33.27

1962

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1962 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Silchar West[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Nanda Kishore Singh 14,240 41.97 New entry
INC Mohitosh Purkayastha 6,481 19.10 Decrease36.27
Independent Lutfur Rahman 6,355 18.73 New entry
CPI Achinta Kumar Bhattacharjee 5,698 16.79 Decrease27.84
Margin of victory 7,757 22.87 Increase12.12
Turnout 35,584 68.16 Increase14.91
Registered electors 52,205 Decrease4.01
Independent gain from INC Swing Increase39.12

1957

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1957 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Silchar West[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Jyotsna Chanda 16,036 55.37 Increase32.59
CPI Achinta Kumar Bhattacharjee 12,923 44.63 Increase26.03
Margin of victory 3,113 10.75 Increase10.50
Turnout 28,959 53.25 Increase8.66
Registered electors 54,384 Increase31.95
INC gain from Independent Swing Increase27.81

1952

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1952 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Silchar[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mehrab Ali Laskar 4,232 23.03 New entry
INC Jyotsna Chanda 4,186 22.78 New entry
CPI Achinta Kumar Bhattacharjee 3,418 18.60 New entry
KMPP Satindra Mohon Dev 3,327 18.10 New entry
Independent Dalip Kumar Chakravarty 1,660 9.03 New entry
ABJS Biresh R. Acharyya 1,226 6.67 New entry
Margin of victory 46 0.25 ——
Turnout 18,377 44.59 ——
Registered electors 41,215 ——
Independent win (new seat)

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Map of Assam showing District-wise assembly and Parliamentary constituencies" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Silchar (Assam) Assembly Election Result 2026: Dr. Rajdeep Roy of BJP Wins". The Indian Express. 5 May 2026. Archived from the original on 29 May 2026. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies of State of Assam" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
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  7. ↑ "47 Per Cent Polling in Assam Bypoll till 1 PM". The New Indian Express. 13 September 2014. Archived from the original on 29 May 2026. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
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  11. ↑ "State Assembly Elections 2001 – Final Statistical report". Election Commission of India.
  12. ↑ "State Assembly Elections 1996 – Final Statistical report". Election Commission of India.
  13. ↑ "State Assembly Elections 1991 – Final Statistical report". Election Commission of India.
  14. ↑ "State Assembly Elections 1985 – Final Statistical report". Election Commission of India.
  15. ↑ "State Assembly Elections 1983 – Final Statistical report". Election Commission of India.
  16. ↑ "State Assembly Elections 1978 – Final Statistical report". Election Commission of India.
  17. ↑ "State Assembly Elections 1972 – Final Statistical report". Election Commission of India.
  18. ↑ "State Assembly Elections 1967 – Final Statistical report". Election Commission of India.
  19. ↑ "State Assembly Elections 1962 – Final Statistical report". Election Commission of India.
  20. ↑ "State Assembly Elections 1957 – Final Statistical report". Election Commission of India.
  21. ↑ "State Assembly Elections 1952 – Final Statistical report". Election Commission of India.
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