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{{Short description|Constituency of the Assam legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Dhemaji
| constituency_no = 78
| type = SLA
| map_image = Dhemaji Assembly constituency map 2023.svg
| state = [[Assam]]
| latest_election_year =
| loksabha_cons = [[Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency|Lakhimpur]]
| district = [[Dhemaji district|Dhemaji]]
| established = 1967
| reservation = ST
| incumbent_image =
| mla =
| party =
| alliance =
| electors =
}}
'''Dhemaji Assembly constituency''' is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of [[Assam]] a north east state of [[India]]. [[Dhemaji]] is also part of [[Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency]]. It is a reserved seat for the Scheduled tribes (ST).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eci.gov.in/Documents/Delimitation/DELIMITATIONASSAM_UPDATED.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies of State of Assam|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date = 2025-11-28}}</ref>

==Details==

Following are details on Dhemaji Assembly constituency:

*Country: India.
* State: Assam.
* District: Dhemaji district .
* Lok Sabha Constituency: Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency.
* Area Includes: Dhemaji MB, Bordoloni Dev. Block(Part), Dhemaji Dev. Block(Part), Machkhowa Dev. Block(Part).

==Members of Legislative Assembly==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2" |Election
!Member
!Party
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Swatantra Party}}" |
|[[1967 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
! rowspan="2" |Romesh Mohon Kuli
! rowspan="2" |[[Swatantra Party]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Swatantra Party}}" |
|[[1972 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}" |
|[[1978 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
!Purna Chandra Bora
![[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[1983 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
!Durgeswar Patir
![[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}" |
|[[1985 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
! rowspan="4" |[[Dilip Kumar Saikia]]
![[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Asom Gana Parishad}}" |
|[[1991 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
! rowspan="3" |[[Asom Gana Parishad]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Asom Gana Parishad}}" |
|[[1996 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Asom Gana Parishad}}" |
|[[2001 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
! rowspan="2" |[[Sumitra Patir]]
! rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
![[Pradan Baruah]]
! rowspan="4" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|2017^
! rowspan="3" |[[Ranoj Pegu]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[2026 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2026]]
|}
^ Indicates Bye-Elections

==Election Results==

=== 2026 ===

{{Election box begin|title= [[2026 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]: Dhemaji}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|candidate=[[Ranoj Pegu|Dr. Ranoj Pegu]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=83,649
|percentage= 58.51 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate= Sailen Sonowal |party=Indian National Congress|votes=51,420 |percentage=35.96 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Narendra Kumar Paw|party=All India Trinamool Congress |votes= 3,550 |percentage=2.48 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Babul Sonowal |party=Independent |votes= 1,675 |percentage=1.17 |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Lilimai Doley |party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) |votes= 394 |percentage=0.28 |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |party=None of the above (India) |votes=1,197 |percentage=0.84 |change= }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=32,229 |percentage= |change=}}
{{Election box turnout |votes= 142,976 |percentage= |change=}}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = |change = }}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2021===
{{Election box begin |title=[[2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]: Dhemaji<ref name=election2021>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/13620-assam-general-legislative-election-2021/ |title=Assam General Legislative Election 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |accessdate=13 November 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Ranoj Pegu]]
|votes = 87,681
|percentage = 45.33
|change = -4.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Assam Jatiya Parishad
|candidate = Chittaranjan Basumatary
|votes = 56,889
|percentage = 29.41
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Sailen Sonowal
|votes = 44,832
|percentage = 23.18
|change = -20.77
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Ayub Khang Brahma
|votes = 1,209
|percentage = 0.63
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Hem Kanta Miri
|votes = 1,158
|percentage = 0.6
|change = -0.21
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,643
|percentage = 0.85
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 30,792
|percentage = 15.92
|change = +9.74
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,93,412
|percentage = 77.97
|change = +9.88
}}
{{Election box Registered electors|
|reg. electors = 2,48,047
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2017 by-election===

A by-election was held in 2017 to fill the vacancy created by [[Pradan Baruah]]'s election as MP for [[Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency|Lakhimpur]]

{{Election box begin|
title=2017 by-election: Dhemaji}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Ranoj Pegu
|votes = 75,217
|percentage = 50.13
|change = +9.24
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Babul Sonowal
|votes = 65,932
|percentage = 43.95
|change = +14.29
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Jadu Hazarika
|votes = 4,944
|percentage = 3.30
|change = +1.05
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Raj Kumar Doley
|votes = 1,347
|percentage = 0.90
|change = -0.37
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Hem Kanta Miri
|votes = 1,218
|percentage = 0.81
|change = +0.51
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,371
|percentage = 0.91
|change = +0.08
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 9,285
|percentage = 6.18
|change = -5.05
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,50,029
|percentage = 68.09
|change = -12.60
}}
{{Election box Registered electors|
|reg. electors = 2,20,332
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
{{Election box begin|
title=[[2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]: Dhemaji}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Pradan Baruah]]
|votes = 69,592
|percentage = 40.89
|change = -12.24
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Sumitra Patir]]
|votes = 50,471
|percentage = 29.66
|change = -12.98
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = [[Paramananda Chayengia]]
|votes = 21,874
|percentage = 12.85
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Sailen Sonowal
|votes = 16,548
|percentage = 9.72
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)
|candidate = Gandheswar Borah
|votes = 3,830
|percentage = 2.25
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = LDP
|candidate = Kiranban Deori
|votes = 2,456
|percentage = 1.44
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Rajkumar Doley
|votes = 2,173
|percentage = 1.27
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Lok Janshakti Party
|candidate = Durgeswar Patir
|votes = 1,275
|percentage = 0.74
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Hem Kanta Miri
|votes = 524
|percentage = 0.30
|change = -0.67
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 1,417
|percentage = 0.83
|change = ''N/A''
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 19,121
|percentage = 11.23
|change = +6.02
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,70,160
|percentage = 80.69
|change = +4.61
}}
{{Election box Registered electors|
|reg. electors = 2,10,865
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===
{{Election box begin|
title=[[2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]: Dhemaji}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Sumitra Patir]]
|votes = 59,633
|percentage = 42.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Asom Gana Parishad
|candidate = Parmananda Sonowal
|votes = 52,348
|percentage = 37.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Sailen Sonowal
|votes = 21,957
|percentage = 15.70
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Khadagraj Pegu
|votes = 2,792
|percentage = 2.00
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Hem Kanta Miri
|votes = 1,357
|percentage = 0.97
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Forward Bloc
|candidate = Dimple Sonowal
|votes = 1,168
|percentage = 0.84
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Samata Party
|candidate = Lalit Narah
|votes = 604
|percentage = 0.43
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,285
|percentage = 5.21
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,39,859
|percentage = 76.08
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors|
|reg. electors = 1,83,823
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==

* [[Dhemaji]]
* [[List of constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Assembly constituencies of Assam}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Assam]]
[[Category:Dhemaji]]
[[Category:Dhemaji district]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1967]]
[[Category:1967 establishments in Assam]]

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