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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Assam legislative assembly in India}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Digboi<br />
| constituency_no = 84<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| map_image = Digboi Assembly constituency map 2023.svg<br />
| state = [[Assam]]<br />
| latest_election_year =<br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency|Dibrugarh]]<br />
| established = 1951<br />
| district = [[Tinsukia district|Tinsukia]]<br />
| reservation = None<br />
| incumbent_image = <br />
| mla = <br />
| party = <br />
| alliance = <br />
| electors = <br />
}}<br />
'''Digboi Assembly constituency''' is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of [[Assam]], a northeast state of [[India]]. Digboi is also part of [[Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency]].<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><br />
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==Details==<br />
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Following are details on Digboi Assembly constituency:<br />
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*Country: India.<br />
* State: Assam.<br />
* District: Tinsukia district.<br />
* Lok Sabha Constituency: Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency.<br />
* Area Includes: Digboi M.B., Digboi Oil Town (CT), Hapjan Dev. Block(Part), Kakopather Dev. Block(Part), Margherita Dev. Block(Part).<br />
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==Members of Legislative Assembly==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
! colspan="2" |Election<br />
!Member<br />
!Party affiliation<br />
|-<br />
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |<br />
|[[1952 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1951]]<br />
!Jadav Chandra Khakhlari<br />
! rowspan="6" |[[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|-<br />
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |<br />
|[[1952 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1951]]<br />
![[Dalbir Singh Lohar]]<br />
|-<br />
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |<br />
|[[1957 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1957]]<br />
! rowspan="2" |Dwijesh Chandra Deb Sarma<br />
|-<br />
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |<br />
|[[1962 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br />
|-<br />
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |<br />
|[[1967 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br />
!J.N. Bhuyan<br />
|-<br />
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |<br />
|[[1972 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br />
!Chandra Bahadur Chetri<br />
|-<br />
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |<br />
|[[1978 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1978]]<br />
! rowspan="8" |[[Rameswar Dhanowar]]<br />
![[Indian National Congress (I)]]<br />
|-<br />
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |<br />
|[[1983 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1983]]<br />
! rowspan="7" |[[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|-<br />
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |<br />
|[[1985 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br />
|-<br />
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |<br />
|[[1991 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br />
|-<br />
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |<br />
|[[1996 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br />
|-<br />
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |<br />
|[[2001 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br />
|-<br />
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |<br />
|[[2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br />
|-<br />
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |<br />
|[[2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br />
|-<br />
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |<br />
|[[2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br />
! rowspan="2" |[[Suren Phukan]]<br />
! rowspan="2" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
|-<br />
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |<br />
|[[2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
|}<br />
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== Election results ==<br />
=== 2026 ===<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2026 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]: Digboi}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Dulal Moran|party=Raijor Dal |votes= |percentage= |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Suren Phukan|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes= |percentage= |change= }}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=|party=|votes= |percentage= |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=|party=|votes= |percentage= |change= }}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Jiten Nag|party=All India Trinamool Congress |votes= |percentage= |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Lakheswar Moran |party= Independent|votes= |percentage= |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Bharat Nayak |party=Jharkhand Mukti Morcha|votes= |percentage= |change= }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[None of the above (India)|None of the above]] |party=None of the above (India) |votes= |percentage= |change= }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes= |percentage= |change=}}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes= |percentage= |change=}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = |change = }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=|loser= |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2016===<br />
{{Election box begin |title=[[2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]: Digboi}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Suren Phukan<br />
|votes = 49,167<br />
|percentage = 51.47<br />
|change = +15.36<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Gautam Dhanowar<br />
|votes = 34,874<br />
|percentage = 36.50<br />
|change = -13.54<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = Pranab Chetia<br />
|votes = 4,841<br />
|percentage = 5.06<br />
|change = ''N/A''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = Imran Siddique<br />
|votes = 1,166<br />
|percentage = 1.22<br />
|change = ''N/A''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = Biswanath Sarma Bordoloi<br />
|votes = 977<br />
|percentage = 1.02<br />
|change = ''N/A''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Nationalist Congress Party<br />
|candidate = Nogen Dhekial Phukan<br />
|votes = 923<br />
|percentage = 0.96<br />
|change = ''N/A''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = Bhabakanta Chutia<br />
|votes = 743<br />
|percentage = 0.77<br />
|change = ''N/A''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = Chandan Bagh<br />
|votes = 588<br />
|percentage = 0.61<br />
|change = ''N/A''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = None of the above<br />
|votes = 2,246<br />
|percentage = 2.35<br />
|change = ''N/A''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 14,343<br />
|percentage = 14.97<br />
|change = +1.04<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 95,525<br />
|percentage = 82.69<br />
|change = +13.59<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box Registered electors<br />
|reg. electors = 1,15,517<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|loser = Indian National Congress<br />
|swing =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2011===<br />
{{Election box begin|<br />
title=[[2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]: Digboi}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Rameswar Dhanowar<br />
|votes = 38,663<br />
|percentage = 50.04<br />
|change = +6.57<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Suren Phukan<br />
|votes = 27,905<br />
|percentage = 36.11<br />
|change = +19.18<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Asom Gana Parishad<br />
|candidate = Bhulen Baruah<br />
|votes = 6,253<br />
|percentage = 8.09<br />
|change = -19.91<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Jharkhand Mukti Morcha<br />
|candidate = Chandan Bagh<br />
|votes = 2,514<br />
|percentage = 3.25<br />
|change = ''N/A''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = All India Trinamool Congress<br />
|candidate = Alok Roy<br />
|votes = 1,936<br />
|percentage = 2.50<br />
|change = ''N/A''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 10,758<br />
|percentage = 13.93<br />
|change = -1.54<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 77,271<br />
|percentage = 69.10<br />
|change = -4.66<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box Registered electors<br />
|reg. electors = 1,11,823<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = Indian National Congress<br />
|swing =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2006===<br />
{{Election box begin|<br />
title=Assam Legislative Assembly election, 2006: Digboi}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Rameswar Dhanowar<br />
|votes = 35,773<br />
|percentage = 43.47<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Asom Gana Parishad<br />
|candidate = Suren Phukan<br />
|votes = 23,038<br />
|percentage = 28.00<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Bijoy Tanty<br />
|votes = 13,928<br />
|percentage = 16.93<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate|<br />
|party = AGP(P)<br />
|candidate = Diganta Saikia<br />
|votes = 4,068<br />
|percentage = 4.94<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)<br />
|candidate = Maneswar Burman<br />
|votes = 3,039<br />
|percentage = 3.69<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = Binoy Saikia<br />
|votes = 2,446<br />
|percentage = 2.97<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 12,735<br />
|percentage = 15.47<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 82,292<br />
|percentage = 73.76<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box Registered electors<br />
|reg. electors = 1,11,564<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = Indian National Congress<br />
|swing =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Digboi]]<br />
* [[Tinsukia district]]<br />
* [[List of constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{Assembly constituencies of Assam}}<br />
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Tinsukia district]]<br />
[[Category:Politics of Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951]]<br />
[[Category:1951 establishments in Assam]]</div>
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