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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=October 2017}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Gauhati East<br />
| constituency_no = 53<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| map_image = Gauhati East Assembly constituency map.svg<br />
| state = [[Assam]]<br />
| latest_election_year = [[2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency|Gauhati]]<br />
| district = [[Kamrup Metropolitan district|Kamrup Metropolitan]]<br />
| established = 1967<br />
| reservation = None<br />
| incumbent_image = <br />
| mla = <br />
| party = <br />
| alliance = <br />
| electors = <br />
| abolished= 2023<br />
}}<br />
'''Gauhati East Assembly constituency''' was one of the 126 assembly constituencies of [[Assam]] a northeast state of [[India]]. Gauhati East was also part of [[Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency]]. The Gauhati East constituency was the only fully urban Legislative Assembly constituency of Assam. Located in the heart of the city of [[Guwahati]], the capital city of Assam, the constituency included areas such as Pan Bazar, Uzan Bazar, Fancy Bazar, Paltan Bazar, etc. which made it the most prestigious of all the Legislative Assembly Constituencies of Assam.<br />
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This constituency was abolished in 2023.<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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==Members of Legislative Assembly==<br />
<br />
{|class ="wikitable sortable" <br />
|- <br />
! Year <br />
! Name <br />
! colspan=2| Party <br />
|-<br />
| [[1967 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br />
| [[Mahendra Mohan Choudhry]]<br />
| {{full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1972 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br />
| Atul Chandrasaikia<br />
|-<br />
| [[1978 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1978]]<br />
| [[Ajoy Kumar Dutta]]<br />
| {{full party name with color|Janata Party}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1983 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1983]]<br />
| Munin Sarmah<br />
| {{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1985 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br />
| [[Biraj Kumar Sarma]]<br />
| {{party name with color|Independent}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1991 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br />
| Chitta Ranjan Patowari<br />
| {{full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1996 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br />
| [[Biraj Kumar Sarma]]<br />
| {{full party name with color|Asom Gana Parishad}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2001 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br />
| [[Pankaj Bora]]<br />
| {{full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br />
| rowspan="2"| [[Robin Bordoloi]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br />
| rowspan="2"| [[Siddhartha Bhattacharya]]<br />
| {{full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4"| ''Constituency abolished''<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==Election results==<br />
===2016===<br />
{{Election box begin |title=[[2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]: Gauhati East}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = [[Siddhartha Bhattacharya]]<br />
|votes = 1,27,602<br />
|percentage = 78.49<br />
|change = +44.20<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Bobbeeta Sharma<br />
|votes = 30,965<br />
|percentage = 19.05<br />
|change = -18.38<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = [[None of the above|None of the Above]]<br />
|votes = 1,288<br />
|percentage = 0.79<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 96,637<br />
|percentage = 59.44<br />
|change = +56.30<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 1,62,579<br />
|percentage = 75.09<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box Registered electors<br />
|reg. electors = 2,16,521<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|loser = Indian National Congress<br />
|swing = +12.93<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2011===<br />
{{Election box begin|<br />
title=[[2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]: Gauhati East}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = [[Robin Bordoloi|Captain Robin Bordoloi]]<br />
|votes = 47,727<br />
|percentage = 37.44<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = [[Siddhartha Bhattacharya]]<br />
|votes = 43,730<br />
|percentage = 34.30<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Asom Gana Parishad<br />
|candidate = [[Queen Oja]] <br />
|votes = 29,644<br />
|percentage = 23.25<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Communist Party of India<br />
|candidate = Upendra Nath Talukdar<br />
|votes = 1,795<br />
|percentage = 1.41<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = All India Trinamool Congress<br />
|candidate = Kailash Kanta Sarma<br />
|votes = 1,318<br />
|percentage = 1.03<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Nationalist Congress Party<br />
|candidate = Dhiren Deb Adhikari<br />
|votes = 794<br />
|percentage = 0.62<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = Bhupen Sarma<br />
|votes = 607<br />
|percentage = 0.48<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = Tutu Sarkar<br />
|votes = 505<br />
|percentage = 0.40<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = Kaji Nekib Ahmed<br />
|votes = 419<br />
|percentage = 0.33<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = Bhupen Boro<br />
|votes = 353<br />
|percentage = 0.28<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Samajwadi Party<br />
|candidate = Umesh Chandra Das<br />
|votes = 322<br />
|percentage = 0.25<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = Jayanta Kumar Barua<br />
|votes = 261<br />
|percentage = 0.20<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 3,997<br />
|percentage = 3.14<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 1,27,475<br />
|percentage = 61.08<br />
|change =<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 />
* [[Gauhati]]<br />
* [[List of constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{cite web |title=Results of all Assam Assembly elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/67-assam/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}<br />
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{{Assembly constituencies of Assam}}<br />
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Kamrup Metropolitan district| ]]<br />
[[Category:Politics of Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1967]]<br />
[[Category:1967 establishments in Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Guwahati]]</div>
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