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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Lok Sabha constituency in Assam}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| type = LS<br />
| name = Guwahati <Br>{{Small|AS-5}}<br />
|map_image = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|frame-width=300|frame-height=300|frame-align=center|type=shape|from=Lok Sabha constituencies/2019/Assam/Gauhati.map}}<br />
|map_caption = Interactive Map Outlining Guwahati Lok Sabha constituency<br />
| state = [[Assam]]<br />
| established = 1952<br />
| reservation = None<br />
| mp = [[Bijuli Kalita Medhi]]<br />
| party = {{Party index link|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br />
| alliance = {{Party index link|National Democratic Alliance}}<br />
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Indian general election|2024]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Guwahati Lok Sabha constituency''' (also spelt as Gauhati), is one of the largest [[Lok Sabha]] constituency in [[Assam]].<br />
<br />
==Assembly segments==<br />
Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf <br />
|title=List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies <br />
|access-date=2008-10-05 <br />
|work=Assam <br />
|publisher=Election Commission of India <br />
|url-status=dead <br />
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060504181808/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf <br />
|archive-date=2006-05-04 <br />
}}</ref><br />
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===Current assembly segments===<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!No.<br />
!Name<br />
!District<br />
!Member<br />
!colspan="2" |Party<br />
!colspan="2" |2024 Lead<br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|[[Goalpara West Assembly constituency|Goalpara West]] (ST)<br />
| rowspan="2" | [[Goalpara district|Goalpara]]<br />
|Pabitra Rabha<br />
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}<br />
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|[[Dudhnai Assembly constituency|Dudhnai]] (ST)<br />
|Tankeswar Rabha<br />
|-<br />
|27<br />
|[[Chamaria Assembly constituency|Chamaria]]<br />
| rowspan="3" | [[Kamrup district|Kamrup]]<br />
|Rekibuddin Ahmed<br />
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|28<br />
|[[Boko–Chaygaon Assembly constituency|Boko–Chaygaon]] (ST)<br />
|Raju Mesh<br />
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}<br />
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=7}}<br />
|-<br />
|29<br />
|[[Palasbari Assembly constituency|Palasbari]]<br />
|Himangshu Shekhar Baishya<br />
|-<br />
|33<br />
|[[Dispur Assembly constituency|Dispur]]<br />
| rowspan="5" | [[Kamrup Metropolitan district|Kamrup Metro]]<br />
|[[Pradyut Bordoloi]]<br />
|-<br />
|34<br />
|[[Dimoria Assembly constituency|Dimoria]] (SC)<br />
|Tapan Das<br />
|{{party name with color|Asom Gana Parishad}}<br />
|-<br />
|35<br />
|[[New Guwahati Assembly constituency|New Guwahati]]<br />
|[[Diplu Ranjan Sarmah]]<br />
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=3}}<br />
|-<br />
|36<br />
|[[Guwahati Central Assembly constituency|Guwahati Central]]<br />
|[[Vijay Kumar Gupta]]<br />
|-<br />
|37<br />
|[[Jalukbari Assembly constituency|Jalukbari]]<br />
|[[Himanta Biswa Sarma]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Previous assembly segments===<br />
{| class="wikitable" <br />
! width="50px" style="font-size:75%" |Constituency number<br />
! width="200px" |Name<br />
! width="100px" style="font-size:75%" |Reserved for ([[Dalit|SC]]/[[Adivasi|ST]]/None)<br />
! width="150px" |District<br />
! colspan="2"|Party<br />
! colspan="2"|2024 Lead<br />
|-<br />
|36<br />
|[[Dudhnai (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dudhnai]]<br />
|ST<br />
|[[Goalpara district|Goalpara]]<br />
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}<br />
|Jadab Swargiary<br />
|-<br />
|48<br />
|[[Boko (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Boko]] <br />
|SC<br />
|rowspan="3"|[[Kamrup district|Kamrup]]<br />
|Nandita Das<br />
|-<br />
|49<br />
|[[Chaygaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chaygaon]]<br />
|None<br />
|Rekibuddin Ahmed<br />
|-<br />
|50<br />
|[[Palasbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Palasbari]]<br />
|None<br />
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rowspan=4}}<br />
|[[Hemanga Thakuria]]<br />
|-<br />
|51<br />
|[[Jalukbari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Jalukbari]]<br />
|None<br />
|rowspan="4"|[[Kamrup Metropolitan district|Kamrup Metro]]<br />
|[[Himanta Biswa Sarma]]<br />
|-<br />
|52<br />
|[[Dispur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Dispur]]<br />
|None<br />
|[[Atul Bora Sr.]]<br />
|-<br />
|53<br />
|[[Gauhati East (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gauhati East]]<br />
|None<br />
|Sidhharth Bhatacharya<br />
|-<br />
|54<br />
|[[Gauhati West (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Gauhati West]]<br />
|None<br />
|{{party name with color|Asom Gana Parishad}}<br />
|[[Ramendra Narayan Kalita]]<br />
|-<br />
|55<br />
|[[Hajo (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Hajo]]<br />
|None<br />
|[[Kamrup district|Kamrup]]<br />
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br />
|Suman Haripriya<br />
|-<br />
|60<br />
|[[Barkhetry (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Barkhetry]]<br />
|None<br />
|[[Nalbari district|Nalbari]]<br />
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|Diganta Barman<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Members of Parliament ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
! Year<br />
! Winner<br />
! colspan="2" |Party<br />
|-<br />
|[[1952 Indian general election|1952]]<br />
|[[Rohini Kumar Chaudhury]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1956 Gauhati by-election|1956]]^<br />
|Devendra Nath Sarma<br />
|-<br />
|[[1957 Indian general election|1957]]<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[Hem Barua]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Praja Socialist Party}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1962 Indian general election|1962]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[1967 Indian general election|1967]]<br />
|[[Dhireswar Kalita]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1971 Indian general election|1971]]<br />
|[[Dinesh Goswami]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]<br />
|[[Renuka Devi Barkataki]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Lok Dal}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]<br />
|[[Dinesh Goswami]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Asom Gana Parishad}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]<br />
|[[Kirip Chaliha]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]<br />
|[[Prabin Chandra Sarmah]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Asom Gana Parishad}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]<br />
|[[Bhubaneshwar Kalita]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]<br />
|[[Bijoya Chakravarty]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]<br />
|[[Kirip Chaliha]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]<br />
| rowspan="2" |[[Bijoya Chakravarty]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|rowspan=4|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]<br />
|[[Queen Oja]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]<br />
|[[Bijuli Kalita Medhi]]<br />
|}<br />
^ by-poll<br />
<br />
==Election results==<br />
===General election 2024===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2024 Indian general election]]: [[Guwahati]]}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate= Bijuli Kalita Medhi<br />
|party= Bharatiya Janata Party <br />
|votes= 894,887<br />
|percentage= 55.95<br />
|change={{down}}1.25<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|candidate= Mira Borthakur Goswami<br />
|party= Indian National Congress <br />
|votes= 643,797<br />
|percentage= 40.25<br />
|change={{up}}2.64<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = None of the above<br />
|votes = 20,249<br />
|percentage = 1.27<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 251,090<br />
|percentage = 15.70<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes =1,602,455<br />
|percentage =78.56<br />
|change ={{decrease}}2.31<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|swing = {{down}}1.25<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===General election 2019===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Gauhati]]}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[Queen Oja]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes=1,008,936|percentage=57.20|change=+6.60|Symbol=}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Bobbeeta Sarma|votes=6,63,330|percentage=37.61|change=+7.90}}<br />
{{Election box candidate||party=[[Independent (politician)|IND.]]|candidate=Upamanyu Hazarika|votes=21,193|percentage=1.20|change=+1.20}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Manoj Sarma|votes=10,141|percentage=0.57|change=+0.03}}<br />
{{Election box candidate|<br />
|candidate = Faruk Ahmed Bhuyan<br />
|party = [[Independent politician|IND.]]<br />
|votes = 9,044<br />
|percentage = 0.51<br />
|change = +0.51<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the Above]]|votes=10,466|percentage=0.59|change=+0.15}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes=345,606<br />
|percentage=19.59<br />
|change= -1.30<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,763,950|percentage=80.87|change=+2.23}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|swing = +6.60<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===General election 2014===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Gauhati]]}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Bijoya Chakravarty]]|votes=764,985|percentage=50.60|change=+5.86}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Manash Borah|votes=449,201|percentage=29.71|change=-13.96}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India United Democratic Front|candidate=Gopi Nath Das|votes=137,254|percentage=9.08|change=+2.47}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Asom Gana Parishad|candidate=Birendra Prasad Baishya|votes=86,546|percentage=5.72|change=+5.72}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Benedict Alok Areng|votes=12,432|percentage=0.82|change=+0.82}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=All India Trinamool Congress|candidate=Biju Phukan|votes=8,162|percentage=0.54|change=+0.54}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Pradip Kalita|votes=7,345|percentage=0.49|change=+0.49}}{{Election box candidate|party=Regional Democratic Secular Congress|candidate=Kazi Nekib Ahmed|votes=6,636|percentage=0.44|change=+0.44}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Anil Bhagawati|votes=5,782|percentage=0.38|change=+0.38}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Aam Aadmi Party|candidate=Pranjal Bordoloy|votes=4,809|percentage=0.32|change=+0.32}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Dr. Faruk Aahammed Bhuyan|votes=3,540|percentage=0.23|change=+0.23}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Samajwadi Party|candidate=Bandana Barman Baruah|votes=3,240|percentage=0.21|change=-0.12}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Dhiraj Medhi|votes=2,845|percentage=0.19|change=+0.19}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Padmeshwar Phukan|votes=2,629|percentage=0.17|change=+0.17}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Khargeswar Das|votes=2,532|percentage=0.17|change=+0.17}}{{Election box candidate|party=Lok Bharati|candidate=Gopi Baruah|votes=2,411|percentage=0.16|change=+0.16}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Ajad Ali|votes=2,385|percentage=0.16|change=+0.16}}{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the Above]]|votes=6,720|percentage=0.44|change=+0.44}}<br />
{{Election box majority||votes=315,784|percentage=20.89|change=+19.82}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,512,248|percentage=78.67|change=+14.35}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|swing = +5.86<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===1956 by-election===<br />
In 1956, a bye-election was held. The election was won by the INC candidate [[Devendra Nath Sarma]] with 45057 votes, against [[Hem Barua]] of [[Praja Socialist Party]] with 29112 votes. <ref>{{cite web |title=Details of Bye Elections from 1952 to 1995 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ByeElection/Bye-ele-results52-95.xlsx |publisher=ECI, New Delhi |accessdate=13 September 2017 |archive-date=19 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719012759/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ByeElection/Bye-ele-results52-95.xlsx |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Gauhati]]<br />
* [[List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]<br />
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{{17th LS members from Northeast_states}}<br />
{{Lok Sabha constituencies of Assam}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gauhati (Lok Sabha Constituency)}}<br />
[[Category:Guwahati]]<br />
[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam]]<br />
[[Category:1952 establishments in Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Lok Sabha constituencies established in 1952]]</div>
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