| Silchar Lok Sabha constituency | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Silchar within the state of Assam | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| Assembly constituencies | 7 |
| Established | 1952 |
| Total electors | 10,60,175 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 17th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Silchar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam state in north-eastern India. From 1951 to 1971, the area under it was referred as Cachar constituency. The constituency covers the entirety of Cachar district in the Barak Valley.
Vidhan Sabha segments
Silchar Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
Current assembly segments
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | MLA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114 | Lakhipur | None | Cachar | ||
| 115 | Udharbond | ||||
| 116 | Katigorah | ||||
| 117 | Barkhola | ||||
| 118 | Silchar | ||||
| 119 | Sonai | ||||
| 120 | Dholai | SC |
Previous assembly segments
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | MLA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Silchar | None | Cachar | Dipayan Chakraborty | |
| 10 | Sonai | None | Cachar | AIUDF | Karim Uddin Barbhuiya |
| 11 | Dholai | SC | Cachar | Parimal Suklabaidya | |
| 12 | Udharbond | None | Cachar | Mihir Kanti Shome | |
| 13 | Lakhipur | None | Cachar | BJP | Kaushik Rai |
| 14 | Barkhola | None | Cachar | Misbahul Islam Laskar | |
| 15 | Katigorah | None | Cachar | Khalil Uddin Mazumder |
Members of Parliament
Election results
General election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Parimal Suklabaidya | ||||
| INC | Suryakanta Sarkar | ||||
| AITC | Radheshyam Biswas | ||||
| SUCI(C) | Probash Chandra Sarkar | ||||
| Bangali Nabanirman Sena | Barindra Kumar Das | ||||
| Bahujan Maha Party | Rajib Das | ||||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
Lok Sabha elections 2019
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Dr. Rajdeep Roy | 499,414 | 52.59 | +14.93 | |
| INC | Sushmita Dev | 4,17,818 | 43.99 | +1.92 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 8,547 | 0.90 | +0.36 | |
| AITC | Hitabrata Roy | 3,514 | 0.37 | ||
| Majority | 81,596 | 8.60 | +4.19 | ||
| Turnout | 9,50,690 | 79.51 | +4.06 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | +6.50 | |||
General elections 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sushmita Dev | 3,36,451 | 42.07 | +13.42 | |
| BJP | Kabindra Purkayastha | 3,01,210 | 37.66 | +2.29 | |
| AIUDF | Kutub Ahmed Mazumder | 85,530 | 10.69 | -18.66 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,310 | 0.54 | --- | |
| Majority | 35,241 | 4.41 | 1.61 | ||
| Turnout | 8,00,058 | 75.46 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
Lok Sabha elections 1971
- Jyotsna Chanda (INC) : 100,798 votes [5]
- A. F. Golam Osmani (IND) : 37,794
Lok Sabha elections 1952
- Two candidates elected from this constituency, then called 'Cachar Lushal Hill'.
- Member One : Laskar, Nibaran Chandra (INC) : 192847 votes, defeated Ghose, Satyendra Kishore (KMPP) : 84160 votes
- Member Two : Deb, Suresh Chandra (INC) : 182,692 votes, defeated Patni, Nitai Chand (KMPP) : 71,704 votes
See also
References
- ^ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-05-04. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
- ^ "List of winner/current and runner up MPs Silchar Parliamentary Constituency". Assam. elections.in.
- ^ 2019 India General election results Silchar election.in
- ^ India General election 2014 results Silchar election.in
- ^ "1971 India General (5th Lok Sabha) Elections Results".
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