# Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency

Tezpur was a former Lok Sabha constituency in Assam. After the delimitation, the constituency's area changed, and the name was changed to Sonitpur.
Most Successful parties from Tezpur Lok Sabha Constituency

## Assembly segments

Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | MLA |
| 71 | Dhekiajuli | None | Sonitpur | BJP | Ashok Singhal |
| 72 | Barchalla | None | Sonitpur | BJP | Ganesh Kumar Limbu |
| 73 | Tezpur | None | Sonitpur | AGP | Prithiraj Rava |
| 74 | Rangapara | None | Sonitpur | BJP | Krishna Tanti |
| 75 | Sootea | None | Sonitpur | BJP | Padma Hazarika |
| 76 | Biswanath | None | Biswanath | BJP | Promod Borthakur |
| 77 | Behali | None | Biswanath | BJP | Ranjit Dutta |
| 78 | Gohpur | None | Biswanath | BJP | Utpal Borah |
| 109 | Bihpuria | None | Lakhimpur | BJP | Amiya Kumar Bhuyan |

### Vote share

Vote share of Winning candidates :
| 2019 | 2019 | 57.48% | 57.48% |
| 2014 | 2014 | 45.52% | 45.52% |
| 2009 | 2009 | 29.11% | 29.11% |
| 2004 | 2004 | 32.68% | 32.68% |
| 1999 | 1999 | 34.09% | 34.09% |
| 1998 | 1998 | 42.98% | 42.98% |
| 1996 | 1996 | 44.62% | 44.62% |
| 1991 | 1991 | 41.10% | 41.10% |
| 1989 | 1989 | Election not held% | Election not held% |
| 1984 | 1984 | 41.58% | 41.58% |
| 1980 | 1980 | 36.91% | 36.91% |
| 1977 | 1977 | 66.22% | 66.22% |
| 1971 | 1971 | 46.97% | 46.97% |
| 1967 | 1967 | 35.90% | 35.90% |

## Members of Parliament

Most Successful M.P.s from Tezpur Vidhan Sabha

### Members of Parliament

| Year | Lok Sabha | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Party | Party |
| Darrang Lok Sabha Constituency (1952-1967) |||||||
| 1952 | 1st | Kamakhya Prasad Tripathy | | Indian National Congress | H.C. Barua | | Socialist Party |
| 1957 | 2nd | Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati | | Indian National Congress | Unopposed | | N/A |
| 1962 | 3rd | Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati | | Indian National Congress | Prasanta Baruah | | Praja Socialist Party |
| Tezpur lok Sabha Constituency (1967-2023) |||||||
| 1967 | 4th | Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati | | Indian National Congress | G.Mahanta | | Praja Socialist Party |
| 1971 | 5th | Kamala Prasad Agarwala | | Indian National Congress | Francis Hans | | Independent politician |
| 1977 | 6th | Purna Narayan Sinha | | Janata Party | Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati | | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | 7th | Election not held in Assam | Election not held in Assam | Election not held in Assam | Election not held in Assam | Election not held in Assam |
| 1984 | 8th | Bipinpal Das | | Indian National Congress | Purna Narayan Sinha | | Janata Party |
| 1989 | 9th | Election not held in Assam | Election not held in Assam | Election not held in Assam | Election not held in Assam | Election not held in Assam |
| 1991 | 10th | Swarup Upadhyay | | Indian National Congress | Purna Narayan Sinha | | Asom Gana Parishad |
| 1996 | 11th | Iswar Prasanna Hazarika | | Indian National Congress | Harsha Bahadur Biswakarma | | Asom Gana Parishad |
| 1998 | 12th | Moni Kumar Subba | | Indian National Congress | Iswar Prasanna Hazarika | | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1999 | 13th | Moni Kumar Subba | | Indian National Congress | Ram Prasad Sharma | | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2004 | 14th | Moni Kumar Subba | | Indian National Congress | Padma Hazarika | | Asom Gana Parishad |
| 2009 | 15th | Joseph Toppo | | Asom Gana Parishad | Moni Kumar Subba | | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | 16th | Ram Prasad Sharma | | Bharatiya Janata Party | Bhupen Kumar Borah | | Indian National Congress |
| 2019 | 17th | Pallab Lochan Das | | Bharatiya Janata Party | M.G.V.K. Bhanu | | Indian National Congress |
| Sonitpur Lok Sabha Constituency(2024-present) ||||||
| 2024 | 18th | Ranjit Dutta | | Bharatiya Janata Party | Premlal Gunju | | Indian National Congress |

## Election results

Most Successful 1st Runner-up parties from Tezpur Lok Sabha

### 17th Lok Sabha: 2019 General Elections

2019 Indian general elections: Tezpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Pallab Lochan Das | 684,166 | 57.48 |
| | INC | M.G.V.K. Bhanu | 4,41,325 | 37.03 |
| | AIUDF | Bijoy Kumar Tiru | 23,646 | 1.98 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 15,626 | 1.31 |
| | Voters Party International | Mahendra Orang | 7,966 | 0.67 |
| | NCP | Mahendra Bhuyan | 6,483 | 0.54 |
| | NPP | Ram Kumar Sunar | 5,880 | 0.49 |
| | Independent | Zaibur Rahman Khan | 5,104 | 0.43 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,42,841 | 20.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,91,885 | 79.48 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 16th Lok Sabha: 2014 General Elections

2014 Indian general elections: Tezpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ram Prasad Sarmah | 4,46,511 | 45.52 | +45.52 |
| | INC | Bhupen Kumar Borah | 3,60,491 | 36.75 | −1.46 |
| | Independent | Moni Kumar Subba | 62,730 | 6.40 | +6.40 |
| | AGP | Joseph Toppo | 40,489 | 4.13 | −37.65 |
| | CPI(M) | Khemraj Chetry | 24,910 | 2.54 | −1.82 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 16,667 | 1.70 | −−− |
| | CPI(ML)L | Lakshikanta Kurmi | 10,725 | 1.09 | −0.29 |
| | AITC | Gopi Chand Shahabadi | 8,712 | 0.89 | +0.89 |
| | Independent | Elias Kujur | 5,207 | 0.53 | +0.53 |
| | AIFB | Rajen Saikia | 4,246 | 0.43 | +0.43 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 86,020 | 8.77 | +5.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,80,846 | 77.87 | |
| | BJP gain from AGP | BJP gain from AGP | Swing | +41.59 | |

### 15th Lok Sabha: 2009 General Elections

2009 Indian general elections: Tezpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AGP | Joseph Toppo | 352,246 | 29.11 | |
| | INC | Moni Kumar Subba | 3,22,093 | 26.62 | |
| | AIUDF | Deba Orang | 46,255 | 3.82 | |
| | CPI(M) | Jiten Sundi | 36,734 | 3.04 | |
| | Independent | Rudra Parajuli | 19,684 | 1.63 | |
| | Independent | Prasanta Boro | 14,613 | 1.21 | |
| | CPI(ML)L | Rubul Sarma | 11,657 | 0.96 | |
| | Independent | Dr. Pranab Kumar Das | 7,750 | 0.65 | |
| | Independent Politician | MD. Nazir Ahmed | 6,208 | 0.51 | N/A |
| | BVM | Arun Kumar Murmoo | 5,645 | 0.47 | N/A |
| | Independent Politician | Daniel David Bharali | 5,646 | 0.47 | N/A |
| | Independent | Kalyan Kumar Deori Bharali | 4,317 | 0.36 | N/A |
| | RSPS | Regionld V. Johnson | 3,857 | 0.32 | N/A |
| | SP | Jugananda Hazarika | 3,464 | 0.29 | |
| | JMM | Parashmoni Sinha | 3,228 | 0.27 | N/A |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 30,153 | 3.58 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,43,014 | 69.66 | |
| | AGP gain from INC | AGP gain from INC | Swing | | |
14th Lok Sabha:2004 Indian general election
2004 Indian general elections: Tezpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | INC | Moni Kumar Subba | 2,89,847 |
| | AGP | Padma Hazarika | 2,19,402 |
| | BJP | Ghisa Lal Agarwala | 1,64,662 |
| | CPI(ML)L | Rubul Sarma | 24,595 |
| | Independent | Dipen Tanti | 21,262 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 70,445 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,19,768 |
| | INC gain from | INC gain from | Swing |
1999 Indian general elections: Tezpur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Moni Kumar Subba | | | |
| | BJP | Ram Prasad Sarmah | | | |
| | AGP | Dr. Khoseswar Bora | | | |
| | Independent | | | | |
| | CPI(ML)L | Bibek Das | | | |
| | NCP | | | | |
| | Independent | | | | |
| | Independent | | | | |
| | Independent Politician | | | | N/A |
| | Independent | | | | |
| | Independent Politician | | | | N/A |
| | Independent | | | | |
| | RSPS | | | | |
| | SP | | | | |
| | JMM | | | | |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 30,153 | 3.58 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,43,014 | 69.66 | |
| | AGP gain from INC | AGP gain from INC | Swing | | |
1957 Indian general election : Tezpur Lok Sabha Constituency :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati | Elected Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |