# Digboi Assembly constituency

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.

## Digboi Assembly constituency

Following are details on Digboi Assembly constituency-
* Country: India.
* State: Assam.
* District: Tinsukia district.
* Lok Sabha Constituency: Dibrugarh Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.
* Assembly Categorisation: Semi Urban constituency.
* Literacy Level:70.92%.
* Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,40,132 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:69,298. Female Electors:70,825.
* Geographic Co-Ordinates: 27°21'06.1"N 95°36'16.2"E.
* Total Area Covered:440 square kilometres.
* Area Includes: Digboi thana [excluding Tirap (part) and Buridihing mouzas], Hapjan (part) and Tingrai (part) mouzas in Tinsukia thana and Tingrai (part) mouza, of Doom Dooma thana in Tinsukia sub- division.
* Inter State Border : Tinsukia.
* Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-140,Year 2016-140,Year 2021-123.

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party Affiliation |
| 1951 | Jadav Chandra Khakhlari | Indian National Congress |
| 1951 | Dalbir Singh Lohar | Indian National Congress |
| 1957 | Dwijesh Chandra Deb Sarma | Indian National Congress |
| 1962 | Dwijesh Chandra Deb Sarma | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | J.N. Bhuyan | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Chandra Bahadur Chetri | Indian National Congress |
| 1978 | Rameswar Dhanowar | Indian National Congress (I) |
| 1983 | Rameswar Dhanowar | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Rameswar Dhanowar | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Rameswar Dhanowar | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Rameswar Dhanowar | Indian National Congress |
| 2001 | Rameswar Dhanowar | Indian National Congress |
| 2006 | Rameswar Dhanowar | Indian National Congress |
| 2011 | Rameswar Dhanowar | Indian National Congress |
| 2016 | Suren Phukan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2021 | Suren Phukan | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Digboi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Suren Phukan | 49,167 | 51.47 | +15.36 |
| | INC | Gautam Dhanowar | 34,874 | 36.50 | −13.54 |
| | Independent | Pranab Chetia | 4,841 | 5.06 | N/A |
| | Independent | Imran Siddique | 1,166 | 1.22 | N/A |
| | Independent | Biswanath Sarma Bordoloi | 977 | 1.02 | N/A |
| | NCP | Nogen Dhekial Phukan | 923 | 0.96 | N/A |
| | Independent | Bhabakanta Chutia | 743 | 0.77 | N/A |
| | Independent | Chandan Bagh | 588 | 0.61 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,246 | 2.35 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,343 | 14.97 | +1.04 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,525 | 82.69 | +13.59 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,15,517 | | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2011

2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Digboi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Rameswar Dhanowar | 38,663 | 50.04 | +6.57 |
| | BJP | Suren Phukan | 27,905 | 36.11 | +19.18 |
| | AGP | Bhulen Baruah | 6,253 | 8.09 | −19.91 |
| | JMM | Chandan Bagh | 2,514 | 3.25 | N/A |
| | AITC | Alok Roy | 1,936 | 2.50 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,758 | 13.93 | −1.54 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 77,271 | 69.10 | −4.66 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,11,823 | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 2006

Assam Legislative Assembly election, 2006: Digboi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Rameswar Dhanowar | 35,773 | 43.47 |
| | AGP | Suren Phukan | 23,038 | 28.00 |
| | BJP | Bijoy Tanty | 13,928 | 16.93 |
| | AGP(P) | Diganta Saikia | 4,068 | 4.94 |
| | CPI(M) | Maneswar Burman | 3,039 | 3.69 |
| | Independent | Binoy Saikia | 2,446 | 2.97 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,735 | 15.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82,292 | 73.76 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,11,564 | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |