# Dholai Assembly constituency

Dholai Assembly constituency is one of the 126 state legislative assembly constituencies in Assam state in North Eastern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Silchar Lok Sabha constituency. This constituency is reserved for the Scheduled caste candidates.

## Dholai Assembly constituency

Following are details on Dholai Assembly constituency
* Country: India.
* State: Assam.
* District: Cachar district.
* Lok Sabha Constituency: Silchar Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.
* Assembly Categorisation: Rural constituency.
* Literacy Level: 80.36%.
* Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,90,791 Eligible Electors. Male Electors: 98,313. Female Electors: 92,477.
* Geographic Co-Ordinates: 24°32'09.6"N 92°53'04.2"E.
* Total Area Covered: 866 square kilometres.
* Area Includes: Dholai thana [excluding circle No. 58 (Part)] circle Nos. 65, 66 and Hill Punjee and Forest villages in Sonai thana and circle Nos. 25,26 and CLEVER House T.E in circle No. 27 (Part) and forest villages in Silchar thana in Silchar sub-division, of Cachar district of Assam.
* Inter State Border: Cachar.
* Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011–166, Year 2016–178, Year 2021–11.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

Following is the list of past members representing Dholai Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature
| Election | Member | Political Party | Tenure |
| 2024 | Nihar Ranjan Das | BJP | 2024-present day |
| 2021 | Parimal Suklabaidya | BJP | 2016-2024 |
| 2016 | Parimal Suklabaidya | BJP | 2016-2024 |
| 2011 | Girindra Mallik | INC | 2011-16 |
| 2006 | Parimal Suklabaidya | BJP | 2001-11 |
| 2001 | Parimal Suklabaidya | BJP | 2001-11 |
| 1996 | Girindra Mallik | INC | 1996-01 |
| 1991 | Parimal Suklabaidya | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1991-96 |
| 1985 | Digendra Purkayastha | INC | 1985-91 |
| 1983 | Sisir Ranjan Das | INC | 1978-85 |
| 1978 | Sisir Ranjan Das | INC | 1978-85 |
| 1972 | D.C Purkayastha | INC | 1972-78 |
| 1970 | S.P Baindya | NJC | 1970-72 |
| 1967 | J.M Barbhuiya | IND | 1967-70 |

## Election results
### 2024 by-election

Assam Legislative Assembly by-election 2024: Dholai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Nihar Ranjan Das | 69945 | 49.49% |
| | INC | Dhrubajyoti Purakayastha | 60847 | 43.05% |
| | Independent | Amalendu Das | 5061 | 3.58% |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1528 | 1.08% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9098 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 141339 | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 2021

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dholai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Parimal Suklabaidya | 82,568 | 55.03% | 1.49 |
| | INC | Kamakhya Prasad Mala | 62,176 | 41.44% | 8.82 |
| | SUCI(C) | Gour Chandra Das | 1,834 | 1.22% | 0.33 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,561 | 1.04% | 0.60 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 20,392 | 13.73 | 7.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 148,490 | 78.13% | −2.01 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | 1.49 | |

### 2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dholai :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Parimal Suklabaidya | 68,694 | 53.54 |
| | INC | Girindra Mallik | 41,857 | 32.62 |
| | AIUDF | Lalta Prosad Mala | 13,382 | 10.42 |
| | SUCI(C) | Gour Chandra Das | 1,146 | 0.89 |
| | Independent | Nihar Ranjan Das | 1,114 | 0.86 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,110 | 1.64 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 26,837 | 20.92 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,28,303 | 80.14 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,60,092 | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |