# Dhakuakhana Assembly constituency

Dhakuakhana Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Dhakuakhana forms part of the Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency.

## Dhakuakhana Assembly constituency details

Following are details on Dhakuakhana Assembly constituency-
* Country: India.
* State: Assam.
* District: Lakhimpur district .
* Lok Sabha Constituency: Lakhimpur Lok Sabha/Parliamentary.
* Assembly Categorisation: Rural constituency.
* Literacy Level:89.12%.
* Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 2,10,546 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:1,06,037 . Female Electors:1,04,509 .
* Geographic Co-Ordinates: 27°13'32.5"N 94°25'21.0"E..
* Total Area Covered: 683 square kilometres.
* Area Includes: Kadam mouza in North Lakhimpur thana and Gohain and Dhakuakhana mouzas in Dhakuakhana thana in Dhemaji sub- division, of Lakhimpur district of Assam.
* Inter State Border :Jorhat.
* Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-204,Year 2016-222,Year 2021-112.

## Members of Legislative Assembly

Following is the list of past members representing Dhakuakhana Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature.
* 1962: Lalit Kumar Doley, Indian National Congress.
* 1967: N. Pegu, Communist Party of India.
* 1972: Lakhya Nath Doley, Indian National Congress.
* 1978: Lakhya Nath Doley, Indian National Congress.
* 1983: Ragunath Pamegam, Indian National Congress.
* 1985: Bharat Narah, Independent (politician).
* 1991: Bharat Narah, Asom Gana Parishad.
* 1996: Bharat Narah, Indian National Congress.
* 2001: Bharat Narah, Indian National Congress.
* 2006: Bharat Narah, Indian National Congress.
* 2011: Naba Kumar Doley, Asom Gana Parishad
* 2016: Naba Kumar Doley, Bharatiya Janata Party
| Election | Name | Party | Party |
| 2021 | Naba Kumar Doley | | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2021

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dhakuakhana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Naba Kumar Doley | 86,382 | 50.83 | −4.62 |
| | INC | Padmalochan Doley | 76,786 | 45.18 | +6.42 |
| | AJP | Satyajit Regan | 2,988 | 1.76 | N/A |
| | VPI | Lalit Pegu | 1,629 | 0.96 | |
| | SUCI(C) | Jutika Doley | 905 | 0.53 | +0.25 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,254 | 0.74 | −0.01 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,596 | 5.65 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,69,944 | 80.54 | −3.87 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dhakuakhana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Naba Kumar Doley | 81,556 | 55.45 | +53.98 |
| | INC | Bharat Narah | 57,014 | 38.76 | −5.64 |
| | CPI(M) | Lakhi Nath Sonowal | 2,270 | 1.54 | −0.06 |
| | Independent | Dilip Kumar Chowdhury | 2,132 | 1.38 | |
| | Independent | Bhumi Ranjan Doley | 1,855 | 1.26 | |
| | LDP | Dr. Rajendra Pegu | 812 | 0.55 | |
| | SUCI(C) | Jutika Doley | 422 | 0.28 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,111 | 0.75 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24,542 | 16.69 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,47,072 | 84.41 | +2.18 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,74,228 | | |
| | BJP gain from AGP | BJP gain from AGP | Swing | | |

### 2011

2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dhakuakhana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AGP | Naba Kumar Doley | 63,963 | 50.31 | |
| | INC | Bharat Narah | 56,456 | 44.40 | |
| | CPI(M) | Gyana Nath Mili | 2,033 | 1.60 | |
| | BJP | Lakhimai Pegu | 1,873 | 1.47 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,507 | 5.91 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,27,145 | 82.23 | −0.77 |
| | AGP gain from INC | AGP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2006

2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dhakuakhana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Bharat Narah | 55,645 | 43.2 | |
| | AGP | Mahesh Kumar Doley | 43,005 | 33.4 | |
| | Independent | Paramananda Doley | 12,273 | 9.5 | |
| | BJP | Deben Pegu | 9,862 | 7.7 | |
| | Independent | Padmeswar Sonowal | 2,768 | 2.2 | |
| | CPI(M) | Jadu Hazarika | 2,694 | 2.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,672 | 9.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,29,101 | 83.00 | +5.5 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 2001

2001 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dhakuakhana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Bharat Narah | 41,190 | 42.77 | |
| | BJP | Deben Pegu | 35,514 | 36.77 | |
| | Independent | Ranoj Pegu | 18,531 | 19.24 | |
| | NCP | Karabi Sonowal | 1,168 | 1.21 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,776 | 6.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 98,321 | 77.5 | −3.8 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | | |

### 1996

1996 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dhakuakhana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Bharat Narah | 29,752 | 35.46 | |
| | AGP | Mahesh Doley | 27,119 | 32.32 | |
| | Independent | Paramananda Chayengia | 17,522 | 20.88 | |
| | BJP | Lakheswar Sonowal | 4,782 | 5.7 | |
| | JD | Sunadhar Patir | 3,293 | 3.92 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,633 | 3.14 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 87,782 | 81.3 | +4.1 |
| | INC gain from AGP | INC gain from AGP | Swing | | |

### 1991

1991 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dhakuakhana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AGP | Bharat Narah | 23,891 | 30.81 | |
| | INC | Paramananda Doley | 18,505 | 23.86 | |
| | JD | Sonadhar Patir | 12,616 | 16.27 | |
| | Independent | Bhagiram Kutum | 11,348 | 14.63 | |
| | CPI | Lalit Pegu | 3,330 | 4.29 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,386 | 6.95 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 82,078 | 77.2 | +4.9 |
| | AGP hold | AGP hold | Swing | | |

### 1985

1985 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Dhakuakhana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Bharat Narah | 30,113 | 49.56 |
| | INC | Raghunath Pemagam | 12,515 | 20.60 |
| | CPI | Lalit Pegu | 4,603 | 7.58 |
| | PTC | Surya Kumar Chinte | 3,145 | 5.18 |
| | CPI(M) | Jadu Hazarika | 3,134 | 5.18 |
| | JP | Sunadhar Patir | 2,518 | 4.14 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,598 | 28.96 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,463 | 72.3 |
| | Independent gain from INC | Independent gain from INC | Swing | |