Lakhimpur is one of the 126 constituencies of Assam. The current MLA representing Lakhimpur Assembly Constituency is Utpal Dutta of AGP (Asom Gana Parishad).
Lakhimpur Assembly Constituency is in Lakhimpur district of Assam and falls under Lakhimpur Vidhan Sabha Constituency. It bears the constituency number 111.
Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14th Lok Sabha Constituencies in Assam. It covers the following assembly segments: Majuli, Naoboicha, Lakhimpur, Dhakuakhana, Dhemaji, Jonai, Chabua, Doom Dooma, and Sadiya districts of Assam. The current MP of the constituency is Pradan Baruah of BJP.
Lakhimpur district is in Upper Assam and has its administrative headquarters in North Lakhimpur. The district's population is 10, 42,137 which includes 5,29,674 males and 5,12,463 females.
Male |
Female |
Total population |
5,29,674 |
5,12,463 |
10,42,137 |
The major towns in Lakhimpur District are:
About 225 villages are under Lakhimpur Assembly Constituency. Few major villages are 9/6 Koilamar, Amtola P.G.R. and Bantow Bangali.
The current MLA of Lakhimpur Assembly Constituency is Utpal Dutta of AGP. The seat is not reserved for candidates belonging to minority communities.
The constituency's population is 248800, of which 75.96% is rural and 24.04% is urban.
Total Population |
Rural Population(in %) |
Urban Population(in %) |
248800 |
75.96% |
24.04% |
Lakhimpur assembly constituency has over Hand Tank (OHT) water facilities and tap water from a treated source. The residents of Lakhimpur also enjoy the facilities of tube wells and boreholes. There is also an availability of fire-fighting services in Lakhimpur.
There is domestic electrification in Lakhimpur. The availability of industrial and commercial electrification and road lighting is evident at a few points at Lakhimpur.
While Lakhimpur itself functions as a municipal board, the basic civic infrastructure of Lakhimpur is taken care of by North Lakhimpur Municipal Board.
About 76.49% of the population is Hindu while 18.57% of the people are Muslims. The population consists of a good number of people who speak Assamese, Mishing, and Bengali.
Religion |
Total |
Hindu |
76.49% |
Muslim |
18.57% |
The Scheduled Caste ratio is 9.75 and Schedule Tribe ratio is 23.79.
Caste & Tribes |
Total (in ratio) |
Schedule Caste |
9.75 |
Schedule Tribe |
23.79 |
The overall count of electorates is 159992, of which 81959 are males and 78033 females.
MALE ELECTORATES |
FEMALE ELECTORATES |
OVERALL COUNT OF ELECTORATES |
81959 |
78033 |
159992 |
Lakhimpur district has a sex ratio of 968 females per 1000 males. About 967 of the population are under six years.
The polling percentage in Lok Sabha Election, 2019, was 74.36% while polling percentage in Assam Assembly Election 2016 was 84.77%.
Election |
Year |
Polling Percentage |
Lok Sabha Election |
2019 |
74.36% |
State Assembly Election |
2016 |
84.77% |
Assam Election Year wise |
Party Name |
Candidate's name |
Won by no of votes or % |
1996 |
AGP |
Utpal Dutta |
32300 |
2001 |
AGP |
Utpal Dutta |
39936 |
2006 |
INC |
Ghana Buragohain |
40411 |
2011 |
AGP |
Utpal Dutta |
53563 |
2016 |
AGP |
Utpal Dutta |
45917 |
Candidates Name |
Party of the candidates |
Percentage |
Utpal Dutta |
AGP |
33.8% |
Joy Prakash Das |
INC |
30.82% |
Dipak Chetia |
AIDUF |
0.97% |
Arup Kalita |
CPI |
0.97% |
Birinchi Pegu |
SUCI |
0.25% |
Ghana Buragohain |
Independent |
17.34% |
Mahim Hazarika |
Independent |
8.32% |
Uday Shankar Hazarika |
Independent |
3.51% |
Minakhi Gohain Baruah |
Independent |
0.81% |
Hira Gogoi |
Independent |
0.64% |
Fazlur Rahman |
Independent |
0.54% |
Dilip Dutta |
Independent |
0.49% |
Nanda Kishore Maheshwari |
Independent |
0.47% |
Mahim Konwor |
Independent |
0.35% |
NOTA |
None of the above |
0.66% |
The candidates contesting in the 2016 Assam Assembly election, Utpal Dutta of AGP, Joy Prakash Das of INC, Dipak Chetia of AIDUF, Arup Kalita of CPI, Birinchi Pegu of SUCI and independent candidates Ghana Buragohain, Mahim Hazarika, Uday Shankar Hazarika, Minakhi Gohain Baruah, Hira Gogoi, Fazlur Rahman, Dilip Dutta, Nanda Kishore Maheshwari and Mahim Konwor. Finally, Utpal Dutta of AGP was the winner with 33.8% of votes.