Gauhati East Assembly Constituency is in the Kamrup Metropolitan district and falls under Gauhati Lok Sabha Constituency. It bears the assembly constituency number 53.
Gauhati Lok Sabha Constituency is spread over Goalpara, Kamrup, Kamrup Metropolitan and Nalbari districts of Assam. The current MP of Gauhati East Constituency is Queen Oja of BJP. [Also Check - List of Gauhati East Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Polling Booths]
Kamrup Metropolitan is a district in Assam and was created by bifurcating the erstwhile undivided Kamrup district on 3rd of February, 2003. The district's population is 1,253,938 as per data of 2011 Assam census.
The sitting MLA of Gauhati East Assembly Constituency is Siddhartha Bhattacharya of BJP.
Total population:
The constituency's population is 319244, of which 100% is urban.
|
Total population |
% of rural population |
% of urban population |
|
319244 |
0% |
100% |
Gauhati East Assembly Constituency has water
facilities of tap water and Over Hand Tank (OHT) from a treated source. Fire-fighting
services are also availableatGauhati East Assembly Constituency.
Street light:
Gauhati East has domestic electrification. There is also the availability of road lighting and commercial and industrial electrification in the constituency.
Municipality reach:
The basic amenities and civic infrastructure are provided by Guwahati Municipal Corporation.
Religious groups/ demography in the constituency:
In Guwahati city, about 84.74% of population are Hindus, 12.45% of population are Muslims, 0.96% of population are Jains and 0.93% of population are Christians.
|
Religion |
Percentage of Population |
|
Hinduism |
84.74% |
|
Islam |
12.45% |
|
Jainism |
0.96% |
|
Christianity |
0.93% |
Caste and tribes in the constituency:
The Scheduled Caste (SC) ratio is 7.82 and the Scheduled Tribe (ST) ratio is 7.03.
|
Scheduled Caste ratio |
7.82 |
|
Scheduled Tribe ratio |
7.03 |
Male/female electoral distribution:
Gauhati East Assembly Constituency has 215102 electorates, of which 108835 are male and 106267 are female.
|
Total Electorates |
Male |
Female |
|
215102 |
108835 |
106267 |
Sex ratio:
Guwahati city's sex ratio is 940 females per thousand males.
Polling percentage for last three years:
The polling percentage in 2019 Lok Sabha Election was 72.92% and it was 75.15% in the 2016 Assembly Election.
|
Polling percentage in 2019 Lok Sabha Election. |
72.92% |
|
Polling Percentage in 2016 Assembly Election. |
75.15% |
Result of last five election:
In the Assembly Election of 1996, Biraj Kumar Sarma of AGP won with 39694 votes. In 2001, Pankaj Bora of INC won with 47713 votes. In 2006 and 2011, Captain Robin Bordoloi won with 33837 and 47727 votes, respectively. In 2016, Siddhartha Bhattacharya won with 127602 votes, respectively.
|
Year |
Candidate |
Party |
Total Vote |
|
1996 |
Biraj Kumar Sarma |
AGP |
39694 |
|
2001 |
Pankaj Bora |
INC |
47713 |
|
2006 |
Captain Robin Bordoloi |
INC |
33837 |
|
2011 |
Captain Robin Bordoloi |
INC |
47727 |
|
2016 |
BJP |
127602 |
Percentage vote share of political party in last election:
|
Sl. No. |
Candidate |
Party |
% of Vote |
|
1. |
Siddhartha Bhattacharya |
BJP |
78.49% |
|
2. |
Bobbeeta Sharma |
INC |
19.05% |
|
3. |
None of the Above |
NOTA |
0.79% |
|
4. |
Dr. Avijit Chakraborty |
BGANP |
0.36% |
|
5. |
Prodyut Kumar Bora |
LDP |
0.31% |
|
6. |
Raktimava Swami |
IND |
0.23% |
|
7. |
Bipul Kumar Talukdar |
IND |
0.15% |
|
8. |
Bhupen Sarma |
IND |
0.12% |
|
9. |
Pradip Kumar Das |
RSSC |
0.12% |
|
10. |
Subhash Chandra Gupta |
TNRMPI |
0.11% |
|
11. |
Kazi Nekib Ahmed |
IND |
0.11% |
|
12. |
Pranab Jyoti Das |
RPI (A) |
0.08% |
|
13. |
Bandana Barman Baruah |
RAJPA |
0.08% |
Candidates in the last election and result:
|
Sl. No. |
Candidate |
Party |
|
1. |
Siddhartha Bhattacharya |
BJP |
|
2. |
Bobbeeta Sharma |
INC |
|
3. |
None of the Above |
NOTA |
|
4. |
Dr. Avijit Chakraborty |
BGANP |
|
5. |
Prodyut Kumar Bora |
LDP |
|
6. |
Raktimava Swami |
IND |
|
7. |
Bipul Kumar Talukdar |
IND |
|
8. |
Bhupen Sarma |
IND |
|
9. |
Pradip Kumar Das |
RSSC |
|
10. |
Subhash Chandra Gupta |
TNRMPI |
|
11. |
Kazi Nekib Ahmed |
IND |
|
12. |
Pranab Jyoti Das |
RPI (A) |
|
13. |
Bandana Barman Baruah |
RAJPA |
Finally, Siddhartha Bhattacharya of BJP won with 78.49% of votes.