Jorhat Parliamentary Constituency Election and Results Update

Jorhat parliamentary constituency, representing the Jorhat district in the north-eastern state of Assam is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies of Assam. 1,182,349 is the total electorate count in the Jorhat Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 12).Out of these 605,285 number of electorates are males and the remaining 577,064 are belong to the female category as the Election commission of India 2009 reports suggest. Deriving its name from the 18th century usage to indicate two hats or mandis, Macharhat and Chowkihat, Jorhat is a crucial constituency in the state of Assam. It is located in the Jorhat District in the central-north regions of the state. With a population of about 10,91,295 people, as per 2011 census data, Jorhat is the second most important city in Assam, preceded closely by Guhawati. It was not only the last capital of the Ahom Kingdom, but houses some prominent historical monuments upto the present day. Together with Tinsukia and Dibrugarh, Jorhat is known for production of the famous Assam Tea, popular across the world.

Jorhat Lok Sabha Election Results 2019

The economic backbone to the Jorhat Lok Sabha seat is provided not only by the tea gardens which adorn the region, but by innumerable small-scale and cottage industries such as furniture making, bamboo work, silver jewelry, packaged food manufacturing and various other economic activities. The Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency is not only an entry point to the upper regions of Assam but also to the state of Nagaland.

Jorhat Lok Sabha Election Results 2019

The economic backbone to the Jorhat Lok Sabha seat is provided not only by the tea gardens which adorn the region, but by innumerable small-scale and cottage industries such as furniture making, bamboo work, silver jewelry, packaged food manufacturing and various other economic activities. The Jorhat Lok Sabha constituency is not only an entry point to the upper regions of Assam but also to the state of Nagaland.

In 2009 Election Results the UPA won around 261 out of 543 seats, and in the second position was NDA with 158 seats, while 23 seats were won by Left parties.

In 2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.

In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the 2019 Lok Sabha election , armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term.

List of winner/current and runner up MPs Jorhat Parliamentary Constituency.

The table below represents the names of all the winning and runner up MPs of Jorhat parliamentary constituency of all the years from the starting until now . It also shows the number of votes secured by each MP and the name of the political party they belong to. The current sitting member of parliament of the Jorhat constituency is Kamakhya Prasad Tasa of BJP.

List of Assembly Constituenciesin Jorhat Parliamentary Constituency

The table below shows the list of all the Assembly Constituencies that fall in Jorhat parliamentary constituency.