Dibrugarh Parliamentary Constituency Election and Results Update

Known as the ‘Tea City of India’, the city of Dibrugarh is part of the Dibrugarh parliamentary constituency. This Lok Sabha seat, like the remaining 13 seats that belong to the state of Assam, represents Assam in the Lower House of the Parliament. According to Election Commission of India 2009 data the total electorates in the Dibrugarh Parliamentary constituency (constituency number 13) were 1,114,965 of which 540,628 are females and 574,337 are males. Located in the Dibrugarh district on the banks of the Brahmaputra River, this parliamentary constituency is one of the most renowned regions in this north-eastern state, owing to its famous tea-producing belt.  

According to the 2011 Census, the population in the Dibrugarh district is as high as 13,27,748 and is one of the essential urban centres in the state. Nine assembly segments make up the Dibrugarh parliamentary constituency. This constituency, which comprises the famous Dibrugarh city, is an entry point to the three tea-producing districts of Dibrugarh, Tinsukia and Jorhat.  

Dibrugarh is considered the economic hub not only for the state of Assam, but in the entire north-eastern part of India. Besides tea production, other sectors of the economy which add to the affluence of the district are tourism, oil and natural gas, and the fertilizer industry, along with superior quality production of wood, bamboo, and the cottage industries.

Dibrugarh Lok Sabha Election Results 2019

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.

Candidate	Party	EVM Votes	Migrant Votes	Postal Votes	Total Votes	% of Votes	Status
Rameswar Teli	Bharatiya Janata Party	657983	0	1600	659583	64.94	Winner
Paban Singh Ghatowar	Indian National Congress	294663	0	354	295017	29.04	1st Runner-up
NOTA	None Of The Above	21240	0	48	21288	2.1	2nd Runner-up
Bhaben Baruah	National People'S Party	9687	0	31	9718	0.96	3rd Runner-up
Rubul Buragohain	Independent	8102	0	10	8112	0.8	4th Runner-up
Dr. Titus Bhengra	Bahujan Mukti Party	6930	0	3	6933	0.68	5th Runner-up
Israil Nanda	Independent	5684	0	3	5687	0.56	6th Runner-up
Nurul Huda Imdadul Islam Saikia	Independent	5598	0	1	5599	0.55	7th Runner-up
Apurba Saikia	Independent	3790	0	21	3811	0.38	8th Runner-up