Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Dibrugarh (Assam) was won by Rameswar Teli (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 364,566 votes over Paban Singh Ghatowar. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Dibrugarh, Assam, from 1951 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1951–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1951
Hazarika, Jogendra Nath
Indian National Congress
93,554
62.9%
Sonowal, Parasuram (Samajwadi Party)
70,710 (47.5 pts)
1957
Hazarika, Jogendra Nath
Indian National Congress
95,238
69.3%
Bora, Nibaron Chandra (Praja Socialist Party)
69,526 (50.6 pts)
1962
Jogendra Nath Hazarika
Indian National Congress
98,687
57.0%
Ajit Kumar Sarma (Socialist Party)
56,830 (32.9 pts)
1967
J. N. Hazarika
Indian National Congress
77,657
38.2%
A. K. Sarma (Samyukta Socialist Party)
22,897 (11.2 pts)
1971
Robindra Nath Kakoty
Indian National Congress
115,921
58.8%
Barin Chowdhury (Communist Party of India)
91,008 (46.1 pts)
1977
Haren Bhumji
Indian National Congress
119,882
50.3%
Golap Borbora (Bharatiya Lok Dal)
14,209 (6.0 pts)
1984-85 (phased)
Haren Bhumji
Indian National Congress
229,263
50.7%
Nagen Saikia (Independent)
42,055 (9.3 pts)
1991
Paban Singh Ghatowar
Indian National Congress
243,937
50.5%
Dipen Tanti (Asom Gana Parishad)
137,920 (28.6 pts)
1996
Paban Singh Ghatowar
Indian National Congress
281,253
50.7%
Israil Nanda (Asom Gana Parishad)
107,355 (19.3 pts)
1998
Paban Singh Ghatowar
Indian National Congress
234,195
64.4%
Ajit Chaliha (Bharatiya Janata Party)
141,122 (38.8 pts)
1999
Paban Singh Ghatowar
Indian National Congress
270,863
48.6%
Ajit Chaliha (Bharatiya Janata Party)
67,116 (12.0 pts)
2004
Sarbananda Sonowal
Asom Gana Parishad
220,944
35.0%
Kamakhaya Tasa (Bharatiya Janata Party)
18,554 (2.9 pts)
2009
Paban Singh Ghatowar
Indian National Congress
359,163
47.9%
Sarbananda Sonowal (Asom Gana Parishad)
35,143 (4.7 pts)
2014
Rameswar Teli
Bharatiya Janata Party
494,364
55.5%
Paban Singh Ghatowar (Indian National Congress)
185,347 (20.8 pts)
2019
Rameswar Teli
Bharatiya Janata Party
659,583
66.3%
Paban Singh Ghatowar (Indian National Congress)
364,566 (36.7 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1951
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Hazarika, Jogendra Nath
Indian National Congress
93,554
62.9%
Sonowal, Parasuram
Samajwadi Party
22,844
15.4%
Phukan Lokeswar
Independent
19,276
13.0%
Sinha, Pabitra Kumar
Independent
13,038
8.8%
1957
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Hazarika, Jogendra Nath
Indian National Congress
95,238
69.3%
Bora, Nibaron Chandra
Praja Socialist Party
25,712
18.7%
Upadhaya, Dharmananda
Independent
16,448
12.0%
1962
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Jogendra Nath Hazarika
Indian National Congress
98,687
57.0%
Ajit Kumar Sarma
Socialist Party
41,857
24.2%
Rohit Chandra Bhatacharyya
Communist Party of India
32,441
18.8%
1967
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
J. N. Hazarika
Indian National Congress
77,657
38.2%
A. K. Sarma
Samyukta Socialist Party
54,760
26.9%
D. D. Lohia
Independent
41,190
20.2%
B. Phukan
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
22,721
11.2%
K. B. Das
Independent
7,169
3.5%
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Robindra Nath Kakoty
Indian National Congress
115,921
58.8%
Barin Chowdhury
Communist Party of India
24,913
12.6%
Nibaran Chandra Bora
Samyukta Socialist Party
16,543
8.4%
Jogendra Nath Hazarika
Congress (O)
13,721
7.0%
Lucy Gogoi
Independent
11,010
5.6%
Durga Dutt Lohia
Independent
9,005
4.6%
Kusha Dutt
Independent
3,220
1.6%
Rajen Barooah
Independent
2,973
1.5%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Haren Bhumji
Indian National Congress
119,882
50.3%
Golap Borbora
Bharatiya Lok Dal
105,673
44.3%
Nagendra Nath Das
Independent
12,939
5.4%
1984-85 (phased)
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Haren Bhumji
Indian National Congress
229,263
50.7%
Nagen Saikia
Independent
187,208
41.4%
Ajoy Kumar
Independent
8,926
2.0%
Joy Dev Sarma
Janata Party
8,439
1.9%
Fatechand Garodia
Independent
6,027
1.3%
Anil Barua
Independent
5,704
1.3%
Jogen Hazarika
Independent
5,106
1.1%
Harendra Nath Dutta
Independent
1,729
0.4%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Paban Singh Ghatowar
Indian National Congress
243,937
50.5%
Dipen Tanti
Asom Gana Parishad
106,017
22.0%
Israil Nanda
NAGP
35,011
7.3%
Kumud Bihari Das
Bharatiya Janata Party
27,692
5.7%
Anil Baruan
IPF
24,966
5.2%
Jogen Hazarika
Independent
14,274
3.0%
Phate Chandra Garodia
ICS(SCS)
10,265
2.1%
Abraham Sanga
URC
5,945
1.2%
Doli Das (W)
Independent
5,058
1.0%
Dharmananda Pandey
Independent
4,968
1.0%
Sitaram Bukardia
Independent
2,584
0.5%
Nurul Muda Ahmed
Independent
2,005
0.4%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Paban Singh Ghatowar
Indian National Congress
281,253
50.7%
Israil Nanda
Asom Gana Parishad
173,898
31.3%
Harendra Narayan Dutta
Bharatiya Janata Party
50,246
9.1%
Mansharam Patowari
AIIC(T)
18,463
3.3%
Anil Kumar Barooah
CPI (ML) Liberation
11,122
2.0%
Dharmananda Pandey
Independent
6,494
1.2%
Ramnarayan Singh
Shiv Sena
3,572
0.6%
Padma Kumar Gohain
Independent
2,874
0.5%
Budhram Rajgarh
Independent
2,425
0.4%
Dipak Kumar Das
Independent
1,936
0.3%
Binod Agarwalla
Independent
1,668
0.3%
Phate Chand Garodia
Independent
1,009
0.2%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Paban Singh Ghatowar
Indian National Congress
234,195
64.4%
Ajit Chaliha
Bharatiya Janata Party
93,073
25.6%
Onkarmal Agarwal
Asom Gana Parishad
29,985
8.2%
Anil Kumar Barooah
CPI (ML) Liberation
3,307
0.9%
Israil Nanda
Independent
3,095
0.9%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Paban Singh Ghatowar
Indian National Congress
270,863
48.6%
Ajit Chaliha
Bharatiya Janata Party
203,747
36.5%
Biju Phukan
Asom Gana Parishad
75,932
13.6%
Brij Pradhan
CPI (ML) Liberation
5,019
0.9%
Ramnarayan Singh
Shiv Sena
1,276
0.2%
Mansharam Patowari
Independent
837
0.2%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Sarbananda Sonowal
Asom Gana Parishad
220,944
35.0%
Kamakhaya Tasa
Bharatiya Janata Party
202,390
32.1%
Paban Singh Ghatowar
Indian National Congress
170,589
27.0%
Badhram Rajgarh
Independent
15,894
2.5%
Subhas Sen
CPI (ML) Liberation
9,843
1.6%
Amrit Borgohain
Independent
6,251
1.0%
Titus Bhengra
SAP
5,329
0.8%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Paban Singh Ghatowar
Indian National Congress
359,163
47.9%
Sarbananda Sonowal
Asom Gana Parishad
324,020
43.2%
Sima Ghosh
Independent
20,816
2.8%
Ratul Gogoi
Communist Party of India
11,937
1.6%
Gongaram Kaul
CPI (ML) Liberation
8,224
1.1%
Romen Ch. Borthakur
Nationalist Congress Party
7,106
0.9%
Lakhi Charan Swansi
Independent
6,055
0.8%
Francis Dhan
Independent
5,840
0.8%
Imtiaz Hussain
Independent
3,889
0.5%
Niharika Borpatra Gohain Gogoi
JMM
3,224
0.4%
2014
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rameswar Teli
Bharatiya Janata Party
494,364
55.5%
Paban Singh Ghatowar
Indian National Congress
309,017
34.7%
Anup Phukon
Asom Gana Parishad
45,710
5.1%
None Of The Above
Independent
16,809
1.9%
Subhas Sen
CPI (ML) Liberation
9,374
1.1%
Navajyoti Kalita
All India Trinamool Congress
8,582
1.0%
Cheni Ram Moran
AIFB
7,112
0.8%
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rameswar Teli
Bharatiya Janata Party
659,583
66.3%
Paban Singh Ghatowar
Indian National Congress
295,017
29.7%
Bhaben Baruah
NPP
9,718
1.0%
Rubul Buragohain
Independent
8,112
0.8%
Dr. Titus Bhengra
BMP
6,933
0.7%
Israil Nanda
Independent
5,687
0.6%
Nurul Huda Imdadul Islam Saikia
Independent
5,599
0.6%
Apurba Saikia
Independent
3,811
0.4%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Dibrugarh has been contested at 15 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1951. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Asom Gana Parishad, Bharatiya Janata Party.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Dibrugarh in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
Rameswar Teli (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Dibrugarh, Assam, in 2019 with 659,583 votes (66.3%), a margin of 364,566 votes over Paban Singh Ghatowar.
Which parties have won Dibrugarh since 1951?
Since 1951, Dibrugarh has been won by: Asom Gana Parishad, Bharatiya Janata Party, Indian National Congress.
What was the closest result in Dibrugarh?
The closest result on record for Dibrugarh was 2004, when Asom Gana Parishad beat Bharatiya Janata Party by just 18,554 votes (2.9 percentage points).