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Jorhat, Assam — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Jorhat (Assam) was won by Topon Kumar Gogoi (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 82,653 votes over Sushanta Borgohain. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Jorhat, Assam, from 1957 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1957–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1957 Ahmed Mofida Indian National Congress 80,028 45.4% Malik, Syed Abdul (Communist Party of India) 46,315 (26.2 pts)
1962 Rajendra Nath Baruah Praja Socialist Party 78,091 42.1% Mofida Ahmed (Indian National Congress) 907 (0.5 pts)
1967 R. Barua Indian National Congress 92,519 46.2% M. C. Barua (Praja Socialist Party) 44,778 (22.4 pts)
1971 Tarun Gogoi Indian National Congress 102,820 55.3% Khogen Bar Baruah (RCI) 71,010 (38.2 pts)
1977 Tarun Gogoi Indian National Congress 148,902 49.4% Dulal Chandra Barua (Bharatiya Lok Dal) 28,687 (9.5 pts)
1984-85 (phased) Parag Chaliha Independent 288,540 57.1% Bijoy Krishna Handique (Indian National Congress) 98,753 (19.6 pts)
1991 Bijoy Krishna Handuqui Indian National Congress 239,369 44.9% Paragehar Chaliha (Asom Gana Parishad) 110,663 (20.8 pts)
1996 Bijoy Krishna Handique Indian National Congress 311,578 48.0% Bhadreswar Buragohain (Asom Gana Parishad) 47,239 (7.3 pts)
1998 Bijoy Krishna Handique Indian National Congress 216,406 65.1% Deba Kumar Bora (Asom Gana Parishad) 162,009 (48.8 pts)
1999 Bijoy Krishna Handique Indian National Congress 304,690 48.3% Janaki Nath Handique (Bharatiya Janata Party) 99,360 (15.8 pts)
2004 Bijoy Krishna Handique Indian National Congress 223,624 33.5% Drupad Borgohain (Communist Party of India) 51,292 (7.7 pts)
2009 Bijoy Krishna Handique Indian National Congress 362,320 47.5% Kamakhya Tasa (Bharatiya Janata Party) 71,914 (9.4 pts)
2014 Kamakhya Prasad Tasa Bharatiya Janata Party 456,420 49.0% Bijoy Krishna Handique (Indian National Congress) 102,420 (11.0 pts)
2019 Topon Kumar Gogoi Bharatiya Janata Party 543,288 52.0% Sushanta Borgohain (Indian National Congress) 82,653 (7.9 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1957

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ahmed Mofida Indian National Congress 80,028 45.4%
Malik, Syed Abdul Communist Party of India 33,713 19.1%
Phuken Nalini Nath Independent 31,734 18.0%
Barua, Sankar Chandra Praja Socialist Party 30,967 17.6%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Rajendra Nath Baruah Praja Socialist Party 78,091 42.1%
Mofida Ahmed Indian National Congress 77,184 41.6%
Hem Chandra Sah Independent 30,340 16.3%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
R. Barua Indian National Congress 92,519 46.2%
M. C. Barua Praja Socialist Party 47,741 23.9%
K. Borborua Independent 42,390 21.2%
P. M. Sarwan Independent 17,453 8.7%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Tarun Gogoi Indian National Congress 102,820 55.3%
Khogen Bar Baruah RCI 31,810 17.1%
Mahes Chandra Barua Praja Socialist Party 19,798 10.6%
Hemen Barooah Independent 16,011 8.6%
Suryya Kamal Shukon Independent 12,131 6.5%
Begum Mafida Ahmed Congress (O) 3,453 1.9%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Tarun Gogoi Indian National Congress 148,902 49.4%
Dulal Chandra Barua Bharatiya Lok Dal 120,215 39.9%
Jogen Gogoi Communist Party of India 32,081 10.7%

1984-85 (phased)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Parag Chaliha Independent 288,540 57.1%
Bijoy Krishna Handique Indian National Congress 189,787 37.6%
Bangshidhar Borgohian Janata Party 12,390 2.5%
Bucy Gogoi Independent 7,901 1.6%
Padmakamal Phukan Independent 6,531 1.3%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bijoy Krishna Handuqui Indian National Congress 239,369 44.9%
Paragehar Chaliha Asom Gana Parishad 128,706 24.1%
Devanga Prasao Buracohain Communist Party of India 60,781 11.4%
Bimal Gogoi NAGP 37,046 6.9%
Krishna Kanta Gogoi URC 18,218 3.4%
Kirti Chutia Independent 12,015 2.3%
Sudhir Chandra Handique Independent 10,602 2.0%
Md. Nurul Islam Independent 6,620 1.2%
Indu Gogoi (W) Independent 5,807 1.1%
Juren Rajkhowa Independent 4,407 0.8%
Biren Gogoi (W) Independent 4,147 0.8%
Md. Alered Ali Independent 3,318 0.6%
Paresh Bardoloi Janata Dal (Secular) 2,108 0.4%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bijoy Krishna Handique Indian National Congress 311,578 48.0%
Bhadreswar Buragohain Asom Gana Parishad 264,339 40.7%
Bijoy Dutta Bharatiya Janata Party 36,642 5.6%
Bandana Rajkumari AIIC(T) 28,070 4.3%
Krishna Kanta Gogoi Independent 8,652 1.3%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bijoy Krishna Handique Indian National Congress 216,406 65.1%
Deba Kumar Bora Asom Gana Parishad 54,397 16.4%
Lt. Col. Krishna Kumar Handique (Retd.) Bharatiya Janata Party 47,636 14.3%
Dulal Chandra Baruah Janata Dal 9,781 2.9%
Padma Kamal Phukon RCPI(R) 1,642 0.5%
Jotin Saikia Independent 1,208 0.4%
Chandra Chetia Independent 1,206 0.4%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bijoy Krishna Handique Indian National Congress 304,690 48.3%
Janaki Nath Handique Bharatiya Janata Party 205,330 32.6%
Deba Kumar Bora Asom Gana Parishad 118,194 18.7%
Pradip Kumar Gogoi Nationalist Congress Party 2,530 0.4%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bijoy Krishna Handique Indian National Congress 223,624 33.5%
Drupad Borgohain Communist Party of India 172,332 25.8%
Dayananda Borgohain Bharatiya Janata Party 149,820 22.5%
Dulal Chandra Baruah Asom Gana Parishad 93,353 14.0%
Raj Kumar Dowara RCPI(R) 16,691 2.5%
Joyram Mout SAP 11,015 1.7%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bijoy Krishna Handique Indian National Congress 362,320 47.5%
Kamakhya Tasa Bharatiya Janata Party 290,406 38.0%
Drupad Borgohain Communist Party of India 74,185 9.7%
Sujit Sahu Independent 17,149 2.2%
Raj Kumar Dowarah Independent 5,766 0.8%
Abinash Kishore Borah RWS 5,631 0.7%
Navaprokash Sonowal Independent 4,561 0.6%
Biren Nanda JMM 3,437 0.5%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kamakhya Prasad Tasa Bharatiya Janata Party 456,420 49.0%
Bijoy Krishna Handique Indian National Congress 354,000 38.0%
Prodip Hazarika Asom Gana Parishad 46,626 5.0%
Drupad Borgohain Communist Party of India 28,930 3.1%
None Of The Above Independent 14,648 1.6%
Nasir Ahmed AIUDF 7,331 0.8%
Ribulaya Gogoi All India Trinamool Congress 5,759 0.6%
Gunin Basumatari Samajwadi Party 5,754 0.6%
Raj Kumar Dowarah Independent 4,737 0.5%
Manorom Gogoi Aam Aadmi Party 3,659 0.4%
Horen Borgohain AIFB 3,472 0.4%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Topon Kumar Gogoi Bharatiya Janata Party 543,288 52.0%
Sushanta Borgohain Indian National Congress 460,635 44.1%
Kanak Gogoi Communist Party of India 17,849 1.7%
Ribulaya Gogoi All India Trinamool Congress 6,121 0.6%
Nandita Nag Independent 5,481 0.5%
Kamala Raj Konwar NPP 4,996 0.5%
Arbin Kumar Boruah Independent 3,588 0.3%
Raj Kumar Duwara AIFB 3,438 0.3%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1957: Indian National Congress margin 26.2 pts 1962: Praja Socialist Party margin 0.5 pts 1967: Indian National Congress margin 22.4 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 38.2 pts 1977: Indian National Congress margin 9.5 pts 1984-85 (phased): Independent margin 19.6 pts 1991: Indian National Congress margin 20.8 pts 1996: Indian National Congress margin 7.3 pts 1998: Indian National Congress margin 48.8 pts 1999: Indian National Congress margin 15.8 pts 2004: Indian National Congress margin 7.7 pts 2009: Indian National Congress margin 9.4 pts 2014: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 11.0 pts 2019: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 7.9 pts 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1984-85 (phased) 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Jorhat has been contested at 14 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1957. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Praja Socialist Party, Independent, Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Jorhat in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Topon Kumar Gogoi (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Jorhat, Assam, in 2019 with 543,288 votes (52.0%), a margin of 82,653 votes over Sushanta Borgohain.

Which parties have won Jorhat since 1957?

Since 1957, Jorhat has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Independent, Indian National Congress, Praja Socialist Party.

What was the closest result in Jorhat?

The closest result on record for Jorhat was 1962, when Praja Socialist Party beat Indian National Congress by just 907 votes (0.5 percentage points).

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