Kokrajhar, Assam — Lok Sabha Election Results

Kokrajhar (Assam) was won by Naba Kumar Sarania (Independent) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 37,786 votes over Pramila Rani Brahma. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Kokrajhar, Assam, from 1967 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1967–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1967 R. Brahma Indian National Congress 0 None% None (None) None (None pts)
1971 Dharanidhar Basumatary Indian National Congress 150,987 58.3% Samar Brahma Choudhury (Independent) 57,686 (22.3 pts)
1977 Charan Narzary Independent 186,808 56.5% Dharanidhar Basumatari (Indian National Congress) 42,903 (13.0 pts)
1984-85 (phased) Samar Brahma Choudhury PTC 184,508 30.0% Prasenjit Brahma (Independent) 13,764 (2.2 pts)
1991 Satyendra Nath Brohmo Choudhury Independent 426,727 53.2% Louis Islary (Indian National Congress) 263,139 (32.8 pts)
1996 Louis Islary Independent 185,688 24.4% Rabi Ram Brahma (Independent) 31,554 (4.1 pts)
1998 Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary Independent 192,975 25.6% Theodor Kisku Rapaz (URMCA) 41,432 (5.5 pts)
1999 Sansuma Khunggur Bwismuthiary Independent 334,367 37.6% Theodore Kisku Rapaz (URMCA) 87,425 (9.8 pts)
2004 Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary Independent 689,620 71.3% Sabda Ram Rabha (Independent) 484,129 (50.1 pts)
2009 Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary BOPF 495,211 48.8% Urkhao Gwra Brahma (Independent) 190,322 (18.8 pts)
2014 Naba Kumar Sarania (Hira) Independent 634,428 51.8% Urkhao Gwra Brahma (Independent) 355,779 (29.1 pts)
2019 Naba Kumar Sarania Independent 484,560 33.1% Pramila Rani Brahma (BPF) 37,786 (2.6 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
R. Brahma Indian National Congress 0 None%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Dharanidhar Basumatary Indian National Congress 150,987 58.3%
Samar Brahma Choudhury Independent 93,301 36.0%
Amiya Kumar Brahma Congress (O) 14,710 5.7%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Charan Narzary Independent 186,808 56.5%
Dharanidhar Basumatari Indian National Congress 143,905 43.5%

1984-85 (phased)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Samar Brahma Choudhury PTC 184,508 30.0%
Prasenjit Brahma Independent 170,744 27.8%
Uttam Brahma Indian National Congress 109,618 17.8%
Derharga Mochahary Independent 87,524 14.2%
Monkeswar Basumatary ICS 61,969 10.1%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Satyendra Nath Brohmo Choudhury Independent 426,727 53.2%
Louis Islary Indian National Congress 163,588 20.4%
Birendra Chandra Boro Asom Gana Parishad 140,809 17.6%
Samar Brahma Choudhury PTCA 71,027 8.9%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Louis Islary Independent 185,688 24.4%
Rabi Ram Brahma Independent 154,134 20.2%
Pani Ram Rava Asom Gana Parishad 153,540 20.1%
Lahendra Basumatary Indian National Congress 129,037 16.9%
Charan Narzary Bharatiya Janata Party 122,609 16.1%
Amrit Lal Basumatary ICS 17,160 2.3%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary Independent 192,975 25.6%
Theodor Kisku Rapaz URMCA 151,543 20.1%
Binod Gayary Independent 140,457 18.6%
Charan Narzary Bharatiya Janata Party 115,875 15.3%
Premsing Brahma Indian National Congress 89,470 11.8%
Louis Islary Asom Gana Parishad 47,853 6.3%
Thaneswar Boro PTCA 12,952 1.7%
Jamini Mohan Basumatary Independent 4,041 0.5%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sansuma Khunggur Bwismuthiary Independent 334,367 37.6%
Theodore Kisku Rapaz URMCA 246,942 27.7%
Gangadhar Ramchiary Muslim League Kerala 172,434 19.4%
Sri Premsing Brahma Indian National Congress 65,234 7.3%
Anil Murmu Independent 63,427 7.1%
Kanakeswar Narzary UBNLF 7,611 0.9%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary Independent 689,620 71.3%
Sabda Ram Rabha Independent 205,491 21.3%
Derhagra Mochahary Indian National Congress 61,425 6.4%
Rajendra Mushahary Independent 10,451 1.1%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary BOPF 495,211 48.8%
Urkhao Gwra Brahma Independent 304,889 30.0%
Sabda Ram Rabha Asom Gana Parishad 214,684 21.2%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Naba Kumar Sarania (Hira) Independent 634,428 51.8%
Urkhao Gwra Brahma Independent 278,649 22.8%
Chandan Brahma BPF 243,759 19.9%
Sabda Ram Rabha Independent 20,074 1.6%
None Of The Above Independent 18,183 1.5%
Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary All India Trinamool Congress 17,537 1.4%
Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary Independent 11,239 0.9%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Naba Kumar Sarania Independent 484,560 33.1%
Pramila Rani Brahma BPF 446,774 30.5%
Urkhao Gwra Brahma UPPL 312,435 21.3%
Sabda Ram Rabha Indian National Congress 147,118 10.1%
Biraj Deka CPI (Marxist) 28,128 1.9%
Rajesh Narzary VPI 13,908 1.0%
Ranjoy Kr. Brahma Independent 10,788 0.7%
Prasanjit Kumar Das Independent 9,959 0.7%
Charan Iswary PJP(S) 9,827 0.7%

Margin Over Time

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

1971: Indian National Congress margin 22.3 pts 1977: Independent margin 13.0 pts 1984-85 (phased): PTC margin 2.2 pts 1991: Independent margin 32.8 pts 1996: Independent margin 4.1 pts 1998: Independent margin 5.5 pts 1999: Independent margin 9.8 pts 2004: Independent margin 50.1 pts 2009: BOPF margin 18.8 pts 2014: Independent margin 29.1 pts 2019: Independent margin 2.6 pts 1971 1977 1984-85 (phased) 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Kokrajhar has been contested at 12 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1967. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Independent, PTC, BOPF.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Kokrajhar in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Naba Kumar Sarania (Independent) won Kokrajhar, Assam, in 2019 with 484,560 votes (33.1%), a margin of 37,786 votes over Pramila Rani Brahma.

Which parties have won Kokrajhar since 1967?

Since 1967, Kokrajhar has been won by: BOPF, Independent, Indian National Congress, PTC.

What was the closest result in Kokrajhar?

The closest result on record for Kokrajhar was 1984-85 (phased), when PTC beat Independent by just 13,764 votes (2.2 percentage points).

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