Jalukbari is an Assembly Constituency that falls in Kamrup Metropolitan district.
ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY NAME AND NUMBER
Jalukbari Assembly Constituency is one of the 126 Assembly Constituency and its bears the Constituency number 51. It is a part of Gauhati Parliamentary Constituency. Himanta Biswa Sarma of BJP won the Vidhan Sabha election 2016 with the maximum number of votes and the runner up was Niren Deka of INC.
PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY
Jalukbari falls under Gauhati Parliamentary Constituency. Queen Oja of the Bharatiya Janata Party became the winner of the Lok Sabha Election 2019 by securing 1008936 votes and Bobbeeta Sarma of the Indian National Congress party became runner up with 663330 votes. [Also Check - List of Jalukbari Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Polling Booths]
DISTRICT
Jalukbari falls under Kamrup Metropolitan district. The district, Kamrup Metropolitan is one out of the 33 districts and the district headquarter is at Guwahati. The district has an area of 1527.84 square km. As per the census 2011, the district has a total of 1253938 population. And the sex ratio of the Kamrup Metropolitan district is 922 females per thousand males.
ASSEMBLY STATUS
The Assembly Constituency of the Jalukbari Constituency had 181215 electors. Amongst them, the overall valid votes were 154364. BJP candidate named Himanta Biswa Sarma won the election by securing 118390 votes whereas Niren Deka of the INC party became runner up by securing 32455 votes.
Position Candidate name Party Total votes Percentage
1 Himanta Biswa Sarma BJP 118380
2 Niren Deka INC 32455
MALE/FEMALE ELECTORAL DISTRIBUTION
Jalukbari Constituency has about 154364 registered voters. It comprises 78390 male voters and 75974 female voters.
| Total registered voters | Male | Female |
| 154364 | 78390 | 75974 |
Polling percentage of last three years:
- The Assembly of Jalukbari constituency witnessed a polling percentage of 70.3% during Lok Sabha Elections of 2019
- In Legislative Assembly Election, 2016 the polling percentage was 76.62%.
RESULT OF LAST FIVE ELECTION
- In 1996 Assam Assembly Election, Bhrigu Kumar Phukan of AGP won the election with 46446 votes and defeated Himanta Biswa Sarma of INC who secured 29318 votes.
- In 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2016 election Himanta Biswa Sarma won the election with 45054, 76948, 93812 and 118390 votes respectively.
| Year | Name of the candidate | Name of the party | Votes |
| 1996 | Bhrigu Kumar Phukan | AGP | 46446 |
| Himanta Biswa Sarma | INC | 29318 | |
| 2001 | Himanta Biswa Sarma | INC | 45054 |
| Bhrigu Kumar Phukan | NCP | 35035 | |
| 2006 | Himanta Biswa Sarma | INC | 76948 |
| Puspa Deka | AGP | 34480 | |
| 2011 | Himanta Biswa Sarma | INC | 93812 |
| Prodyut Kumar Bora | BJP | 16409 | |
| 2016 | Himanta Biswa Sarma | BJP | 118390 |
| Niren Deka | INC | 32455 |
In 2016, Jalukbari election, Himanta Biswa Sarma of the Bharatiya Janata Party won the election by securing 76.62% votes and Niren Deka of the Indian National Congress became the runner up with 21.01%, Amit Basfor of RAJPA secured 0.4%, Sadek Ali of AITC secured 0.24%, Bapi Aich of BGANP secured 0.12%, Moinul Hoque of BHARP secured 0.11%, Nathuni Das of the Republican Party of India secured 0.11%, Makani Barman of Rashtriya Pragati Party secured 0.11% and the Independent candidates, Ramen Chandra Lahkar and Naba Kumar Nath secured 0.41% and 0.19% respectively. 0.7% vote went to "None of the Above".
| Name of the candidate | Party name | Percentage |
| Himanta Biswa Sarma | BJP | 76.62% |
| Niren Deka | INC | 21.01 |
| Ramen Chandra Lahkar | IND | 0.41% |
| Amit Basfor | RAJPA | 0.4% |
| Sadek Ali | AITC | 0.24% |
| Naba Kumar | IND | 0.19% |
| Bapi Aich | BGANP | 0.12% |
| Moinul Hoque | BHARP | 0.11% |
| Nathuni Das | RPI(A) | 0.11% |
| Makani Barman | RPP | 0.11% |
| None of the Above |
| 0.7% |
PARTICIPANT CANDIDATES IN LAST ELECTION AND RESULT (WINNER AND LOOSER)
The candidates that participated in the 2016 election are:
- Himanta Biswa Sarma of the Bharatiya Janata Party
- Niren Deka of the Indian National Congress party
- Ramen Chandra Lahkar, the Independent candidate
- Amit Basfor of Rajpa
- Sadek Ali of All India Trinamool Congress
- Naba Kumar Nath, the Independent candidate
- Bapi Aich of BGANP
- Moinul Hoque of BHARP
- Nathuni Das of the Republican Party of India
- Makani Barman of Rashtriya Pragati Party
At the end, Himanta Biswa Sarma of the Bharatiya Janata Party won the election with 118390 votes and Niren Deka of the Indian National Congress party became the runner up with 32455 votes.
WORK DONE IN LAST 5 YEARS BY THE CANDIDATE
The MLA of Jalukbari, Himanta Biswa Sarma has done many works such as he has constructed roads, inaugurated Mini Stadium, Auditorium Hall, Indoor Stadium and Open Stage at Bokajan. He also has inaugurated Office of the new Guwahati Treasury Office at Chandmari, Laid the foundation stone of Amingaon Science Center and Planetarium, and also laid the foundation stone of Charaideo Medical College.