Dhakuakhana Assembly Constituency is in Lakhimpur district of Assam and falls under LakhimpurLok Sabha Assembly. It bears the constituency number 112. Dhakuakhana (ST) Assembly Constituency is located in Lakhimpur in Assam and falls under LakhimpurLok Sabha Assembly. The current MLA of the constituency is Naba Kumar Doley of BJP. He is the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Panchayat & Rural Development, Cultural affairs and Environment & Forest in the Assam Government.
Sitting MLA: Naba Kumar Doley (BJP)
LakhimpurLok Sabha constituency is spread over Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Lakimpur and Tinsukia districts of Assam. The current MP of the constituency is PradanBaruah of BJP.
Lakhimpur district is in Upper Assam and has its administrative headquarters in North Lakhimpur. The district's population is 10,42,137 which includes 5,29,674 males and 5,12,463 females.
Males |
Females |
Total population |
5,29,674 |
5,12,463 |
10,42,137 |
The only town under Dhakuakhana Assembly Constituency is Dhakukhana (Town Committee).
About 414 villages are under Dhakuakhana Assembly Constituency. Few major villages are BantowGaon, CharanchukMadarguri and Deolia Gobindapur.
The current MLA of Dhakuakhana is Naba Kumar Doley. The assembly seat is reserved for candidates belonging to ScheduleTribe.
The constituency's population is 273883, of which 95.07% is rural and 4.93% is urban.
Total Population |
Rural Population (in %) |
Urban Population (in %) |
273883 |
95.07% |
4.93% |
Dhakuakhana assembly constituency has water facilities of Over Hand Tank (OHT) and tap water from a treated source. The residents of Dhakuakhana also enjoy the facilities of tube wells and boreholes. There is also an availability of fire-fighting services at Dhakuakhana.
There is domestic electrification at Dhakuakhana. The availability of industrial and commercial electrification and road lighting is evident at a few points at Dhakuakhana.
The basic civic amenities like sewerage and water in Dhakuakhana is provided by Dhakuakhana Town Committee.
About 76.49% of the population are Hindus while 18.57% of the population are Muslims. The population consists of a good number of people who speak Assamese, Mishing and Bengali.
Religion |
Total |
Hindu |
76.49% |
Muslim |
18.57% |
The constituency's Scheduled Caste ratio is 5.55 and the Scheduled Tribe ratio is 42.8.
Caste/Tribes |
TOTAL (in terms of Ratio) |
Schedule Caste |
5.55 |
Schedule Tribe |
42.8 |
There are no cities in the constituency. The only town under the constituency is Dhakuakhana (Town Committee).
The overall count of electorates in the constituency is 174228, where 84075 is the count of male electorates and 90153 is the count of female electorates.
MALE ELECTORATES |
FEMALE ELECTORATES |
OVERALL COUNT OF ELECTORATES |
84075 |
90153 |
174228 |
Dhahuakhana's sex ratio is 946 females per thousand males.
About 11.75% of Dhakuakhana's population is under six years.
The constituency's polling percentage in Lok Sabha Election 2019 was 71.82%, while it was 84.3% in Assam Assembly Election in 2016.
Election Type |
Year |
Polling Percentage |
Lok Sabha Election |
2019 |
71.82% |
State Assembly Election |
2016 |
84.3% |
Following is the result of last few years...
Assam Election year-wise |
Party Name |
Candidate's name |
Won by no of votes or % |
1996 |
INC |
Bharat Chandra Narah |
29752 |
2001 |
INC |
Bharat Chandra Narah |
41190 |
2006 |
INC |
Bharat Chandra Narah |
55677 |
2011 |
AGP |
Naba Kumar Doley |
63963 |
2016 |
Naba Kumar Doley |
81556 |
In the Assam Assembly Election of 2016,
Candidates Name |
Party of the candidates |
Percentage |
Naba Kumar Doley |
BJP |
55.45% |
Bharat Chandra Narah |
INC |
38.77% |
LakhiNathSonowal |
CPI(M) |
1.54%, |
Dr Rajendra NathPegu |
LDP |
0.55% |
JutikaDoley |
SUCI |
0.29% |
Dilip Kumar Chowdhury |
Independent |
1.38% |
Bhumi Ranjan |
Independent |
1.26% |
NOTA |
None of the Above |
0.76% |
The candidates who contested in Assam Assembly Election of 2016 are...
1. Naba Kumar Doley of BJP
2. Bharat Chandra Narah of INC
3. Lakhi Nath Sonowal of CPI(M)
4. Dr Rajendra NathPegu of LDP
5. Jutika Doley of SUCI
6. Independent candidates Dilip Kumar Chowdhury and Bhumi Ranjan Doley
7. Finally, Naba Kumar Doley won with 55.45% of votes