The Jorhat Constituency, one of the 14 Parliamentary constituencies in Assam, is gearing up for Lok Sabha election this year. The voting day for the Lok Sabha elections will witness the democratic exercise of voting, as constituents come forward to cast their ballots. The estimated number of electors during the 2019 Lok Sabha Election in the Jorhat Constituency was 13,19,952.
Voters and Demographics (Pre-Delimitation)
Total voters: 1,347,881
Rural Voters: 1,124,133, which is around 83.4 per cent
Urban Voters: 223,748, which is around 16.6per cent
Sex Ratio: 956 (2011)
Voter turnout: 77.2 per cent (2019 Parliament election) – lower than the 2016 Assembly election’s 83.6 per cent turnout.
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Candidates of Jorhat Constituency
Individuals contesting for the Jorhat constituency are Congress’ Gaurav Gogoi, BJP’s Topon Kumar Gogoi, Ekam Sanatan Bharat Dal’s Arun Chandra Handique and Independent Raj Kumar Duwara.
Gaurav Gogoi and Topon Kumar Gogoi are the prominent candidates of Jorhat Constituency. Gaurav Gogoi is an Assamese politician with the Indian National Congress, serving as Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha and representing Kaliabor since 2014. He’s the son of former Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and holds a Master’s from NYU. His political work commenced post his US return. Topon Kumar Gogoi, a politician hailing from Assam, currently represents Jorhat in the Lok Sabha. His political journey includes being elected from Sonari in the 2016 state elections and holding the position of Minister of State for Power with independent charge in Assam Government.
The Jorhat Lok Sabha Constituency will cast its votes on April 19, during the first phase of the 2024 elections. The counting and declaration of results of the election outcomes for the Jorhat Lok Sabha Constituency are scheduled for June 4.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, BJP’s Topon Kumar Gogoi emerged victorious in the Jorhat constituency with a total of 5,43,288 votes. Congress’ Sushanta Borgohain was the runner up with a total of 4,60,635 votes. In 2014, Kamakhya Prasad Tasa emerged victorious for the BJP, with Bijoy Krishna Handique of INC as the runner-up. In 2009, Bijoy Krishna Handique emerged victorious for the INC, with Kamakhya Prasad Tasa of BJP as the runner-up.
