Dhubri Assembly Election Result 2001

Assam · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2001

Nazibul Umar. of Indian National Congress won the Dhubri Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Assam in the 2001 state assembly election, securing 45,113 votes (51.20% vote share). The runner-up was Dhruba Kumar Sen (Bharatiya Janta Party) with 27,782 votes.

A total of 10 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Assam
  • Constituency: Dhubri
  • Constituency Number: 23
  • District: Dhubri
  • Total Contestants: 10
  • Election Year: 2001
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Nazibul Umar. 45113 51.20% Indian National Congress
2 Dhruba Kumar Sen 27782 31.50% Bharatiya Janta Party
3 Siraj Uddin Ahmed 8803 10.00% Nationalist Congress Party
4 Sopiar Rahman 1949 2.20% Communist Party Of India (MARXIST)
5 Abdur Rashid Khandakar 1884 2.10% Samata Party
6 Jinnat Ali. 906 1.00% Independent
7 Shiva Prasad Sarma. 894 1.00% All India Trinamool Congress
8 Dilip Kumar Chakrabarty. 343 0.40% Independent
9 Rouf Ali Ahmed. 271 0.30% Independent
10 Prasanta Kumar Das. 147 0.20% Independent

About Dhubri Assembly Constituency

The Dhubri constituency is part of the Assam Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2001 Assembly election, 10 candidates contested for this seat. Nazibul Umar. (Indian National Congress) emerged as the winner securing 45,113 votes.

State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.

How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

10 candidates contested from Dhubri assembly constituency in the 2001 Vidhan Sabha election.

Dhubri is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Assam.

Nazibul Umar. (Indian National Congress) won the Dhubri assembly seat in the 2001 Vidhan Sabha election.