Assam · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2016
Siddhartha Bhattacharya of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Gauhati East Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Assam in the 2016 state assembly election, securing 127,602 votes (79.10% vote share). The runner-up was Bobbeeta Sharma (Indian National Congress) with 30,965 votes.
A total of 12 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.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siddhartha Bhattacharya | 127602 | 79.10% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Bobbeeta Sharma | 30965 | 19.20% | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Dr. Avijit Chakraborty | 591 | 0.40% | Bharatiya Gana Parishad |
| 4 | Prodyut Kumar Bora | 499 | 0.30% | Liberal Democratic Party |
| 5 | Raktimava Swami | 377 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 6 | Bipul Kumar Talukdar | 243 | 0.20% | Independent |
| 7 | Bhupen Sarma | 196 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 8 | Pradip Kumar Das | 189 | 0.10% | Rashtriya Secular Congress |
| 9 | Subhash Chandra Gupta | 182 | 0.10% | The National Road Map Party Of India |
| 10 | Kazi Nekib Ahmed | 181 | 0.10% | Independent |
| 11 | Pranab Jyoti Das | 137 | 0.10% | Republican Party Of India (A) |
| 12 | Bandana Barman Baruah | 129 | 0.10% | Rashtriya Jankranti Party |
The Gauhati East constituency is part of the Assam Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2016 Assembly election, 12 candidates contested for this seat. Siddhartha Bhattacharya (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 127,602 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.