Silchar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam state in north-eastern India. From 1951 to 1971, the area under it was referred as Cachar constituency. The constituency covers the entirety of Cachar district in the Barak Valley.
Assembly segments Silchar Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: Current assembly segments No.NameDistrictReserved for (SC/ST/None)MemberParty2024 Lead114LakhipurNoneCacharKaushik Rai115UdharbondRajdeep Goala116KatigorahKamalakhya Dey Purkayastha117 BarkholaKishor Nath118SilcharRajdeep Roy119SonaiAminul Haque Laskar120DholaiSCAmiya Kanti Das
Previous assembly segments Constituency numberNameReserved for (SC/ST/None)District9SilcharNoneCachar10SonaiNone11DholaiSC12UdharbondNone13LakhipurNone14 BarkholaNone15KatigorahNone
Members of Parliament YearWinnerParty1952Nibaran Chandra LaskarIndian National Congress1952Suresh Chandra Deb1957Nibaran Chandra Laskar1962 Jyotsna Chanda1967 1971 1974 Nurul HudaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)1977 Rashida Haque ChoudhuryIndian National Congress1980Santosh Mohan Dev19841989Elections not held in Assam1991Kabindra PurkayasthaBharatiya Janata Party1996Santosh Mohan DevIndian National Congress1998Kabindra PurkayasthaBharatiya Janata Party1999Santosh Mohan DevIndian National Congress20042009Kabindra PurkayasthaBharatiya Janata Party2014Sushmita DevIndian National Congress2019Dr. Rajdeep Roy2024Parimal Suklabaidya
Election results General election 2024
Lok Sabha elections 2019
General elections 2014
Lok Sabha elections 1971 Jyotsna Chanda (INC) : 100,798 votes A. F. Golam Osmani (IND) : 37,794
Lok Sabha elections 1952 Two candidates elected from this constituency, then called 'Cachar Lushal Hill'. Member One : Laskar, Nibaran Chandra (INC) : 192847 votes, defeated Ghose, Satyendra Kishore (KMPP) : 84160 votes Member Two : Deb, Suresh Chandra (INC) : 182,692 votes, defeated Patni, Nitai Chand (KMPP) : 71,704 votes
See also 2019 Indian general election in Assam Cachar district List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
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