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Assembly constituency 78 · Assam · ST

Dhemaji is assembly constituency number 78 in Assam, and one of the segments of the Lakhimpur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Dr. Ranoj Pegu of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 58.5% of the vote, 32,229 votes ahead of Sri Sailen Sonowal (INC).

Dhemaji · 2026AC 78
  1. 01
    Dr. Ranoj Pegu
    BJP
    83,649
    58.51%
  2. 02
    Sri Sailen Sonowal
    INC
    51,420
    35.96%
  3. 03
    Sri Narendra Kumar Paw
    TMC
    3,550
    2.48%
  4. 04
    Sri Babul Sonowal
    Independent
    1,675
    1.17%
  5. 05
    Sri Lalit Pegu
    VPI
    1,091
    0.76%
  6. 1 other candidate · 394 votesNOTA · 1,197 (0.84%)

Margin 32,229 votes · 22.54% of valid votes

1,79,334
Registered electors
2026 election
79.8%
Turnout
9 Apr 2026
32,229
Victory margin
22.5% of valid votes
Apr 2026 · candidate-wise result

All 6 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,42,976 valid votes, NOTA included.

Dhemaji 2026 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dr. Ranoj PeguMale · 64 yrs · STBJP83,649
58.51%
2Sri Sailen SonowalMale · 52 yrs · STINC51,420
35.96%
3Sri Narendra Kumar PawMale · 67 yrs · STTMC3,550
2.48%
4Sri Babul SonowalMale · 48 yrs · STIndependent1,675
1.17%
—NOTANOTA1,197
0.84%
5Sri Lalit PeguMale · 44 yrs · STVPI1,091
0.76%
6Smti. Lilimai DoleyFemale · 50 yrs · STSUCI394
0.28%
Map

Dhemaji outlined in orange among the other Assam seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2026. Click any seat to open its page.

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Dhemaji is one of the assembly segments of Lakhimpur. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Lakhimpur candidates.

  • Pradan BaruahBJP70,066 55.3%
  • Uday Shankar HazarikaINC47,423 37.4%
  • Ghana Kanta ChutiaTMC2,871 2.3%
  • Dhiren KachariCPI2,614 2.1%
  • Bikram RamchiaryIndependent897 0.7%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 22,643 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Dhemaji.

Who won the Dhemaji assembly seat in 2026?

Dr. Ranoj Pegu of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Dhemaji in the 2026 Assam assembly election with 83,649 votes, which was 58.51% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Dhemaji?

The margin was 32,229 votes (22.54% of valid votes). The runner-up was Sri Sailen Sonowal of the Indian National Congress with 51,420 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Dhemaji in 2026?

Turnout was 79.77%: 1,43,059 of 1,79,334 registered electors voted, across 226 polling stations.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Dhemaji part of?

Dhemaji is an assembly segment of the Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency in Assam. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Pradan Baruah got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Dhemaji a reserved constituency?

Yes. Dhemaji is reserved for scheduled tribes (st), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Dhemaji?

The Assam assembly elected in 2026 completes its five-year term in 2031, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Assam assembly elections of 2026 (2026 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.