Katigorah is assembly constituency number 116 in Assam, and one of the segments of the Silchar Lok Sabha seat. In the 2026 election Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 58.2% of the vote, 37,680 votes ahead of Amar Chand Jain (INC).
- 01Kamalakhya Dey PurkayasthaBJP1,10,75858.21%
- 02Amar Chand JainINC73,07838.41%
- 03Md. Fazlur Rahman LaskarTMC1,9891.05%
- 04Sanju MundaIndependent9030.47%
- 05Sandip DasIndependent8440.44%
- 9 other candidates · 1,491 votesNOTA · 1,194 (0.63%)
Margin 37,680 votes · 19.80% of valid votes
All 14 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,90,257 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kamalakhya Dey PurkayasthaMale · 48 yrs | BJP | 1,10,758 | 58.21% |
| 2 | Amar Chand JainMale · 69 yrs | INC | 73,078 | 38.41% |
| 3 | Md. Fazlur Rahman LaskarMale · 62 yrs | TMC | 1,989 | 1.05% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,194 | 0.63% |
| 4 | Sanju MundaMale · 29 yrs | Independent | 903 | 0.47% |
| 5 | Sandip DasMale · 55 yrs | Independent | 844 | 0.44% |
| 6 | Shib Narayan SinghMale · 43 yrs | Independent | 302 | 0.16% |
| 7 | Raju DasMale · 50 yrs · SC | Independent | 264 | 0.14% |
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| 8 | Nurul Alom BarbhuiyaMale · 36 yrs | Independent | 178 | 0.09% |
| 9 | Nasir Uddin BarbhuiyaMale · 39 yrs | Independent | 178 | 0.09% |
| 10 | Hillol BhattacharjeeMale · 49 yrs | SUCI | 161 | 0.08% |
| 11 | Saleh Ahmed MazumderMale · 40 yrs | Independent | 119 | 0.06% |
| 12 | Kaushik DasMale · 46 yrs · SC | Independent | 101 | 0.05% |
| 13 | Abdul Odud ChoudhuryMale · 43 yrs | Independent | 99 | 0.05% |
| 14 | Ibajul Hoque LaskarMale · 50 yrs | Independent | 89 | 0.05% |
Katigorah 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.
Katigorah is one of the assembly segments of Silchar. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Silchar candidates.
- Parimal SuklabaidyaBJP1,01,904 58.7%
- Surya Kanta SarkarINC68,409 39.4%
- Radheshyam BiswasTMC1,269 0.7%
- Raju DasIndependent691 0.4%
- Probash Chandra SarkarSUCI601 0.3%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 33,495 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Katigorah.
Who won the Katigorah assembly seat in 2026?
Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Katigorah in the 2026 Assam assembly election with 1,10,758 votes, which was 58.21% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Katigorah?
The margin was 37,680 votes (19.80% of valid votes). The runner-up was Amar Chand Jain of the Indian National Congress with 73,078 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Katigorah in 2026?
Turnout was 88.76%: 1,90,423 of 2,14,527 registered electors voted, across 281 polling stations.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Katigorah part of?
Katigorah is an assembly segment of the Silchar Lok Sabha constituency in Assam. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Parimal Suklabaidya got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Katigorah a reserved constituency?
No. Katigorah is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Katigorah?
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.
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