Dispur Assembly Election: Can Congress turncoat Pradyut Bordoloi win it for BJP?

Dispur:

The Dispur Assembly Constituency in Assam stands out as one of the most high-profile and politically influential seats in the state. Located within the rapidly expanding Guwahati metropolitan region, Dispur is home to the Assam Secretariat and key administrative establishments, making it both politically sensitive and electorally strategic. With a vast electorate, continuous urbanisation and deep political engagement, the constituency has witnessed dynamic electoral battles over the years. Dispur is constituency number 33 of the Assam Legislative Assembly. The constituency is a general seat not reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs).

Dispur Assembly Election: Key candidates

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), United People's Party Liberal (UPPL), All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), Bodoland People's Front (BPF) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) are the main parties in the state. The key candidates for the Dispur seat are BJP's Pradyut Bordoloi and Congress' Mira Borthakur Goswami among others. The Dispur Assembly constituency comes under the Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency.

Dispur Constituency Demographic Profile

As per data from the Election Commission, there were 3,06,558 voters in the Dispur constituency during the 2021 Assembly Elections. Out of this, 1,52,654 were male and 1,52,410 were female voters. None voters belonged to the third gender. 1,494 postal votes were cast in the constituency. The number of service voters in Dispur in 2021 was 478 (463 men and 15 women).

In 2016, the total number of voters in the Dispur constituency was 2,79,178. Out of this, 1,41,679  voters were male, 1,36,984 were female and none belonged to a third gender. There were 515 valid postal votes in the constituency. The number of service voters in Dispur in 2016 was 297 (209 men and 88 women).

Dispur Constituency 2021 and 2016 Winners (Candidates and Parties)

In the 2021 Assam Assembly Elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Atul Bora won the Dispur seat with a margin of 1,21,657 votes (40.44%). He polled 1,96,043 votes with a vote share of 64%. He defeated Congress candidate Manjit Mahanta, who got 74,386 votes (24.28%). ASMJTYP candidate Prince Faizul Haque stood third with 15,636 votes (5.1%).

In the 2016 Assam Assembly Elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Atul Bora won the Dispur seat with a margin of 1,30,197 votes (46.69%). He polled 1,98,378 votes with a vote share of 71.14%. Congress candidate Akon Bora got 68,181 votes (24.45%) and was the runner-up. NOTA stood third with 2.600 votes (0.93%).