Lok Sabha Constituency

Silchar

Constituency No. 8· AssamScheduled Caste

Silchar is Lok Sabha constituency No. 8 in Assam, reserved category: Scheduled Caste. It covers the district of Cachar. The seat is made up of 7 assembly segments. At the 2024 general election it had 13,61,400 electors, of whom 78.95% voted.

State
Assam
Constituency No.
8
Category
Scheduled Caste
Assembly Segments
7
Districts Covered
Cachar
Last Election
2024

Current Member of Parliament

Parimal Suklabaidya

Parimal Suklabaidya

Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament · Silchar (Lok Sabha)
First Elected
2024
Re-elected
—
Terms at this seat
1
2024 result
6,52,453
Votes
60.71%
Vote share
2,64,311
Victory margin

Ahead of Surya Kanta Sarkar (Indian National Congress) on 3,88,142 votes.

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Quick Facts

(2024)
Constituency No.
8
State
Assam
Category
Scheduled Caste
Districts covered
Cachar
Assembly segments
7
Total electors
13,61,400
Male electors
6,84,100
Female electors
6,77,210
Third gender electors
90
Polling stations
1,520
Last election
2024

Election History

(3 on record)

Results for Silchar Lok Sabha constituency, back to 2014.

2024 Lok Sabha Election
(18th Lok Sabha)
Winner
Parimal Suklabaidya
Parimal Suklabaidya
Bharatiya Janata Party
6,52,453
Votes
60.71%
Vote Share
2,64,311
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Parimal SuklabaidyaBJP6,52,453 · 60.71%
  2. 2.Surya Kanta SarkarINC3,88,142 · 36.11%
  3. 3.Radheshyam BiswasAITC19,410 · 1.81%
2019 Lok Sabha Election
(17th Lok Sabha)
Winner
RR
Rajdeep Roy
Bharatiya Janata Party
4,99,414
Votes
52.59%
Vote Share
81,596
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Rajdeep RoyBJP4,99,414 · 52.59%
  2. 2.Sushmita DevINC4,17,818 · 43.99%
  3. 3.Nazrul IslamIndependent10,830 · 1.14%
2014 Lok Sabha Election
(16th Lok Sabha)
Winner
SD
Sushmita Dev
Indian National Congress
3,36,451
Votes
42.07%
Vote Share
35,241
Victory Margin
Top candidates
  1. 1.Sushmita DevINC3,36,451 · 42.07%
  2. 2.Kabindra PurkayasthaBJP3,01,210 · 37.66%
  3. 3.Kutub Ahmed MazumderAll India United Democratic Front85,530 · 10.69%

Assembly Segments in Silchar

(7)

These assembly constituencies are the segments of Silchar Lok Sabha constituency.

  • Silchar
    AC No. 9 · Cachar
    DC
    Dipayan Chakraborty
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Sonai
    AC No. 10 · Cachar
    KB
    Karim Uddin Barbhuiya
    All India United Democratic Front
    MLA
  • Dholai
    AC No. 11 · Cachar
    Scheduled Caste
    Parimal Suklabaidya
    Parimal Suklabaidya
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Udharbond
    AC No. 12 · Cachar
    MS
    Mihir Kanti Shome
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Lakhipur
    AC No. 13 · Cachar
    KR
    Kaushik Rai
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
  • Barkhola
    AC No. 14 · Cachar
    ML
    Misbahul Islam Laskar
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
  • Katigorah
    AC No. 15 · Cachar
    KM
    Khalil Uddin Mazumder
    Indian National Congress
    MLA

Electorate

General election 2024
13.61 Lakh
Total Electors
6.84 Lakh
Male Electors
6.77 Lakh
Female Electors
1,520
Polling Stations
10.75 Lakh
Votes Polled
78.95%
Turnout
Voter turnout78.95%
EVM votes 10,70,400Postal votes 4,400

About Silchar Lok Sabha Constituency

State
Assam
Constituency number
8
Category
Scheduled Caste
Districts covered
Cachar
Assembly segments
7
Sitting member
Parimal Suklabaidya
Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Elections on record
2024, 2019, 2014
District profiles
Sources & references
  • Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha Election 2024
  • Government of Assam
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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