Assam Assembly election 2021, Moran profile: BJP's Chakradhar Gogoi eyes return, faces Congress' Pranjal Ghatowar

The Moran Assembly constituency was won by the BJP’s Chakradhar Gogoi in the 2016 election. The constituency falls under the Dibrugarh Lok Sabha segment and is part of the Dibrugarh district. The Congress has fielded Pranjal Ghatowar, who is the son of former Union minister Paban Singh Ghatowar. Meanwhile, the BJP has named Gogoi as its candidate. The three-phased elections for the 126-member Assam Assembly will be held on 27 March, 1 April and 6 April. Votes will be counted on 2 May. The Moran constituency is expected to go to the polls on 27 March as part of the  first phase  of the 2021 Assam Assembly election.  

Voter turnout in previous elections

There are a total number of 1,21,122 registered voters in the Moran constituency, of which 61,794 are men and 59,328 are women. The voter turnout in the 2016 Assembly election was 83.24 percent. In the 2011 election, the voter turnout was 71.52 percent.

Past election results and winners

The sitting MLA, Chakradhar Gogoi, won the seat in the 2016 polls by garnering 54,571 votes or 54.13 percent of the vote share. The runner-up was the Congress’ Paban Singh Ghatowar, who won 38,340 votes or 38.02 percent of the votes polled in the election. Congress leader Jibontara Ghatowar had won the seat in 2011, with 47,143 votes. The Assam Assembly polls will be held to elect a total of 126 Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs).