BJP Candidate Ranjith Dutta's Route To Hat-Trick In Sonitpur

As the electoral landscape of Sonitpur (previously called Tezpur) Lok Sabha constituency witnessed a 3-way hustle between the BJP, Congress, and AAP, Ranjith Dutta of BJP won the election with a margin of 3,61,408 votes.

Ranjith Dutta with his victory has helped in building the party in this constitution and has represented the BJP for the past two general elections. In this election, Ranjith Dutta secured 7,75,788 votes pushing back his rival Premlal Ganju of Congress, who bagged 4,14,380.

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His political journey spans multiple terms as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), the four-time MLA has been representing the party in the Behali Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2011, and then from 2016 to 2024.

The veteran politician started his political career through the 2001 Assam Legislative Assembly election, where he represented the BJP, and secured 50.65% of the total vote, defeating the incumbent Congress MLA, Barnabash Tanti.

He continued his winning streak in the 2006 election as he triumphed over Nagen Gowala of INC by a margin of 8,979 votes. Even though he lost the 2011 polls, when he was defeated by Pallab Lochan Das of Congress,  he made a significant comeback in the 2016 Assam Assembly elections by defeating Rupak Sarma of Congress by a margin of 23,601 votes. In addition, Dutta won the 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election, continuing his position as an MLA.

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His leadership skills were further recognized when he served as a Cabinet Minister in the Sarbananda Sonowal-led government from 2016 to 2021, overseeing key portfolios such as Sericulture, Handloom and Textiles, Irrigation, and Welfare of Minorities. Looking into his educational background, he completed his Pre-University Examination (Two-Year Course) from Darrang College, Tezpur, under Gauhati University, in the year 1974-75. The Sonitpur constituency was represented by the BJP party from 2014, as Ram Prasad Sharma and Pallab Lochan Dhas of BJP won the Lok Sabha election two consecutive times in 2014 and 2019.