Guwahati, May 4: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday won the Jalukbari constituency for the sixth consecutive term, defeating Congress candidate Bidisha Neog by 89,434 votes.
Sarma’s winning margin was 1,01,000 votes in 2021 when he became the chief minister of the state for the first time.
Sarma, who was leading from the first round, polled 1,27,151 votes while Neog secured 37,717 at the end of the 13th round of counting.
He had failed to win his first poll from the Jalukbari constituency in 1996, but his winning streak continued from 2001.
His victory margin kept increasing in the subsequent polls till 2021. (PTI)
