Guwahati, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal thanked the voters of Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency for reposing faith in him to work for development under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

''I thank every voter of the constituency for participating in this celebration of democracy and for their immense love and faith in my abilities as a son of the land to represent them in the Lok Sabha and work for the welfare of the people. Thank you for. '', Sonowal said in a statement.

He reiterated his resolve to work towards regaining the glory of Dibrugarh "as we move towards 'Developed India'".

“I express my heartfelt gratitude to the hardworking workers of BJP, our allies, for ensuring this victory for the NDA.Heartfelt gratitude to Honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji, BJP National President JP Nadda for giving me the opportunity to serve the people of Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, the people of Assam, the people of North-East and the people here. India”, he further said.

Sonowal has an unassailable lead of 2,78,327 votes over his nearest rival and opposition joint candidate Lurinjyoti Gogoi.

The Rajya Sabha MP has so far received 6,92,273 votes while his rival has received 4,13,946 votes. There were three candidates in the fray and AAP candidate Manoj Dhanover is in third place with 1,37,622 votes so far.With Sonowal's victory imminent, a crowd of BJP supporters gathered at his residence in Dibrugarh and celebrations took place around his house and the district party office.

The results of any of the 14 seats in Assam have not been declared yet but NDA is leading in 11 seats and Congress is leading in three seats.

This key constituency was won by his cabinet colleague Rameshwar Teli in 2019 by a record margin of over 3.64 lakh votes.

Sonowal was the first to break the traditional Congress stronghold in 2004, which the grand old party had won continuously since the first general elections.