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Abhayapuri South Assembly constituency
Abhayapuri South Assembly constituency is one of the 126 constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly, in Assam, northeastern India.[1][2]
| Abhayapuri South | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 35 for the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Bongaigaon |
| LS constituency | Barpeta |
| Reservation | SC |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Abhayapuri South (constituency number 35) is one of the 3 constituencies located in Bongaigaon district.[3] It is reserved for scheduled castes.
Abhayapuri South is part of Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency[4] along with 9 other assembly segments, namely, Bongaigaon and Abhayapuri North in this district, Patacharkuchi, Barpeta, Jania, Baghbar, Sarukhetri and Chenga in Barpeta district and Dharmapur in Nalbari district.
Town Details edit
Following are the details of Abhayapuri South:[4]
- Country: India.
- State: Assam.
- District: Bongaigaon
- Lok Sabha Constituency: Barpeta.
- Assembly Categorisation: Rural.
- Literacy Level: 69.74%.
- Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 206,843 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:91,211. Female Electors:83,652.
- Geographic Co-Ordinates: 26°17’36.2"N 90°34’36.1"E.
- Total Area Covered: 435 square kilometres.
- Area Includes: Abhayapuri thana [excluding the villages specified in item (15) of the Appendix] in Goalpara sub-division of Bongaigaon district of Assam.
- Inter State Border : Bongaigaon.
- Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-206,Year 2016-240,Year 2021-35.
Members of Legislative Assembly edit
- 1978: Rabindra Nath Choudhury, Janata Party.
- 1985: Ratneswar Sarkar, Independent.
- 1991: Chandan Kumar Sarkar, Indian National Congress.
- 1996: Rabin Banikya, Asom Gana Parishad.
- 2001: Chandan Kumar Sarkar, Indian National Congress.
- 2006: Rabin Banikya, Asom Gana Parishad.
- 2011: Chandan Kumar Sarkar, Indian National Congress.[4]
- 2016: Ananta Kumar Malo, All India United Democratic Front.[4][5]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pradip Sarkar[6] | Indian National Congress | |
Election results edit
2016 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIUDF | Ananta Kumar Malo | 51,525 | 32.50 | +3.29 | |
| INC | Chandan Kumar Sarkar | 51,334 | 32.38 | -9.86 | |
| AGP | Rabin Banikya | 50,957 | 32.14 | +10.42 | |
| Independent | Nirmalendu Banikya | 1,602 | 1.01 | N/A | |
| RPI(A) | Ashok Dutta | 1,304 | 0.82 | N/A | |
| Jan Congress Party | Dhiren Majumdar | 694 | 0.43 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,113 | 0.70 | N/A | |
| Majority | 191 | 0.12 | -12.91 | ||
| Turnout | 1,58,529 | 90.95 | +5.81 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,74,303 | ||||
| AIUDF gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2011 result edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chandan Kumar Sarkar | 51,510 | 42.24 | ||
| AIUDF | Bijay Das | 35,621 | 29.21 | ||
| AGP | Dhrubajyoti Banikya | 26,485 | 21.72 | ||
| BJP | Dinesh Sarkar | 2,998 | 2.46 | ||
| AITC | Kaustav Kumar Das | 2,628 | 2.15 | ||
| Independent | Ashok Dutta | 1,211 | 0.99 | ||
| BPF | Bimal Chandra Das | 996 | 0.82 | ||
| Lok Bharati | Mohadev Das | 510 | 0.42 | ||
| Majority | 15,889 | 13.03 | |||
| Turnout | 1,21,959 | 85.14 | |||
| INC gain from AGP | Swing | ||||
References edit
- ^ "List of Assembly constituencies showing their Parliamentary constituences wise break-up" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Map of Assam showing District-wise assembly and Parliamentary constituencies" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Abhayapuri South Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Abdul Batin Khandakar of INC Wins". news18.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Assam Assembly election 2021, Abhayapuri South profile: AIUDF's Anita Kumar Malo narrowly defeated Congress' Chandan Kumar Sarkar in 2016". firstpost.com. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Assam General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Assam General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
External links edit
- "Results of all Assam Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.