Behali Assembly constituency

Behali Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Behali forms part of the Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency.^[1][2][3]

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Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Assam
District	Sonitpur
LS constituency	Tezpur
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Assam Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Ranjit Dutta
Party	BJP

Town Details

• Country: India
• State: Assam
• District: Biswanath district
• Lok Sabha Constituency: Tezpur Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency^[4]
• Assembly Categorisation: Rural
• Literacy Level: 80.0%
• Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,25,406 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:63,703. Female Electors: 61,703
• Geographic Co-Ordinates: 26°50'15.7"N 93°18'21.6"E
• Total Area Covered: 639 square kilometres
• Area Includes: Behali thana [excluding Halem and Brohmajan (Part) mouzas] and Baghmara (Part) mouza in Sootea thana in Tezpur sub-division., of Biswanath district of Assam
• Inter State Border : Biswanath
• Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-145,Year 2016-145,Year 2021-77

Members of Legislative Assembly

Following is the list of past members from constituency to Assam Legislative Assembly:^[5]

• 1978: Bishnulal Upadhyaya, Indian National Congress.
• 1985: Swarup Upadhyaya, Indian National Congress.
• 1991: Barnabash Tanti, Indian National Congress.
• 1996: Barnabash Tanti, Indian National Congress.
• 2001: Ranjit Dutta, Bharatiya Janata Party.
• 2006: Ranjit Dutta, Bharatiya Janata Party.
• 2011: Pallab Lochan Das, Indian National Congress.
• 2016: Ranjit Dutta, Bharatiya Janata Party.
• 2021: Ranjit Dutta, Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2021

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Behali^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ranjit Dutta	53,583	50.93
	Independent	Jayanta Borah	23,744	22.57
	CPI(ML)L	Bibek Das	21,531	20.46
	AJP	Anjan Upadhyaya	3,343	3.18
	NOTA	None of the above	3,012	2.86	N/A
Majority			23,601
Turnout			105213
Registered electors
	BJP hold		Swing

2016 result

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Behali^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Ranjit Dutta	52,152	56.20	+28.18
	INC	Rupak Sarma	28,551	30.76	-19.68
	CPI(ML)L	Bibek Das	8,025	8.64	-7.17
	Independent	Zulfikar Hussain	1,573	1.69	N/A
	NOTA	None of the above	2,495	2.68	N/A
Majority			23,601	25.44	+3.02
Turnout			92,796	86.20	+4.48
Registered electors			1,07,643
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2011 result

2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Behali

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Pallab Lochan Das	40,798	50.44
	BJP	Ranjit Dutta	22,662	28.02
	CPI(ML)L	Bibek Das	12,784	15.81
	Independent	Biswajeet Goswami	3,307	4.09
	AIUDF	Malay Das	1,330	1.64
Majority			18,136	22.42
Turnout			80,881	81.72
Registered electors			98,977
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

References

1. "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
2. "List of Assembly constituencies showing their Parliamentary constituences wise break-up" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
3. "Map of Assam showing District-wise assembly and Parliamentary constituencies" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
4. "Behali Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Behali Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
5. "Behali Election Result 2021 LIVE: Behali MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". oneindia.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
6. "Assam General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
7. "Assam General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

External links

• "Results of all Assam Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

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