Biswanath Assembly constituency
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Biswanath Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Biswanath forms part of the Sonitpur Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3]
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| Constituency No. 70 for the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Biswanath |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sonitpur |
| Established | 1957 |
| Reservation | None |
Town details
editFollowing are details on Biswanath Assembly constituency:
- Country: India.
- State: Assam.
- District: Biswanath district
- Lok Sabha Constituency: Sonitpur Lok Sabha constituency
- Area Includes: Biswanath MB, Sakomotha Dev. Block, Biswanath Dev. Block(Part), Baghmora Dev. Block(Part), Sootea Dev. Block(Part).
Members of Legislative Assembly
edit| Election | Member | Party affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Kamakhya Prasad Tripathi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | |||
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | Kosheswar Bora | Independent | |
| 1978 | Janata Party | ||
| 1985 | Padmanath Koiri | Independent | |
| 1991 | Nurjamal Sarkar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | Prabin Hazarika | Asom Gana Parishad | |
| 2001 | Nurjamal Sarkar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | Prabin Hazarika | Asom Gana Parishad | |
| 2016 | Promod Borthakur | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2021 | |||
Election results
edit2026
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Pallab Lochan Das | 84862 | 52.73 | ||
| INC | Jayanta Borah | 59092 | 36.72 | ||
| JMM | TEHARU GOUR | 12501 | 7.77 | ||
| NOTA | NOTA | 1855 | 1.15 | ||
| Margin of victory | 25770 | ||||
| Turnout | 160934 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Promod Borthakur | 64,225 | 52.33 | ||
| INC | Nurjamal Sarkar | 54,105 | 44.08 | ||
| JD(U) | Gopi Chand Shahabadi | 2,056 | 1.67 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,341 | 1.90 | ||
| Majority | 10,120 | 8.25 | |||
| Turnout | 1,22,727 | 86.95 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,41,134 | ||||
| BJP gain from AGP | Swing | ||||
2011
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGP | Prabin Hazarika | 48,104 | 45.51 | ||
| INC | Nurjamal Sarkar | 46,605 | 44.09 | ||
| BJP | Diganta Ghatuwar | 6,156 | 5.82 | ||
| Independent | Abdul Rajek | 2,178 | 2.06 | ||
| AIUDF | Hifzur Rahman | 1,566 | 1.48 | ||
| AITC | Kalyan Deori Bharali | 1,102 | 1.04 | ||
| Majority | 1,499 | 1.42 | |||
| Turnout | 1,05,711 | 81.68 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,29,414 | ||||
| AGP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies of State of Assam" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.