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'''Abhayapuri South''' [[Electoral district|Assembly constituency]] is one of the 126 constituencies of the [[Assam Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly of Assam]] state in [[Northeast India|northeastern India]].[1]<br />
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Abhayapuri South (constituency number 35) is one of the 3 constituencies located in [[Bongaigaon]] district. It is reserved for [[Dalits|scheduled castes]].<br />
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Abhayapuri South is part of [[Barpeta]] Lok Sabha constituency<ref name="abhay ref1">{{cite news |title=Abhayapuri South Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Abdul Batin Khandakar of INC Wins |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/abhayapuri-south-election-result-2021-live-updates-abhayapuri-south-winner-loser-leading-trailing-mla-margin-3697553.html |access-date=12 November 2021 |publisher=news18.com |date=2 May 2021}}</ref> along with 9 other assembly segments, namely, Bongaigaon and [[Abhayapuri]] North in this district, [[Patacharkuchi]], Barpeta, [[Jania, Barpeta district|Jania]], [[Baghbar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Baghbar]], [[Sarukhetri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sarukhetri]] and Chenga in Barpeta district and Dharmapur in [[Nalbari district|Nalbari]] district.<br />
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== Town Details ==<br />
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Following are the details of Abhayapuri South:<ref name="abhay ref1" /><br />
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* Country: India.<br />
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* State: Assam.<br />
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* District: Bongaigaon <br />
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* Lok Sabha Constituency: Barpeta.<br />
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* Assembly Categorisation: Rural.<br />
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* Literacy Level: 69.74%.<br />
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* Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 206,843 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:91,211. Female Electors:83,652.<br />
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* Geographic Co-Ordinates: 26°17’36.2"N 90°34’36.1"E.<br />
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* Total Area Covered: 435 square kilometres.<br />
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* Area Includes: Abhayapuri thana [excluding the villages specified in item (15) of the Appendix] in Goalpara sub-division of Bongaigaon district of Assam.<br />
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* Inter State Border : Bongaigaon.<br />
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* Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-206,Year 2016-240,Year 2021-35.<br />
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== Members of Legislative Assembly ==<br />
*1978: Rabindra Nath Choudhury, [[Janata Party]].<br />
*1985: Ratneswar Sarkar, [[Independent (politician)|Independent]].<br />
*1991: Chandan Kumar Sarkar, [[Indian National Congress]].<br />
*1996: [[Rabin Banikya]], [[Asom Gana Parishad]].<br />
*2001: Chandan Kumar Sarkar, [[Indian National Congress]].<br />
*2006: [[Rabin Banikya]], [[Asom Gana Parishad]].<br />
*2011: Chandan Kumar Sarkar, [[Indian National Congress]].<ref name="abhay ref1" /><br />
*2016: [[Ananta Kumar Malo]], [[All India United Democratic Front]].<ref name="abhay ref1" /><ref name="abhay ref2">{{cite news |title=Assam Assembly election 2021, Abhayapuri South profile: AIUDF's Anita Kumar Malo narrowly defeated Congress' Chandan Kumar Sarkar in 2016 |url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/assam-assembly-election-2021-abhayapuri-south-profile-aiudfs-anita-kumar-malo-narrowly-defeated-congress-chandan-kumar-sarkar-in-2016-9235651.html |access-date=12 November 2021 |publisher=firstpost.com |date=25 February 2021}}</ref><br />
*2021: [[Pradip Sarkar (politician)|Pradip Sarkar]], [[Indian National Congress]].<br />
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== Election results ==<br />
=== 2016 result ===<br />
{{Election box begin|<br />
title=[[2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]: Abhayapuri South (SC)}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = All India United Democratic Front<br />
|candidate = [[Ananta Kumar Malo]]<br />
|votes = 51,525<br />
|percentage = 32.50<br />
|change = +3.29<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Chandan Kumar Sarkar<br />
|votes = 51,334<br />
|percentage = 32.38<br />
|change = -9.86<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Asom Gana Parishad<br />
|candidate = [[Rabin Banikya]]<br />
|votes = 50,957<br />
|percentage = 32.14<br />
|change = +10.42<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = [[Nirmalendu Banikya]]<br />
|votes = 1,602<br />
|percentage = 1.01<br />
|change = ''N/A''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Republican Party of India (A)<br />
|candidate = [[Ashok Dutta]]<br />
|votes = 1,304<br />
|percentage = 0.82<br />
|change = ''N/A''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate|<br />
|party = Jan Congress Party<br />
|candidate = [[Dhiren Majumdar]]<br />
|votes = 694<br />
|percentage = 0.43<br />
|change = ''N/A''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = None of the above<br />
|votes = 1,113<br />
|percentage = 0.70<br />
|change = ''N/A''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 191<br />
|percentage = 0.12<br />
|change = -12.91<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 1,58,529<br />
|percentage = 90.95<br />
|change = +5.81<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box Registered electors<br />
|reg. electors = 1,74,303<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
|winner = All India United Democratic Front<br />
|loser = Indian National Congress<br />
|swing =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===2011 result===<br />
{{Election box begin|<br />
title=[[2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]: Abhayapuri South (SC)}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Chandan Kumar Sarkar<br />
|votes = 51,510<br />
|percentage = 42.24<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = All India United Democratic Front<br />
|candidate = [[Bijay Das]]<br />
|votes = 35,621<br />
|percentage = 29.21<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Asom Gana Parishad<br />
|candidate = [[Dhrubajyoti Banikya]]<br />
|votes = 26,485<br />
|percentage = 21.72<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = [[Dinesh Sarkar]]<br />
|votes = 2,998<br />
|percentage = 2.46<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = All India Trinamool Congress<br />
|candidate = [[Kaustav Kumar Das]]<br />
|votes = 2,628<br />
|percentage = 2.15<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = Ashok Dutta<br />
|votes = 1,211<br />
|percentage = 0.99<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bodoland People's Front<br />
|candidate = [[Bimal Chandra Das]]<br />
|votes = 996<br />
|percentage = 0.82<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate|<br />
|party = Lok Bharati<br />
|candidate = [[Mohadev Das]]<br />
|votes = 510<br />
|percentage = 0.42<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 15,889<br />
|percentage = 13.03<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 1,21,959<br />
|percentage = 85.14<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
|winner = Indian National Congress<br />
|loser = Asom Gana Parishad<br />
|swing =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{Assembly constituencies of Assam}}<br />
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Assam]]</div>
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