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Karimganj South Assembly constituency is one of the 126 constituencies of the Legislative Assembly of Assam state in northeastern India.
Karimganj South (constituency number 4) is one of the 5 constituencies located in Karimganj district. Karimganj South is part of the Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency along with 7 other assembly segments, namely, Patharkandi, Karimganj North, Ratabari in Karimganj district, Hailakandi, Katlicherra and Algapur in Hailakandi district.
Members of Legislative Assembly
- 1957: Mowlovi Abdul Munim Chowdhury, Indian National Congress
- 1962: Mowlovi Abdul Munim Chowdhury, Indian National Congress
- 1967: P. Choudhury, Indian National Congress
- 1972: Sudarsan Das, Indian National Congress
- 1978: Abdul Muqtadir Choudhury, Indian National Congress
- 1983: Abdul Muqtadir Choudhury, Indian National Congress
- 1985: Abdul Muqtadir Choudhury, Indian National Congress
- 1991: Pranab Kumar Nath, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1996: Abdul Muqtadir Choudhury, Indian National Congress
- 2001: Siddeque Ahmed, Samata Party
- 2006: Siddeque Ahmed, Indian National Congress
- 2011: Siddeque Ahmed, Indian National Congress
- 2016: Aziz Ahmed Khan, All India United Democratic Front
- 2021: Siddeque Ahmed, Indian National Congress
Election results
2016 result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIUDF | Aziz Ahmed Khan | 58,060 | 45.20 | ||
| INC | Siddique Ahmed | 53,644 | 41.76 | ||
| BJP | Sipra Goon | 11,861 | 9.23 | ||
| Independent | Monarul Haque | 815 | 0.63 | ||
| Independent | Mosud Ahmed | 592 | 0.46 | ||
| Independent | Aziruddin | 391 | 0.30 | ||
| Independent | Moinuddin | 366 | 0.28 | ||
| Independent | Maynul Haque | 265 | 0.20 | ||
| Independent | Sufian Ahmed | 264 | 0.20 | ||
| Independent | Bilaluddin | 242 | 0.18 | ||
| Independent | Taj Md. Kamaluddin Khan | 212 | 0.16 | ||
| Independent | Jamal Ahmed | 199 | 0.15 | ||
| Independent | Abdul Hamid | 159 | 0.12 | ||
| Independent | Ahmed Ali | 157 | 0.12 | ||
| Independent | Abu Barkat Nizamuddin Ahmed | 150 | 0.11 | ||
| Independent | Muktar Hussain | 122 | 0.09 | ||
| Independent | Saduddin | 106 | 0.08 | ||
| Independent | Sahajan Ahmed | 105 | 0.08 | ||
| Independent | Qamarul Islam | 98 | 0.07 | ||
| Independent | Sarifuddin | 97 | 0.07 | ||
| Independent | Faizul Haque | 95 | 0.07 | ||
| Independent | Kabiruddin | 90 | 0.07 | ||
| Independent | Salimuddin | 80 | 0.06 | ||
| Independent | Sabir Ahmed | 56 | 0.04 | ||
| Independent | Rajib Das | 43 | 0.03 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 173 | 0.13 | ||
| Majority | 4,416 | 3.44 | |||
| Turnout | 1,28,442 | 79.96 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,60,632 | ||||
| All India United Democratic Front gain from INC | Swing | ||||