| Abhayapuri South | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency No. 35 for the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Bongaigaon |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Barpeta |
| Established | 1978 |
| Abolished | 2023 |
| Reservation | SC |
Abhayapuri South Assembly constituency was one of the 126 constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly, in Assam, northeastern India.[1][2]
Abhayapuri South (constituency number 35) was one of the 3 constituencies located in Bongaigaon district.[3] It was reserved for scheduled castes.
This constituency was abolished in 2023.[4]
Abhayapuri South was part of Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency[5] 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 | edit source]
Following are the details of Abhayapuri South:[5]
- 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 | edit source]
- 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.[5]
- 2016: Ananta Kumar Malo, All India United Democratic Front.[5][6]
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pradip Sarkar[7] | Indian National Congress | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
2016[edit | edit source]
| 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 | ||||
| All India United Democratic Front gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2011[edit | edit source]
| 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 Asom Gana Parishad | Swing | ||||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ DELIMITATION of PARLIAMENTARY & ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES of STATE OF ASSAM (PDF) (Report). 11 August 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
{{cite report}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "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 | edit source]
- "Results of all Assam Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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