Algapur Assembly constituency

Algapur
Algapur
Assembly constituency
	Algapur Location in Assam, India Algapur Algapur (India)
	Coordinates: 24°52′0.516″N 92°41′13.938″E / 24.86681000°N 92.68720500°ECoordinates: 24°52′0.516″N 92°41′13.938″E / 24.86681000°N 92.68720500°E
Country	India
State	Assam
District	Hailakandi
Constituency No	8
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Algapur

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Algapur Assembly constituency is one of the 126 Assembly constituencies in Hailakandi district in the North-East Indian state of Assam.

Overview[edit]

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 8 Algapur Assembly constituency is composed of circle No. 1 in Hailakandi Police Station in Hailakandi Sub-Division; and circle Nos. 23 and 24 in Silchar Police Station in Silchar Sub-Division.^[1]

Town Details[edit]

Country: India.
State: Assam.
District: Barak Valley region and Hailakandi district of Assam.^[2]
Lok Sabha Constituency: Karimganj Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.
Assembly Categorisation: Rural
Literacy Level: 75.26%.
Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,63,049 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:85,905. Female Electors:77,140.
Geographic Co-Ordinates: 24°44’31.9"N 92°35’45.6"E.
Total Area Covered: 277 square kilometres.
Area Includes:Circle No. 1 in Hailakandi thana in Hailakandi sub-division; and circle Nos. 23 and 24 in Silchar thana in Silchar sub-division of Hailakandi district of Assam.
Inter State Border :Hailakandi.
Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-170,Year 2016-177,Year 2021-8.

Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]

Election	Member
1978	Nepal Chandra Das	INC
1980	Moulana Abdul Jalil Choudhury	INC
1985	Sahidul Alam Choudhury	IND
1991		AGP
1996
2001
2006	Rahul Roy	INC
2011	Sahidul Alam Choudhury	AGP
2013 (bypoll)	Mandira Roy	INC
2016	Nizamuddin Choudhury	AIUDF
2021 ^[3]	Nizamuddin Choudhury	AIUDF

Election results[edit]

2016 results[edit]

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Algapur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	[[All India United Democratic Front\|Template:All India United Democratic Front/meta/shortname]]	Nizamuddin Choudhury	50,531	42.30	-4.47
	BJP	Kaushik Rai	32,777	27.44	+24.97
	INC	Rahul Roy	25,927	21.70	-25.89
	[[Asom Gana Parishad\|Template:Asom Gana Parishad/meta/shortname]]	Mehnaz Sahid Choudhury	5,822	4.87	+4.03
	NOTA	None of the above	768	0.64	N/A
Majority			17,754	14.86	+14.04
Turnout			1,19,432	83.21	+4.42
Registered electors			1,43,537
	All India United Democratic Front gain from INC		Swing

2013 by-election result[edit]

2013 by-election: Algapur
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	INC	Mandira Roy	52,814	47.59
	[[All India United Democratic Front\|Template:All India United Democratic Front/meta/shortname]]	Mehbubul Hasan Laskar	51,899	46.77
	BJP	Sashadhar Paul	2,742	2.47
	[[Asom Gana Parishad\|Template:Asom Gana Parishad/meta/shortname]]	Kamrul Islam Choudhury	933	0.84
Majority			915	0.82
Turnout			1,10,969	78.79
Registered electors			1,40,831
	INC gain from Asom Gana Parishad		Swing

References[edit]

↑ "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
↑ "Algapur Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Nijam Uddin Choudhury of BJP Wins". news18.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
↑ "Assam Election Results 2021: Check Full List Of Winners". ndtv.com. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

External links[edit]

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

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[1] "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Retrieved 1 July 2016.

[alga_ref2-2] "Algapur Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Nijam Uddin Choudhury of BJP Wins". news18.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

[alga_ref1-3] "Assam Election Results 2021: Check Full List Of Winners". ndtv.com. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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