Barkhetry (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Barkhetry (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Barkhetry forms part of the Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency.

Town Details[edit]

Country: India.

State: Assam.

District: Nalbari district

Lok Sabha Constituency: Gauhati Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.^[1]

Assembly Categorisation: Rural

Literacy Level: 79.89%.

Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections:1,96,726 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:1,00,986. Female Electors:95,740.

Geographic Co-Ordinates: 26°16’04.8"N 91°21’33.5"E.

Total Area Covered: 445 square kilometres.

Area Includes: Paschim Barkhetry, Madhyam Barkhetry, Pub-Barkhetry, Uttar Barkhetry and Upper Barbhag mouzas in Nalbari thana in Nalbari sub-division of Nalbari district of Assam.

Inter State Border :Nalbari.

Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-231,Year 2016-234,Year 2021-60.

Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]

Following is the list of former members of Assam Legislative Assembly from Barkhetry:^[2]

1978: Sheikh Chand Mohammad, Janata Party.
1980: Sheikh Chand Mohammad, Indian National Congress.
1985: Pulakesh Barua, Independent.
1991: Bhumidhar Barman, Indian National Congress.
1996: Pulakesh Barua, Asom Gana Parishad.
2001: Bhumidhar Barman, Indian National Congress.
2006: Bhumidhar Barman, Indian National Congress.
2011: Bhumidhar Barman, Indian National Congress.
2016: Narayan Deka, Bharatiya Janata Party.
2021: Diganta Barman, Indian National Congress.

Election results[edit]

2016 result[edit]

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Barkhetry
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Narayan Deka	69,223	47.15
	INC	Diganta Barman	60,610	41.28
	[[All India United Democratic Front\|Template:All India United Democratic Front/meta/shortname]]	Akram Hussain Talukdar	9,950	6.77
	Independent	Kamalesh Deka	2,316	1.57
	AITC	Raju Barman	874
	JMBP	Deepak Kalita	670
	Independent	Bhupen Talukdar	551
	Independent	Manomati Das	475
	Independent	Bipul Goswami	382
	Independent	Mantu Baruah	368
	Independent	Raju Deka	347
	LDP	Bhumidhar Barman	255
	NOTA	None of the above	782
Majority			8,613
Turnout			1,46,803
Registered electors			1,65,065
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

References[edit]

↑ "Barkhetry Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
↑ "Barkhetry Election Result 2021 LIVE: Barkhetry MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". oneindia.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

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[bar_ref2-1] "Barkhetry Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Winner, Loser, Leading, Trailing, MLA, Margin". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[bar_ref1-2] "Barkhetry Election Result 2021 LIVE: Barkhetry MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". oneindia.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

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