Template:Infobox Indian state legislative Assembly constituency
Bhabanipur Assembly constituency was one of the 126 assembly constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly in India. Bhabanipur formed part of Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency. There is an assembly segment by the same name in West Bengal Vidhan Sabha as well.
This constituency was abolished in 2023.[1]
Town details[edit | edit source]
- Country: India.
- State: Assam.
- District: Bajali district.
- Lok Sabha Constituency: Kokrajhar Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.[2]
- Assembly Categorisation: Rural
- Literacy Level: 79%.
- Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,17,396 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:75,355 . Female Electors: 72,693.
- Geographic Co-Ordinates: 26°31'21.7"N 91°04'48.4"E..
- Total Area Covered: 378 square kilometres.
- Area Includes: Bhabanipur mouza in Barpeta thana; Bijni mouza in Sorbhog thana; and Hastinapur mouza in Patacharkuchithana, in Barpeta sub-division, of Bajali district of Assam.
- Inter State Border : Bajali.
- Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-167, Year 2016-169, Year 2021-41.
Members of Vidhan Sabha[edit | edit source]
Following is the list of past members representing Bihpuria Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature.
- 1962: Mahadeb Das, Indian National Congress.
- 1967: D. Choudhary, Indian National Congress.
- 1972: Ghana Kanta Baro, Revolutionary Communist Party of India.[3]
- 1978: Tarini Charan Das, Janata Party.
- 1983: Mir Abdul Halim, Indian National Congress.
- 1985: Surendra Medhi, Independent.
- 1991: Milan Boro, Independent.
- 1996: Surendra Medhi, Asom Gana Parishad.
- 1998: Binod Gayari.
- 2000: Dr. Manoranjan Das, Asom Gana Parishad.
- 2001: Sarbananda Choudhury, Indian National Congress.
- 2006: Dr. Manoranjan Das, Asom Gana Parishad.
- 2011: Abul Kalam Azad, All India United Democratic Front.
- 2016: Abul Kalam Azad, All India United Democratic Front.
- 2021: Phanidhar Talukdar, All India United Democratic Front.
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 (by-polls) | Phanidhar Talukdar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
2021 by-election[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Phanidhar Talukdar | 64,200 | 56.41 | New | |
| INC | Sailendra Nath Das | 38,559 | 33.58 | New | |
| AIUDF | Jubbar Ali | 6,430 | 5.65 | −38.92 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,120 | 0.98 | −0.15 | |
| Majority | 25,651 | 22.83 | |||
| Turnout | 1,13,806 | ||||
| BJP gain from All India United Democratic Front | Swing | ||||
2021[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIUDF | Phanidhar Talukdar | 55,546 | 44.57 | ||
| AGP | Dr. Ranjit Deka, Ph.D | 52,748 | 42 | ||
| Independent | Abul Kalam Azad | 5,400 | |||
| Independent | Kamal Kumar Medhi | 3,217 | |||
| Independent | Binoy Kherkatary | 1,594 | |||
| Independent | Ruhul Amin | 1,434 | |||
| Independent | Makhan Swargiary | 1,358 | |||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1037 | 0.83 | ||
| Majority | 2,439 | 2.21 | |||
| Turnout | 125603 | 84.32 | |||
| Registered electors | 148961 | ||||
| AIUDF hold | Swing | ||||
2016[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIUDF | Abul Kalam Azad | 28,383 | 25.73 | ||
| Independent | Phanidhar Talukdar | 25,944 | 23.52 | ||
| BJP | Manoj Baruah | 22,380 | 20.29 | ||
| Independent | Milan Baro | 14,500 | 13.14 | ||
| Independent | Kanak Baro | 8,748 | 7.93 | ||
| INC | Rajib Das | 6,620 | 6.00 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 706 | 0.64 | ||
| Majority | 2,439 | 2.21 | |||
| Turnout | 1,10,280 | 86.60 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,27,341 | ||||
| AIUDF hold | Swing | ||||
2011[edit | edit source]
- Abul Kalam Azad (AIUDF): 24,756 votes
- Phanidhar Talukdar (IND): 19,714 votes
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://www.eci.gov.in/Documents/Delimitation/DELIMITATIONASSAM_UPDATED.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Bhabanipur Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Bhabanipur Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ Reed, Sir Stanley (1977). The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Times of India Press.
- ↑ "Assam General Legislative Election 2021". 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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