Biswanath (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

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Biswanath (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Biswanath forms part of the Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Town Details[edit]

Following are details on Biswanath (Vidhan Sabha constituency)^[4]-

Country: India.

State: Assam.

District: Biswanath district .

Lok Sabha Constituency: Tezpur Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.

Assembly Categorisation: Rural

Literacy Level: 80%.

Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,65,743 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:83,243 . Female Electors: 82,499.

Geographic Co-Ordinates: 26°42'44.6"N 93°04'22.1"E..

Total Area Covered: 663 square kilometres.

Area Includes: Sootea thana [excluding Baghmara (Part), Murhadal, Chilabandha, Barbhagia and Nagsankar mouzas] in Tezpur sub-division, of Biswanath district of Assam.

Inter State Border : Biswanath.

Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-189,Year 2016-189,Year 2021-76.

Member of Legislative Assembly[edit]

Following is the list of past members representing Biswanath (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in Assam Legislature.^[5]

1957: Kamakhya Prasad Tripathi, Indian National Congress.
1962: Kamakhya Prasad Tripathi, Indian National Congress.
1967: Kamakhya Prasad Tripathi, Indian National Congress.
1972: Kosheswar Bora, Independent.
1978: Kosheswar Bora, Janata Party.
1985: Padmanath Koiri, Independent.
1991: Nurjamal Sarkar, Indian National Congress.
1996: Prabin Hazarika, Asom Gana Parishad.
2001: Nurjamal Sarkar, Indian National Congress.
2006: Nurjamal Sarkar, Indian National Congress.
2011: Prabin Hazarika, Asom Gana Parishad.
2016: Promod Borthakur, Bharatiya Janata Party.

Election results[edit]

2016 result[edit]

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Biswanath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Promod Borthakur	64,225	52.33
	INC	Nurjamal Sarkar	54,105	44.08
	JD(U)	Gopi Chand Shahabadi	2,056	1.67
	NOTA	None of the above	2,341	1.90
Majority			10,120	8.25
Turnout			1,22,727	86.95
Registered electors			1,41,134
	BJP gain from Asom Gana Parishad		Swing

2011 result[edit]

2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Biswanath
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	[[Asom Gana Parishad\|Template:Asom Gana Parishad/meta/shortname]]	Prabin Hazarika	48,104	45.51
	INC	Nurjamal Sarkar	46,605	44.09
	BJP	Diganta Ghatuwar	6,156	5.82
	Independent	Abdul Rajek	2,178	2.06
	[[All India United Democratic Front\|Template:All India United Democratic Front/meta/shortname]]	Hifzur Rahman	1,566	1.48
	AITC	Kalyan Deori Bharali	1,102	1.04
Majority			1,499	1.42
Turnout			1,05,711	81.68
Registered electors			1,29,414
	Asom Gana Parishad gain from INC		Swing

References[edit]

↑ Elections in
↑ ASSAM ELECTIONS 2016 RESULTS
↑ Election Commission of India
↑ "Biswanath Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Biswanath Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
↑ "Biswanath Election Result 2021 LIVE: Biswanath MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". oneindia.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

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[1] Elections in

[2] ASSAM ELECTIONS 2016 RESULTS

[3] Election Commission of India

[bis_ref2-4] "Biswanath Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Biswanath Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[bis_ref1-5] "Biswanath Election Result 2021 LIVE: Biswanath MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". oneindia.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

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