| Karimganj AS-7 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| Division | Barak Valley |
| District | |
| Assembly constituencies | 6 |
| Established | 1952 |
| Total electors | 14,14,520 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| File:Mallah in Feb 2026.jpg | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
| Preceded by | Radheshyam Biswas |
Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam state in north-eastern India, covering Karimganj and Hailakandi districts in the Barak Valley.
Assembly segments[edit | edit source]
Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
Current assembly segments[edit | edit source]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | MLA | 2024 Lead | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | Hailakandi | None | Hailakandi | BJP | |||
| 122 | Algapur–Katlicherra | INC | |||||
| 123 | Karimganj North | Karimganj | BJP | ||||
| 124 | Karimganj South | INC | |||||
| 125 | Patharkandi | BJP | |||||
| 126 | Ram Krishna Nagar | SC | BJP | ||||
Previous assembly segments[edit | edit source]
| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | MLA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ratabari | Karimganj | SC | BJP | Bijoy Malakar | ||
| 2 | Patharkandi | None | Krishnendu Paul | ||||
| 3 | Karimganj North | None | INC | Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha | |||
| 4 | Karimganj South | None | Siddique Ahmed | ||||
| 5 | Badarpur | None | All India United Democratic Front | Abdul Aziz | |||
| 6 | Hailakandi | Hailakandi | None | Zakir Hussain Laskar | |||
| 7 | Katlicherra | None | Suzam Uddin Laskar | ||||
| 8 | Algapur | None | Nizam Uddin Choudhury | ||||
Members of Parliament[edit | edit source]
Election results[edit | edit source]
General Elections 2024[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kripanath Mallah | 545,093 | 47.49 | ||
| INC | Hafiz Rashid Ahmed Choudhury | 526,733 | 45.89 | ||
| AIUDF | Sahabul Islam Choudhury | 29,205 | 2.54 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 2,940 | 0.25 | ||
| Majority | 18,360 | 1.60 | |||
| Turnout | 1,147,607 | 81.13 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
General Elections 2019[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kripanath Mallah | 473,046 | 44.62 | +15.22 | |
| AIUDF | Radheshyam Biswas | 434,657 | 41.00 | +0.09 | |
| INC | Swarup Das | 120,452 | 11.36 | −14.18 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 6,555 | 0.62 | +0.14 | |
| Majority | 38,389 | 3.62 | −7.89 | ||
| Turnout | 1,061,160 | 79.18 | +3.11 | ||
| BJP gain from All India United Democratic Front | Swing | +3.71 | |||
General elections 2014[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIUDF | Radheshyam Biswas | 362,866 | 40.91 | +4.17 | |
| BJP | Krishna Das | 260,772 | 29.40 | +7.67 | |
| INC | Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya | 226,562 | 25.54 | −12.35 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,266 | 0.48 | −−− | |
| Majority | 102,094 | 11.51 | +10.36 | ||
| Turnout | 887,782 | 76.14 | |||
| All India United Democratic Front gain from INC | Swing | ||||
General elections 2009[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya | 259,717 | 37.89 | ||
| AIUDF | Rajesh Mallah | 251,797 | 36.73 | ||
| BJP | Sudhangshu Das | 148,945 | 21.73 | ||
| Majority | 7,920 | 1.16 | |||
| Turnout | 685,420 | 64.13 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
General elections 2004[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya | 321,059 | 47.81 | ||
| BJP | Parimal Suklabaidya | 229,111 | 34.12 | ||
| AGP | Nepal Chandra Das | 106,546 | 15.87 | ||
| Majority | 91,948 | 13.69 | |||
| Turnout | 671,491 | 68.91 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-05-04. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
- ↑ Lok Sabha election 2019 results Karimganj
- ↑ The Sentinel. 16 candidates file nomination in Karimganj Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine