Barhampur is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a north east state of India. Barhampur is also part of Kaziranga Lok Sabha constituency. It covers Nizsahar, Singia Potani and Kondoli mouzas in Nowgong thana, Kampur Mouza in Kampur thana- Kathiatali Mouza in Jamunamukh thana, and Chalchali Mouza in Samaguri thana, in Nowgong sub- division of Nagaon district of Assam.
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| Constituency No. 59 for the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Nagaon |
| LS constituency | Kaziranga |
| Established | 1972 |
| Total electors | 179,107 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | BJP |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
edit- 1972: Kehoram Hazarika, Communist Party of India.
- 1978: Lakeshwar Gohain, Janata Party.
- 1983: Ramesh Phukan, Indian National Congress.
- 1985: Girindra Kumar Baruah, Independent.
- 1991: Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, Asom Gana Parishad.
- 1996: Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, Asom Gana Parishad.
- 2001: Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, Asom Gana Parishad.
- 2006: Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, Asom Gana Parishad (Progressive).
- 2011: Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, Asom Gana Parishad.
- 2016: Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, Asom Gana Parishad.
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Jitu Goswami[1] | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
edit2021
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Jitu Goswami | 70,111 | 48.7 | N/A | |
| INC | Suresh Bora | 69,360 | 48.18 | +3.46 | |
| AJP | Dipika Saikia Keot | 1,922 | 1.34 | N/A | |
| SUCI(C) | Sonaram Bora | 523 | 0.36 | +0.16 | |
| Independent | Samsheddin Ahmed | 417 | 0.29 | N/A | |
| AJM | Parbin Choudhury | 333 | 0.23 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,291 | 0.9 | +0.03 | |
| Majority | 751 | 0.52 | -3.29 | ||
| Turnout | 1,43,957 | 80.14 | -3.71 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,79,641 | ||||
| BJP gain from AGP | Swing | ||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGP | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta | 65,768 | 48.53 | ||
| INC | Suresh Bora | 60,599 | 44.72 | ||
| AIUDF | Shariful Islam Siddique | 2,787 | 2.05 | ||
| CPI | Lakhan Ch. Mirdha | 1,687 | 1.24 | ||
| Independent | Prahlad Chandra Bhuyan | 1,184 | 0.87 | ||
| RJP | Abida Begum | 754 | 0.55 | ||
| FDLP | Pawan Panika | 607 | 0.44 | ||
| Independent | Abdul Ali | 480 | 0.35 | ||
| Independent | Debabrata Saikia | 461 | 0.34 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Sona Ram Bora | 284 | 0.20 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,179 | 0.87 | ||
| Majority | 5,169 | 3.81 | |||
| Turnout | 1,35,506 | 83.85 | |||
| AGP hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Assam General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
External links
edit- "Results of all Assam Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.