Barkhola Assembly constituency

Barkhola Assembly constituency
Constituency No. 117 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateAssam
DistrictCachar
LS constituencySilchar
Established1951
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Assam Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
AllianceIndian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Elected year2021

Barkhola is one of the 126 Assembly constituencies in the North-East Indian state of Assam.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No.14 Barkhola Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Barkhola thana and circle Nos. 20, 21, 22 and 38 in Silchar thana in Silchar sub-division.
Barkhola Assembly constituency is part of No. 2 Silchar Lok Sabha constituency.

Areas under Barkhola: (1) Salchapra CD Block, (2) Barkhola CD Block & (3) Tapang CD Block

Some of the Villages under Barkhola are: Dudhpatil, Buribail, Barjatrapur, Joynagar, Masimpur, Kumarpara, Rajnagar, Srikona, Bhangarpar, Sonapur, Dholcherra, Dolu, Chandranathpur etc.[1]

Town Details

  • Country: India.
  • State: Assam.
  • District: Cachar district.
  • Lok Sabha Constituency: Silchar Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.[2]
  • Assembly Categorisation: Rural
  • Literacy Level: 80.36%.
  • Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,52,054 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:77,005 . Female Electors: 75,049.
  • Geographic Co-Ordinates: 24°56'02.4"N 92°45'58.3"E.
  • Total Area Covered: 447 square kilometres.
  • Area Includes: Barkhola thana and circle Nos. 20, 21, 22 and 38 in Silchar thana in Silchar sub-division, of Cachar district of Assam.
  • Inter State Border : Cachar.
  • Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-133, Year 2016-150, Year 2021-14.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Source:[3]

Year Winner Party
2021 Misbahul Islam Laskar Indian National Congress
2016 Kishor Nath Bharatiya Janata Party
2011 Rumi Nath Indian National Congress
2006 Rumi Nath Bharatiya Janata Party
2001 Misbahul Islam Laskar Indian National Congress
1996 Misbahul Islam Laskar
1991 Abdul Matin Mazumdar Janata Dal
1985 Altaf Hussain Mazumdar Indian National Congress
1983 Altaf Hussain Mazumdar
1978 A. F. Golam Osmani Janata Party
1972 Dr. Lutfur Rahman Indian National Congress
1967 Altaf Hussain Mazumdar Indian National Congress
1951 Raichand Nath Indian National Congress

Election results

2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Barkhola
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Kishor Nath 36,482 34.89
Independent Misbahul Islam Laskar 36,440 34.85
INC Dr. Rumi Nath 21,946 20.99
AIUDF Jahurul Islam Barbhuiya 4,051 3.87
CPI(M) Chunilal Bhattacharjee 2,438 2.33
Independent Badrul Islam Mazumder 619 0.59
Independent Anamuddin Mazumder 473 0.45
Independent Nazmul Hoque Laskar 464 0.44
NOTA None of the above 1,621 1.55
Majority 42 0.04
Turnout 1,04,534 80.70
Registered electors 1,29,524
BJP gain from INC Swing

References

  1. ^ "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Barkhola Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Barkhola Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  3. ^ "List of winning MLA's from Barkhola". Retrieved 29 June 2016.