Biswanath Assembly constituency

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

Biswanath
Constituency No. 76 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateAssam
DistrictSonitpur
LS constituencyTezpur
Established1957
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Assam Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Pramod Borthakur
PartyBharatiya Janata Party

Town Details

Following are details on Biswanath Assembly 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.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Following is the list of past members representing Biswanath Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature.[5]

Year Member Party
2016 Promod Borthakur Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Biswanath[6]
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 AGP Swing

2011

2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Biswanath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AGP 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
AIUDF 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
AGP gain from INC Swing

See also

References

  1. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. ^ "List of Assembly constituencies showing their Parliamentary constituences wise break-up" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Map of Assam showing District-wise assembly and Parliamentary constituencies" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Biswanath Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Biswanath Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Biswanath Election Result 2021 LIVE: Biswanath MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". oneindia.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Assam General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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