Bongaigaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Bongaigaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is one of the 126 constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly in India. Bongaigaon forms a part of the Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency.
Town Details
Following are details on Bongaigaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency)[1]-
- Country: India.
- State: Assam.
- District: Bongaigaon district .
- Lok Sabha Constituency: Barpeta Lok Sabha/Parliamentary.
- Assembly Categorisation: Semi Urban constituency.
- Literacy Level: 70.44%.
- Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,59,836 Eligible Electors. Male Electors: 81,690 . Female Electors: 78,146.
- Geographic Co-Ordinates: 26°29'18.6"N 90°32'58.9"E.
- Total Area Covered: 468 square kilometres.
- Area Includes: Bongaigaon (Part) thana in Kokrajhar sub-division; and Bongaigaon (Part) thana in Goalpara sub-division, of Bongaigaon district of Assam.
- Inter State Border :Bongaigaon.
- Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-218,Year 2016-222,Year 2021-32.
Members of Legislative Assembly
Following is the list of past members representing Bongaigaon (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in Assam Legislature.[2]
- 1967: M. M. Sinha, Indian National Congress.
- 1972: Dhruba Barua, Indian National Congress.
- 1978: Mathura Mohan Sinha, Janata Party.
- 1983: Phani Bhusan Choudhury, Independent.
- 1985: Phani Bhusan Choudhury, Independent.
- 1991: Phani Bhusan Choudhury, Asom Gana Parishad.
- 1996: Phani Bhusan Choudhury, Asom Gana Parishad.
- 2001: Phani Bhusan Choudhury, Asom Gana Parishad.
- 2006: Phani Bhusan Choudhury, Asom Gana Parishad.
- 2011: Phani Bhusan Choudhury, Asom Gana Parishad.
- 2016: Phani Bhusan Choudhury, Asom Gana Parishad.
Election results
2016 result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGP | Phani Bhusan Choudhury | 77,292 | 56.03 | ||
| INC | Shankar Prasad Ray | 45,972 | 33.32 | ||
| Independent | Itesh Bordoloi | 7,087 | 5.13 | ||
| Independent | Dhirabati Choudhury | 1,902 | 1.37 | ||
| Independent | Prabhat Baisnab | 1,404 | 1.01 | ||
| Independent | Fulbar Ali Molya | 1,099 | 0.79 | ||
| Independent | Deepak Kumar Das | 815 | 0.59 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,376 | 1.72 | ||
| Majority | 31,320 | 22.71 | |||
| Turnout | 1,37,947 | 86.68 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,59,137 | ||||
| AGP hold | Swing | ||||
References
- "Bongaigaon Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Bongaigaon Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- "Bongaigaon Election Result 2021 LIVE: Bongaigaon MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". oneindia.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
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