Algapur Assembly constituency

Algapur
Constituency No. 122 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateAssam
DistrictHailakandi
LS constituencyKarimganj
Established1978
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Assam Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyAll India United Democratic Front
Elected year2021

Algapur Assembly constituency is one of the 126 Assembly constituencies in Hailakandi district in the North-East Indian state of Assam.

Overview

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As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 8 Algapur Assembly constituency is composed of circle No. 1 in Hailakandi Police Station in Hailakandi Sub-Division; and circle Nos. 23 and 24 in Silchar Police Station in Silchar Sub-Division.[1]

Town Details

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  • Country: India.
  • State: Assam.
  • District: Barak Valley region and Hailakandi district of Assam.[2]
  • Lok Sabha Constituency: Karimganj Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.
  • Assembly Categorisation: Rural
  • Literacy Level: 75.26%.
  • Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,63,049 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:85,905. Female Electors:77,140.
  • Geographic Co-Ordinates: 24°44’31.9"N 92°35’45.6"E.
  • Total Area Covered: 277 square kilometres.
  • Area Includes:Circle No. 1 in Hailakandi thana in Hailakandi sub-division; and circle Nos. 23 and 24 in Silchar thana in Silchar sub-division of Hailakandi district of Assam.
  • Inter State Border :Hailakandi.
  • Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011–170,Year 2016–177,Year 2021–8.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Election Member Political Party
1978 Nepal Chandra Das Indian National Congress
1980 Moulana Abdul Jalil Choudhury
1985 Sahidul Alam Chodhary Independent politician
1991 Asom Gana Parishad
1996
2001
2006 Rahul Roy Indian National Congress
2011 Sahidul Alam Chodhary Asom Gana Parishad
2013 (by-election) Mandira Roy Indian National Congress
2016 Nizamuddin Choudhury All India United Democratic Front
2021[3]

Election results

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2016

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2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Algapur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIUDF Nizamuddin Choudhury 50,531 42.30 −4.47
BJP Kaushik Rai 32,777 27.44 +24.97
INC Rahul Roy 25,927 21.70 −25.89
AGP Mehnaz Sahid Choudhury 5,822 4.87 +4.03
NOTA None of the above 768 0.64 N/A
Majority 17,754 14.86 +14.04
Turnout 1,19,432 83.21 +4.42
Registered electors 1,43,537
AIUDF gain from INC Swing

2013 by-election

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2013 by-election: Algapur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mandira Roy 52,814 47.59
AIUDF Mehbubul Hasan Laskar 51,899 46.77
BJP Sashadhar Paul 2,742 2.47
AGP Kamrul Islam Choudhury 933 0.84
Majority 915 0.82
Turnout 1,10,969 78.79
Registered electors 1,40,831
INC gain from AGP Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Algapur Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Nijam Uddin Choudhury of BJP Wins". news18.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Assam Election Results 2021: Check Full List Of Winners". ndtv.com. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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