Salmara South Assembly constituency
Salmara South | |
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Constituency No. 22 for the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | Northeast India |
State | Assam |
District | South Salmara Mankachar |
LS constituency | Dhubri |
Established | 1978 |
Total electors | 1,89,264 |
Reservation | None |
Member of Legislative Assembly | |
15th Assam Legislative Assembly | |
Incumbent | |
Party | Indian National Congress |
Alliance | Mahajut |
Elected year | 2021 |
Salmara South Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a north east state of India. Salmara is also part of Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2]
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit]Year | Member | Party | |
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1978 | Dewan Joynal Abedin, | Independent | |
1983 | Mohammad Bazlul Basit | Indian National Congress | |
1985 | Dewan Joynal Abedin | Independent | |
1991 | |||
1996 | Wazed Ali Choudhury | Indian National Congress | |
2001 | |||
2006 | Badruddin Ajmal | Assam United Democratic Front | |
2009[a] | Wazed Ali Choudhury | Indian National Congress | |
2011 | Abdur Rehman Ajmal | All India United Democratic Front | |
2016 | Wazed Ali Choudhury | Indian National Congress | |
2021 |
Election results
[edit]2016
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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INC | Wazed Ali Choudhary | 80,066 | 54.43 | +6.93 | |
AIUDF | Badruddin Ajmal | 63,343 | 43.06 | −7.49 | |
BJP | Shiraj Hussain | 1,954 | 1.32 | N/A | |
SUCI(C) | Dewan Joynal Abedin | 1,153 | 0.78 | −0.52 | |
NOTA | None of the above | 581 | 0.39 | N/A | |
Majority | 16,723 | 11.37 | +8.32 | ||
Turnout | 1,47,097 | 93.67 | +6.11 | ||
Registered electors | 1,57,525 | ||||
INC gain from AIUDF | Swing | +7.21 |
2011
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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AIUDF | Abdur Rahman Ajmal | 62,254 | 50.55 | ||
INC | Wazed Ali Choudhury | 58,498 | 47.50 | ||
SUCI(C) | Dewan Joynal Abedin | 1,600 | 1.30 | ||
AITC | Masidul Haque | 794 | 0.64 | ||
Majority | 3,756 | 3.05 | |||
Turnout | 1,23,146 | 87.56 | |||
Registered electors | 1,40,642 | ||||
AIUDF hold | Swing |
See also
[edit]- South Salmara
- Dhubri district
- South Salmara-Mankachar District
- List of constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly
Notes
[edit]- ^ by-election
References
[edit]- ^ [salmara-south.html ]
- ^ "Wazed Ali Choudhury | Assam Assembly Election Results Live, Candidates News, Videos, Photos". News18. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- "Results of all Assam Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.