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]
| Salmara South | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 22 for the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
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| 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 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
edit| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
edit2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editNotes
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.