Abhayapuri South (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Abhayapuri South Assembly constituency is one of the 126 constituencies of the Legislative Assembly of Assam state in northeastern India.[1]
Abhayapuri South (constituency number 34) is one of the 4 constituencies located in Bongaigaon district. It is reserved for scheduled castes
Abhayapuri South is part of Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency along with 9 other assembly segments, namely, Bongaigaon and Abhayapuri North in this district, Patacharkuchi, Barpeta, Jania, Baghbar, Sarukhetri and Chenga in Barpeta district and Dharmapur in Nalbari district.
Members of Legislative Assembly
- 1978: Rabindra Nath Choudhury, Janata Party
- 1985: Ratneswar Sarkar, Independent
- 1991: Chandan Kumar Sarkar, Indian National Congress
- 1996: Rabin Banikya, Asom Gana Parishad
- 2001: Chandan Kumar Sarkar, Indian National Congress
- 2006: Rabin Banikya, Asom Gana Parishad
- 2011: Chandan Kumar Sarkar, Indian National Congress
- 2016: Ananta Kumar Malo, All India United Democratic Front
Election results
2016 result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIUDF | Ananta Kumar Malo | 51,525 | 32.50 | +3.29 | |
| INC | Chandan Kumar Sarkar | 51,334 | 32.38 | -9.86 | |
| AGP | Rabin Banikya | 50,957 | 32.14 | +10.42 | |
| Independent | Nirmalendu Banikya | 1,602 | 1.01 | N/A | |
| RPI(A) | Ashok Dutta | 1,304 | 0.82 | N/A | |
| Jan Congress Party | Dhiren Majumdar | 694 | 0.43 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,113 | 0.70 | N/A | |
| Majority | 191 | 0.12 | -12.91 | ||
| Turnout | 1,58,529 | 90.95 | +5.81 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,74,303 | ||||
| AIUDF gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2011 result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chandan Kumar Sarkar | 51,510 | 42.24 | ||
| AIUDF | Bijay Das | 35,621 | 29.21 | ||
| AGP | Dhrubajyoti Banikya | 26,485 | 21.72 | ||
| BJP | Dinesh Sarkar | 2,998 | 2.46 | ||
| Trinamool Congress | Kaustav Kumar Das | 2,628 | 2.15 | ||
| Independent | Ashok Dutta | 1,211 | 0.99 | ||
| BPF | Bimal Chandra Das | 996 | 0.82 | ||
| Lok Bharati | Mohadev Das | 510 | 0.42 | ||
| Majority | 15,889 | 13.03 | |||
| Turnout | 1,21,959 | 85.14 | |||
| INC gain from AGP | Swing | ||||
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