Algapur Assembly constituency

Algapur
Constituency No. 8 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Assam
District	Hailakandi
Lok Sabha constituency	Karimganj
Established	1978
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Assam Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Nizam Uddin Choudhury
Party	All India United Democratic Front
Elected year	2021

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

Overview

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

• 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

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	Nizam Uddin Choudhury		All India United Democratic Front
2021 [3]

Election results

2016

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

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

• Algapur
• Hailakandi District
• List of constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly

References

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.

External links

• "Results of all Assam Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.