Bhabanipur, Assam Assembly constituency

For the constituency in West Bengal, see Bhabanipur, West Bengal Assembly constituency.

Bhabanipur
Constituency No. 41 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Assam
Division	Lower Assam
District	Bajali
Lok Sabha constituency	Kokrajhar
Established	1962
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Assam Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Phanidhar Talukdar
Party	BJP
Elected year	2021

Bhabanipur Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly in India. Bhabanipur forms part of Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency. There is an assembly segment by the same name in West Bengal Vidhan Sabha as well.

Town details

• Country: India.
• State: Assam.
• District: Bajali district.
• Lok Sabha Constituency: Kokrajhar Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency. ^[1]
• Assembly Categorisation: Rural
• Literacy Level: 79%.
• Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,17,396 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:75,355 . Female Electors: 72,693.
• Geographic Co-Ordinates: 26°31'21.7"N 91°04'48.4"E..
• Total Area Covered: 378 square kilometres.
• Area Includes: Bhabanipur mouza in Barpeta thana; Bijni mouza in Sorbhog thana; and Hastinapur mouza in Patacharkuchithana, in Barpeta sub-division, of Bajali district of Assam.
• Inter State Border : Bajali.
• Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-167, Year 2016-169, Year 2021-41.

Members of Vidhan Sabha

Following is the list of past members representing Bihpuria Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature.

• 1962: Mahadeb Das, Indian National Congress.
• 1967: D. Choudhary, Indian National Congress.
• 1972: Ghana Kanta Baro, Revolutionary Communist Party of India. ^[2]
• 1978: Tarini Charan Das, Janata Party.
• 1983: Mir Abdul Halim, Indian National Congress.
• 1985: Surendra Medhi, Independent.
• 1991: Milan Boro, Independent.
• 1996: Surendra Medhi, Asom Gana Parishad.
• 1998: Binod Gayari.
• 2000: Dr. Manoranjan Das, Asom Gana Parishad.
• 2001: Sarbananda Choudhury, Indian National Congress.
• 2006: Dr. Manoranjan Das, Asom Gana Parishad.
• 2011: Abul Kalam Azad, All India United Democratic Front.
• 2016: Abul Kalam Azad, All India United Democratic Front.
• 2021: Phanidhar Talukdar, All India United Democratic Front.

Election	Name	Party
2021 (by-polls)	Phanidhar Talukdar		Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2021 by-election

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly By-Election: Bhabanipur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Phanidhar Talukdar	64,200	56.41	New
	INC	Sailendra Nath Das	38,559	33.58	New
	AIUDF	Jubbar Ali	6,430	5.65	−38.92
	NOTA	None of the above	1,120	0.98	−0.15
Majority			25,651	22.83
Turnout			1,13,806
	BJP gain from AIUDF		Swing

2021

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Bhabanipur ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIUDF	Phanidhar Talukdar	55,546	44.57
	AGP	Dr. Ranjit Deka, Ph.D	52,748	42
	Independent	Abul Kalam Azad	5,400
	Independent	Kamal Kumar Medhi	3,217
	Independent	Binoy Kherkatary	1,594
	Independent	Ruhul Amin	1,434
	Independent	Makhan Swargiary	1,358
	NOTA	None of the above	1037	0.83
Majority			2,439	2.21
Turnout			125603	84.32
Registered electors			148,961
	AIUDF hold		Swing

2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Bhabanipur

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AIUDF	Abul Kalam Azad	28,383	25.73
	Independent	Phanidhar Talukdar	25,944	23.52
	BJP	Manoj Baruah	22,380	20.29
	Independent	Milan Baro	14,500	13.14
	Independent	Kanak Baro	8,748	7.93
	INC	Rajib Das	6,620	6.00
	NOTA	None of the above	706	0.64
Majority			2,439	2.21
Turnout			1,10,280	86.60
Registered electors			1,27,341
	AIUDF hold		Swing

2011

• Abul Kalam Azad (AIUDF): 24,756 votes
• Phanidhar Talukdar (IND): 19,714 votes

References

1. "Bhabanipur Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Bhabanipur Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Reed, Sir Stanley (1977). The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Times of India Press.
3. "Assam General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 13 November 2021.

External links

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

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