Barkhola Assembly constituency

Barkhola
Barkhola
Assembly constituency
	Barkhola Location in Assam Barkhola Barkhola (India)
	Coordinates: 24°55′01″N 92°43′44″E / 24.916829°N 92.728927°E
Country	India
State	Assam
District	Cachar
Constituency No	14
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Barkhola

Barkhola is one of the 126 Assembly constituencies in the North-East Indian state of Assam.

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No.14 Barkhola Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Barkhola thana and circle Nos. 20, 21, 22 and 38 in Silchar thana in Silchar sub-division.
Barkhola Assembly constituency is part of No. 2 Silchar Lok Sabha constituency.

Areas under Barkhola: (1) Salchapra CD Block, (2) Barkhola CD Block & (3) Tapang CD Block

Some of the Villages under Barkhola are: Dudhpatil, Buribail, Barjatrapur, Joynagar, Masimpur, Kumarpara, Rajnagar, Srikona, Bhangarpar, Sonapur, Dholcherra, Dolu, Chandranathpur etc.^[1]

Town Details

Country: India.
State: Assam.
District: Cachar district.
Lok Sabha Constituency: Silchar Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.^[2]
Assembly Categorisation: Rural
Literacy Level: 80.36%.
Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,52,054 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:77,005 . Female Electors: 75,049.
Geographic Co-Ordinates: 24°56'02.4"N 92°45'58.3"E.
Total Area Covered: 447 square kilometres.
Area Includes: Barkhola thana and circle Nos. 20, 21, 22 and 38 in Silchar thana in Silchar sub-division, of Cachar district of Assam.
Inter State Border : Cachar.
Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-133, Year 2016-150, Year 2021-14.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Source:^[3]

Year	Winner
2021	Misbahul Islam Laskar	Indian National Congress
2016	Kishor Nath	Bharatiya Janata Party
2011	Rumi Nath	Indian National Congress
2006	Rumi Nath	Bharatiya Janata Party
2001	Misbahul Islam Laskar	Indian National Congress
1996	Misbahul Islam Laskar	Indian National Congress
1991	Abdul Matin Mazumdar	Janata Dal
1985	Altaf Hussain Mazumdar	Indian National Congress
1983	Altaf Hossain Mazumdar	Indian National Congress
1978	A.F.Golam Osmani	Janata Party
1951	Raichand Nath	Indian National Congress

Election results

2016

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2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Barkhola
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BJP	Kishor Nath	36,482	34.89
	Independent	Misbahul Islam Laskar	36,440	34.85
	INC	Dr. Rumi Nath	21,946	20.99
	AIUDF	Jahurul Islam Barbhuiya	4,051	3.87
	CPI(M)	Chunilal Bhattacharjee	2,438	2.33
	Independent	Badrul Islam Mazumder	619	0.59
	Independent	Anamuddin Mazumder	473	0.45
	Independent	Nazmul Hoque Laskar	464	0.44
	NOTA	None of the above	1,621	1.55
Majority			42	0.04
Turnout			1,04,534	80.70
Registered electors			1,29,524
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

References

^ "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
^ "Barkhola Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Barkhola Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ "List of winning MLA's from Barkhola". Retrieved 29 June 2016.

External links

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

[1] "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Retrieved 1 July 2016.

[bar_ref2-2] "Barkhola Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Barkhola Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[3] "List of winning MLA's from Barkhola". Retrieved 29 June 2016.

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