Patharkandi Assembly constituency
Patharkandi Assembly constituency is one of the 126 constituencies of the Legislative Assembly of Assam state in northeastern India.
Patharkandi (constituency number 2) is one of the 5 constituencies located in Karimganj district.[1] Patharkandi is part of Karimganj (Lok Sabha constituency) along with 7 other assembly segments, namely, Patharkandi, Karimganj North, Karimganj South, Ratabari in Karimganj district, Hailakandi, Katlichera and Algapur in Hailakandi district.
Members of Legislative Assembly
- 1951: Gopesh Namasudra, Communist Party of India
- 1957: Biswanath Upadhyay, Independent
- 1962: Ramdeb Malah, Indian National Congress
- 1967: M.R Kando, Independent
- 1972: Biswanath Upadhyay, Indian National Congress
- 1978: Fakhrul Islam, Independent
- 1983: Moin Uddin, Independent
- 1985: Monilal Gowala, Indian National Congress
- 1991: Madhusudhan Tiwari, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1996: Shukhendu Shekhar Dutta, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2001: Monilal Gowala, Indian National Congress
- 2006: Kartik Sena Sinha, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2011: Monilal Gowala, Indian National Congress
- 2016: Krishnendu Paul, Bharatiya Janata Party
Election results
2016 result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Krishnendu Paul | 46,544 | 37.93 | +29.08 | |
| AIUDF | Dr. Debendra Kumar Sinha | 37,276 | 30.38 | −8.85 | |
| INC | Moni Lal Gowala | 32,048 | 26.12 | −16.14 | |
| CPI(M) | Kripesh Ranjan Dasgupta | 1,638 | 1.33 | −4.53 | |
| Independent | Kabir Ahmed | 892 | 0.72 | N/A | |
| Independent | Rahimuddin Ahmed | 743 | 0.60 | N/A | |
| SP | Misbaqueuddin | 599 | 0.48 | −0.09 | |
| SUCI(C) | Debangshu Nath | 509 | 0.41 | −0.31 | |
| Independent | Asaduddin Ahmed | 501 | 0.40 | N/A | |
| Independent | Nitai Dey | 495 | 0.40 | N/A | |
| Independent | Nihar Ranjan Deb Nath | 419 | 0.34 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,030 | 0.83 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,268 | 7.55 | +4.52 | ||
| Turnout | 1,22,694 | 79.19 | +3.18 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,54,924 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2011 result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Monilal Gowala | 44,986 | 42.26 | +19.01 | |
| AIUDF | Kartik Sena Sinha | 41,762 | 39.23 | +4.83 | |
| BJP | Sukhendu Shekhar Dutta | 9,424 | 8.85 | −28.11 | |
| CPI(M) | Kripesh Ranjan Dasgupta | 6,234 | 5.86 | N/A | |
| Independent | Nikhil Kumar Sen | 1,417 | 1.33 | N/A | |
| AITC | Rupam Nandi Purkayastha | 1,267 | 1.19 | N/A | |
| SUCI(C) | Debangshu Nath | 764 | 0.72 | N/A | |
| SP | Mainuddin Choudhury | 602 | 0.57 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,224 | 3.03 | +0.47 | ||
| Turnout | 1,06,456 | 76.01 | +2.72 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,40,057 | ||||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2006 result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kartik Sena Sinha | 37,220 | 36.96 | ||
| AIUDF | K. M. Baharul Islam | 34,640 | 34.40 | ||
| INC | Monilal Gowala | 23,410 | 23.25 | ||
| Independent | Debangshu Nath | 1,601 | 1.59 | ||
| JD(S) | Moinul Haque | 1,442 | 1.43 | ||
| AGP | Nandeswar Mukherjee | 899 | 0.89 | ||
| Independent | Abdul Hamid | 866 | 0.86 | ||
| Independent | Tajuddin | 622 | 0.62 | ||
| Majority | 2,580 | 2.56 | |||
| Turnout | 1,00,700 | 73.29 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,37,403 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
See also
References
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