Baghbar Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Assam legislative assembly in India
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Baghbar was one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Baghbar forms part of the Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency.[1] The constituency covered Baghbar thana (excluding Jania (Part) and Titapani mouzas) in Barpeta sub-division.
| Baghbar | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency No. 45 for the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Barpeta |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Barpeta |
| Established | 1967 |
| Abolished | 2023 |
| Total electors | 165,834 |
| Reservation | None |
This constituency was abolished in 2023.[2]
Members of Legislative Assembly
- 1967: J. Ahmed, Independent.
- 1972: Jalal Uddin, Indian National Congress.
- 1978: Ibrahim Ali, Indian National Congress.
- 1983: Ibrahim Ali, Indian National Congress.
- 1985: Sheikh Abdul Hamid, Independent.
- 1991: Dildar Rezza, Indian National Congress.
- 1996: Sheikh Abdul Hamid, United Minorities Front (Assam).
- 2001: Dildar Rezza, Indian National Congress.
- 2006: Dildar Rezza, Indian National Congress.
- 2011: Sherman Ali Ahmed, All India United Democratic Front.
- 2016: Sherman Ali Ahmed, Indian National Congress.[3]
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Sherman Ali Ahmed[4] | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Sherman Ali Ahmed | 73,340 | 57.57 | ||
| AIUDF | Sheikh Abdul Hamid | 29,907 | 23.47 | ||
| Independent | Rajib Ahmed | 18,357 | 14.41 | ||
| BJP | Md. Abdul Barik | 1,418 | 1.11 | ||
| JCPBV | Altaf Hussain | 1,022 | 0.80 | ||
| BRP | Jamaluddin | 868 | 0.68 | ||
| Independent | Jahidul Islam | 642 | 0.50 | ||
| RPI | Rejaul Karim | 435 | 0.34 | ||
| AITC | Ali Asgar | 411 | 0.32 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 974 | 0.76 | ||
| Majority | 43,433 | 34.10 | |||
| Turnout | 1,27,374 | 87.87 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,44,950 | ||||
| INC gain from AIUDF | Swing | ||||