Mankachar Assembly constituency
Assembly constituency of Assam
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Mankachar Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam, a north-east state of India. It is also part of the Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency.[1] This constituency was renamed from Salmara South in 2023.
| Mankachar | |
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| Constituency No. 11 for the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| District | South Salmara Mankachar |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dhubri |
| Established | 1978 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | INC |
| Alliance | Asom Sonmilito Morcha |
| Elected year | 2026 |
| Preceded by | Abdur Rehman Ajmal |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Dewan Joynal Abedin | Independent politician | |
| 1983 | Mohammad Bazlul Basit | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Dewan Joynal Abedin | Independent politician | |
| 1991 | |||
| 1996 | Wazed Ali Choudhury | Indian National Congress | |
| 2001 | |||
| 2006 | Badruddin Ajmal | Assam United Democratic Front | |
| 2009[a] | Wazed Ali Choudhury | Indian National Congress | |
| 2011 | Abdur Rehman Ajmal | All India United Democratic Front | |
| 2016 | Wazed Ali Choudhury | Indian National Congress | |
| 2021 | |||
| 2026 | Mohibur Rohman | ||
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mohibur Rohman | 126,787 | 59.23 | −24.75 | |
| AGP | Zabed Islam | 75,617 | 35.32 | N/A | |
| AIUDF | Abdul Salam Shah | 8,959 | 4.19 | N/A | |
| SUCI(C) | Shahidur Alam | 979 | 0.46 | N/A | |
| Majority | 51,170 | 23.91 | −83,404 | ||
| Turnout | 212,342 | +38,197 | |||
| INC gain from AIUDF | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Wazed Ali Choudhury | 146,248 | 83.98 | +29.55 | |
| Independent | Nurul Islam Mollah | 10,674 | 6.13 | ||
| BJP | Asadul Islam | 8,919 | 5.12 | +3.80 | |
| Independent | Fozlul Hoque Choudhury | 1,807 | 1.04 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 937 | 0.54 | +0.15 | |
| Majority | 135,574 | 77.85 | +66.48 | ||
| Turnout | 174,145 | 92.01 | −1.66 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Wazed Ali Choudhury | 80,066 | 54.43 | +6.93 | |
| AIUDF | Badruddin Ajmal | 63,343 | 43.06 | −7.49 | |
| BJP | Shiraj Hussain | 1,954 | 1.32 | N/A | |
| SUCI(C) | Dewan Joynal Abedin | 1,153 | 0.78 | −0.52 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 581 | 0.39 | N/A | |
| Majority | 16,723 | 11.37 | +8.32 | ||
| Turnout | 1,47,097 | 93.67 | +6.11 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,57,525 | ||||
| INC gain from AIUDF | Swing | +7.21 | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIUDF | Abdur Rahman Ajmal | 62,254 | 50.55 | ||
| INC | Wazed Ali Choudhury | 58,498 | 47.50 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Dewan Joynal Abedin | 1,600 | 1.30 | ||
| AITC | Masidul Haque | 794 | 0.64 | ||
| Majority | 3,756 | 3.05 | |||
| Turnout | 1,23,146 | 87.56 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,40,642 | ||||
| AIUDF hold | Swing | ||||
See also
Notes
- by-election