Bihpuria Assembly Constituency
Bihpuria Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Bihpuria forms part of the Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency.
Town Details
Following are details on Bihpuria Assembly constituency-
- Country: India.
- State: Assam.
- District: Lakhimpur district .
- Lok Sabha Constituency: Tezpur Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.
- Assembly Categorisation: Rural
- Literacy Level: 78.39%.
- Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,52,309 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:77,166 . Female Electors: 75,143.
- Geographic Co-Ordinates: 26°57'51.1"N 93°50'26.5"E.
- Total Area Covered: 549 square kilometres.
- Area Includes: Bihpuria thana (excluding Laluk mouza) in North Lakhimpur sub- division, in Barpeta sub-division, of Lakhimpur district of Assam.
- Inter State Border : Lakhimpur.
- Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-179,Year 2016-180,Year 2021-109.
Members of Legislative Assembly
Following is the list of past members representing Bihpuria Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature.
- 1951: Sarveswar Borua, Indian National Congress.
- 1962: Mohananda Bora, Indian National Congress.
- 1967: Premadhar Bora, Independent.
- 1972: Premadhar Bora, Independent.
- 1978: Premadhar Bora, Independent.
- 1983: Borgoram Deori, Indian National Congress.
- 1985: Kesharam Bora, Independent.
- 1991: Borgoram Deori, Indian National Congress.
- 1996: Kesharam Bora, Asom Gana Parishad.
- 2001: Premadhar Bora, Independent.
- 2006: Bhupen Kumar Borah, Indian National Congress.
- 2011: Bhupen Kumar Borah, Indian National Congress.
- 2016: Debananda Hazarika, Bharatiya Janata Party.
| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Amiya Kumar Bhuyan | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Amiya Kumar Bhuyan | 58,979 | 48.53 | -12.15 | |
| INC | Bhupen Kumar Borah | 48,801 | 40.16 | +3.36 | |
| AJP | Achyut Saikia (Madhab) | 6,510 | 5.36 | N/A | |
| Independent | Anup Saikia | 2,545 | 2.09 | N/A | |
| Independent | Tuleswar Pegu | 1,932 | 1.59 | N/A | |
| Independent | Premadhar Bora | 744 | 0.61 | -0.07 | |
| Independent | Shobheshwar Gogoi | 729 | 0.60 | N/A | |
| Independent | Mohim Bania | 472 | 0.39 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 814 | 0.67 | -0.09 | |
| Majority | 10,178 | 8.37 | -15.51 | ||
| Turnout | 1,21,526 | 79.4 | -3.91 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,53,050 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Debananda Hazarika | 66,563 | 60.68 | ||
| INC | Bhupen Kumar Borah | 40,376 | 36.80 | ||
| Independent | Premadhar Bora | 754 | 0.68 | ||
| RSC | Sunder Deori | 693 | 0.63 | ||
| Independent | Gargi Deori | 474 | 0.43 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 834 | 0.76 | ||
| Majority | 26,187 | 23.88 | |||
| Turnout | 1,09,694 | 83.31 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,31,665 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||