Salmara South Assembly Constituency
Salmara South Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a north east state of India. Salmara is also part of Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of Legislative Assembly
- 1978: Dewan Joynal Abedin, Independent
- 1983: Mohammad Bazlul Basit, Indian National Congress
- 1985: Dewan Joynal Abedin, Independent
- 1991: Dewan Joynal Abedin, Independent
- 1996: Wazed Ali Choudhury, Indian National Congress
- 2001: Wazed Ali Choudhury, Indian National Congress
- 2006: Badruddin Ajmal, Assam United Democratic Front
- 2009 (by-election): Wazed Ali Choudhury, Indian National Congress
- 2011: Abdur Rehman Ajmal, All India United Democratic Front
- 2016: Wazed Ali Choudhury, Indian National Congress
- 2021: Wazed Ali Choudhury , Indian National Congress
Election results
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
INC | Wazed Ali Choudhary | 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
- South Salmara
- Dhubri district
- South Salmara-Mankachar District
- List of constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly