Behali Assembly constituency
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| Behali | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 71 for the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| File:Behali Assembly constituency map 2023.svg | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Biswanath |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sonitpur |
| Established | 1978 |
| Reservation | SC |
Behali Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Behali forms part of the Sonitpur Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2]
This constituency is reserved for the Scheduled Caste candidates since 2023.[3]
Town details
[edit | edit source]- Country: India
- State: Assam
- District: Biswanath district
- Lok Sabha Constituency: Sonitpur Lok Sabha constituency
- Area Includes: Behali Dev. Block, Baghmora Dev. Block (Part), Biswanath Dev. Block (Part), Chaiduar Dev. Block (Part).
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit | edit source]| Election | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Bishnulal Upadhyaya | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Swarup Upadhyay | ||
| 1991 | Barnabash Tanti | ||
| 1996 | |||
| 2001 | Ranjit Dutta | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | Pallab Lochan Das | Indian National Congress | |
| 2016 | Ranjit Dutta | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2021 | |||
| 2024^ | Diganta Ghatowal | ||
^ By-election
Election results
[edit | edit source]2024 by-election
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Diganta Ghatowal | 50,947 | 50.61 | −0.23 | |
| INC | Jayanta Borah | 41,896 | 41.62 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Lakhi Kanta Kurmi | 5,093 | 5.06 | −15.40 | |
| AAP | Ananta Gogoi | 1,217 | 1.21 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,514 | 1.50 | −1.36 | |
| Majority | 9,051 | 9.01 | |||
| Turnout | 1,00,667 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2021
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ranjit Dutta | 53,583 | 50.93 | ||
| Independent | Jayanta Borah | 23,744 | 22.57 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Bibek Das | 21,531 | 20.46 | ||
| AJP | Anjan Upadhyaya | 3,343 | 3.18 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,012 | 2.86 | N/A | |
| Majority | 23,601 | ||||
| Turnout | 105213 | ||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2016
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Ranjit Dutta | 52,152 | 56.20 | +28.18 | |
| INC | Rupak Sarma | 28,551 | 30.76 | −19.68 | |
| CPI(ML)L | Bibek Das | 8,025 | 8.64 | −7.17 | |
| Independent | Zulfikar Hussain | 1,573 | 1.69 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,495 | 2.68 | N/A | |
| Majority | 23,601 | 25.44 | +3.02 | ||
| Turnout | 92,796 | 86.20 | +4.48 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,07,643 | ||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2011
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Pallab Lochan Das | 40,798 | 50.44 | ||
| BJP | Ranjit Dutta | 22,662 | 28.02 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Bibek Das | 12,784 | 15.81 | ||
| Independent | Biswajeet Goswami | 3,307 | 4.09 | ||
| AIUDF | Malay Das | 1,330 | 1.64 | ||
| Majority | 18,136 | 22.42 | |||
| Turnout | 80,881 | 81.72 | |||
| Registered electors | 98,977 | ||||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
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