Barchalla Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 26°40′N 92°37′E / 26.66°N 92.61°E / 26.66; 92.61
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Barchalla
Constituency No. 72 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateAssam
DistrictSonitpur
LS constituencyTezpur
ReservationNone
Elected year2021

Barchalla Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly.[1] Ganesh Kumar Limbu is the current MLA of Barchalla. Barchalla forms part of the Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency.[2][3]

Most Successful parties from Barchalla Vidhan Sabha

  Indian National Congress (4 Times) (55%)
  Bharatiya Janata Party( 2 Times) (22%)
  Asom Gana Parishad( 1 Time) (12%)
  Plain Tribals Council of Assam) ( 1 Time) (12%)
  Prafulla Goswami(Ind)( 1 Time) (12%)

Town Details[edit]

  • Country: India.
  • State: Assam.
  • District: Sonitpur district.[4]
  • Lok Sabha Constituency: Tezpur Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.
  • Assembly Categorisation: Rural
  • Literacy Level: 81.66%.
  • Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,73,433. Eligible Electors. Male Electors:88,869. Female Electors:84,560.
  • Geographic Co-Ordinates: 26°37'53.0"N 92°27'24.5"E.
  • Total Area Covered: 713 square kilometres.
  • Area Includes:Barchalla and Borgaon mouzas in Dhekiajuli thana and Bihaguri and Bahbari (Part) mouzas in Tezpur thana, in Tezpur sub-division of Sonitpur district of Assam.
  • Inter State Border :Sonitpur.
  • Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011–192,Year 2016–196,Year 2021–72.

Members of Legislative Assembly[edit]

Following is the list of elected members to State Assembly:

Dhekiajuli South(1952-1957)

Year Winner Party Outcome & Position Margin of Victory Runner-up Candidate Runner-up Party
1952 Mohi Kanta Das Indian National Congress Government Prajapati Rijal Bamun Socialist Party

Barchalla Assembly Constituency(1957-1967)

Year Winner Party Outcome & Position Margin of Victory Runner-up Candidate Runner-up Party
1957 Mohi Kanta Das Indian National Congress Government Bharat Chandra Hazarika Independent
1962 Government Bharat Chandra Hazarika Independent

Missamari Assembly Constituency(1962-1978)

Year Winner Party Outcome & Position Margin of Victory Runner-up Runner-up Party
1967 Mohi Kanta Das
Indian National Congress 		Government J. Bora Praja Socialist Party
1972 Bijoy Chandra Sharma Government Kamal Chandra Basumatari Independent

Barchalla Assembly Constituency(1978 till date)

Year Winner Party Outcome & Position Margin of Victory Runner-up Candidate Runner-up Party
1978 Kamal Chandra Basumatary Plain Tribals Council of Assam Government 1,486 Prafulla Goswami Independent
1985 Prafulla Goswami Independent Government 12,184 Kshemraj Adhikari Indian National Congress
1991 Rudra Parajuli Indian National Congress
 Government 16,172 Prafulla Goswami Asom Gana Parishad
1996 Prafulla Goswami Asom Gana Parishad
 Government 6,394 Rudra Parajuli Indian National Congress
2001 Tanka Bahadur Rai Indian National Congress
 Government

Deputy Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly

9,112 Prafulla Goswami Asom Gana Parishad
2006 Tanka Bahadur Rai Government Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly 922 Brindaban Goswami Asom Gana Parishad
2011 Tanka Bahadur Rai Government

Cabinet Minister in Third Tarun Gogoi ministry

17,574 Ratul Kumar Nath Asom Gana Parishad
2016 Ganesh Kumar Limbu Bharatiya Janata Party
 Government 23,682 Tanka Bahadur Rai Indian National Congress
2021 Ganesh Kumar Limbu Government 17,782 Ram Prasad Sharma Indian National Congress

Election results[edit]

Most Successful 1st Runner-up parties from Barchalla Vidhan Sabha

  Asom Gana Parishad (4 Times) (44%)
  Indian National Congress (4 Times) (44%)
  Independents (1 Time) (12%)

2021[edit]

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Batadroba[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ganesh Kumar Limbu
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
BJP hold Swing

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. ^ "List of Assembly constituencies showing their Parliamentary constituences wise break-up" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Map of Assam showing District-wise assembly and Parliamentary constituencies" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Barchalla Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Barchalla Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Assam General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Assam General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Assam General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

External links[edit]

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