Behali Assembly constituency
{{Short description|Constituency of the Assam legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Behali
| type = SLA
| constituency_no = 77
| map_image = Behali Assembly constituency map.svg
| map_caption =
| state = Assam
| district = Sonitpur
| loksabha_cons = Sonitpur
| established = 1978
| reservation = None
| mla = Diganta Ghatowal
| party = BJP
| alliance = NDA
| latest_election_year = 2024
}}
Behali Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Behali forms part of the Sonitpur Lok Sabha constituency.{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3931-delimitation-of-parliamentary-assembly-constituencies-order-2008/ |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=26 November 2008 |access-date= 12 February 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://www.ceoassam.nic.in/information/pdf/2_PC%20wise%20LAC%20breakup.pdf |title=List of Assembly constituencies showing their Parliamentary constituences wise break-up |website=www.ceoassam.nic.in| access-date=13 November 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://www.ceoassam.nic.in/information/pdf/3_Assembly_HPC_wise_MapA1.pdf |title=Map of Assam showing District-wise assembly and Parliamentary constituencies |website=www.ceoassam.nic.in| access-date=13 November 2021}}
Town details
- Country: India
- State: Assam
- District: Biswanath district
- Lok Sabha Constituency: Tezpur Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency{{cite news |title=Behali Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Behali Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2021/assam/behali-election-result-s03a077/ |access-date=18 November 2021 |publisher=News18 |date=2 May 2021}}
- Assembly Categorisation: Rural
- Literacy Level: 80.0%
- Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,25,406 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:63,703. Female Electors: 61,703
- Geographic Co-Ordinates: 26°50'15.7"N 93°18'21.6"E
- Total Area Covered: 639 square kilometres
- Area Includes: Behali thana [excluding Halem and Brohmajan (Part) mouzas] and Baghmara (Part) mouza in Sootea thana in Tezpur sub-division., of Biswanath district of Assam
- Inter State Border : Biswanath
- Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011–145, Year 2016–145, Year 2021–77
Members of Legislative Assembly
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Election !Name ! colspan="2" |Party |
| 1978
|Bishnulal Upadhyaya | {{Full party name with color|rowspan=4|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1985 |
| 1991
|rowspan=2|Barnabash Tanti |
| 1996 |
| 2001
|rowspan=2|Ranjit Dutta | {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
| 2006 |
| 2011
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 2016
|rowspan=2|Ranjit Dutta |{{Full party name with color|rowspan=4|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
| 2021 |
| 2024^
|rowspan=2|Diganta Ghatowal |
^ By-election
Election results
=2024 by-election=
{{Election box begin|title=Assam Legislative Assembly by-election 2024: Behali{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |title=NDA makes a clean sweep of bypolls in the Northeast |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/nda-makes-a-clean-sweep-of-bypolls-in-the-northeast/article68902364.ece |access-date=23 November 2024 |date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241123144021/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/nda-makes-a-clean-sweep-of-bypolls-in-the-northeast/article68902364.ece |archive-date=23 November 2024 |language=en-IN}}{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |title=Behali Assembly Constituency By Poll Result 2024 |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcByeNov2024/candidateswise-S0377.htm |access-date=25 November 2024 |date=23 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125120157/https://results.eci.gov.in/ResultAcByeNov2024/candidateswise-S0377.htm |archive-date=25 November 2024}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Diganta Ghatowal|votes= 50,947|percentage= 50.61|change=-0.23}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Jayanta Borah|votes=41,896|percentage=41.62|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation|candidate=Lakhi Kanta Kurmi|votes=5,093|percentage=5.06|change=-15.40|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Aam Aadmi Party|candidate=Ananta Gogoi|votes=1,217|percentage=1.21|change=|}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,514|percentage=1.50|change=-1.36|}}
{{Election box majority|votes=9,051|percentage=9.01|change=|}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=1,00,667|percentage=|change=|}}
{{Election box hold with party link||winner= Bharatiya Janata Party|swing=}}
{{Election box end}}
=2021=
{{Election box begin |title=2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Behali{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/13620-assam-general-legislative-election-2021/ |title=Assam General Legislative Election 2021 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=13 November 2021}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Ranjit Dutta
|votes = 53,583
|percentage = 50.93
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Jayanta Borah
|votes = 23,744
|percentage = 22.57
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation
|candidate = Bibek Das
|votes = 21,531
|percentage = 20.46
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Assam Jatiya Parishad
|candidate = Anjan Upadhyaya
|votes = 3,343
|percentage = 3.18
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 3,012
|percentage = 2.86
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 23,601
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 105213
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors|
|reg. electors =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2016=
{{Election box begin |title=2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Behali{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4017-assam-general-legislative-election-2016/ |title=Assam General Legislative Election 2016 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=13 November 2021}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Ranjit Dutta
|votes = 52,152
|percentage = 56.20
|change = +28.18
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Rupak Sarma
|votes = 28,551
|percentage = 30.76
|change = -19.68
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation
|candidate = Bibek Das
|votes = 8,025
|percentage = 8.64
|change = -7.17
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Zulfikar Hussain
|votes = 1,573
|percentage = 1.69
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2,495
|percentage = 2.68
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 23,601
|percentage = 25.44
|change = +3.02
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 92,796
|percentage = 86.20
|change = +4.48
}}
{{Election box Registered electors|
|reg. electors = 1,07,643
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2011=
{{Election box begin|
title=2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Behali}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Pallab Lochan Das
|votes = 40,798
|percentage = 50.44
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Ranjit Dutta
|votes = 22,662
|percentage = 28.02
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation
|candidate = Bibek Das
|votes = 12,784
|percentage = 15.81
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Biswajeet Goswami
|votes = 3,307
|percentage = 4.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India United Democratic Front
|candidate = Malay Das
|votes = 1,330
|percentage = 1.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 18,136
|percentage = 22.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 80,881
|percentage = 81.72
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors|
|reg. electors = 98,977
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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External links
- {{cite web |title=Results of all Assam Assembly elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/67-assam/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}
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