Patharkandi Assembly constituency

{{short description|Assembly constituency of Assam}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}

{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Patharkandi

| type = SLA

| constituency_no = 2

| map_image = Patharkandi Assembly constituency map.svg

| mla = Krishnendu Paul

| party = {{legend2|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|BJP|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

| alliance = NDA

| latest_election_year = 2021

| state = Assam

| district = Karimganj

| loksabha_cons = Karimganj

| established = 1951

| reservation = None

| electors = 190,434

}}

Patharkandi Assembly constituency is one of the 126 state legislative assembly constituencies in Assam state in North Eastern India. It is also one of the 8 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"

! Election

! Member

! colspan="2"|Political Party

! Tenure

2021

|rowspan=2| Krishnendu Paul

|rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |

rowspan=2| BJP

|rowspan=2| 2016-Incumbent

2016
2011

|Monilal Gowala

|style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|

INC

|2011-16

2006

| Kartik Sena Sinha

|{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}

|2006-11

2001

|Monilal Gowala

|style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|

INC

|2001-06

1996

|Shukhendu Shekhar Dutta

|rowspan=2 style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|

rowspan=2| BJP

|1996-01

1991

|Madhusudhan Tiwari

|1991-96

1985

|Monilal Gowala

|style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|

INC

|1985-91

1983

|Moin Uddin

|rowspan=2 style="background-color:{{party color|Independent}}|

rowspan=2| IND

|1983-85

1978

|Md Fokhrul Islam

|1978-83

1972

|Biswanath Upadhyaya

|style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|

INC

|1972-78

1967

|Motilal Kanoo

|style="background-color:{{party color|Independent}}|

IND

|1967-72

1962

|Ramdeb Malah

|style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|

INC

|1962-67

1957

|Biswanath Upadhyaya

|style="background-color:{{party color|Independent}}|

IND

|1957-62

1951

|Gopesh Namasudra

|style="background-color:{{party color|Communist Party of India}}|

CPI

|1951-57

Election results

=2021=

{{Election box begin | title=2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election : Patharkandi{{cite news |url=http://ceoassam.nic.in/assembly/2021/form21E_2021.html |title=AC_Wise Final Result as per Form 21E |work=CEO Assam |language=en}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=Krishnendu Paul|votes=74,846|percentage=49.66%|change=+11.73}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Sachin Sahoo|votes=70,379|percentage=46.70%|change=+20.58}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Shihab Uddin Ahmed|votes=1,020|percentage=0.68%|change=N/A}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,288|percentage=0.85%|change=+0.02}}

{{Election box margin of victory|

|votes = 4,467

|percentage = 2.99%

|change =-4.56

}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=149,419|percentage=78.51%|change=-0.68}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|loser = Indian National Congress

|swing =+11.73

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2016=

{{Election box begin | title=2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Patharkandi}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = Krishnendu Paul

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|votes = 46,544

|percentage = 37.93

|change = +29.08

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = Dr. Debendra Kumar Sinha

|party = All India United Democratic Front

|votes = 37,276

|percentage = 30.38

|change = -8.85

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = Moni Lal Gowala

|party = Indian National Congress

|votes = 32,048

|percentage = 26.12

|change = -16.14

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = Kripesh Ranjan Dasgupta

|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|votes = 1,638

|percentage = 1.33

|change = -4.53

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|candidate = Kabir Ahmed

|party = Independent (politician)

|votes = 892

|percentage = 0.72

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Rahimuddin Ahmed

|votes = 743

|percentage = 0.60

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Samajwadi Party

|candidate = Misbaqueuddin

|votes = 599

|percentage = 0.48

|change = -0.09

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)

|candidate = Debangshu Nath

|votes = 509

|percentage = 0.41

|change = -0.31

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Asaduddin Ahmed

|votes = 501

|percentage = 0.40

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Nitai Dey

|votes = 495

|percentage = 0.40

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Nihar Ranjan Deb Nath

|votes = 419

|percentage = 0.34

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = None of the above

|candidate = None of the above

|votes = 1,030

|percentage = 0.83

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 9,268

|percentage = 7.55

|change = +4.52

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,22,694

|percentage = 79.19

|change = +3.18

}}

{{Election box Registered electors|

|reg. electors = 1,54,924

}}

{{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: Patharkandi}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Monilal Gowala

|votes = 44,986

|percentage = 42.26

|change = +19.01

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = All India United Democratic Front

|candidate = Kartik Sena Sinha

|votes = 41,762

|percentage = 39.23

|change = +4.83

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Sukhendu Shekhar Dutta

|votes = 9,424

|percentage = 8.85

|change = -28.11

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|candidate = Kripesh Ranjan Dasgupta

|votes = 6,234

|percentage = 5.86

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Nikhil Kumar Sen

|votes = 1,417

|percentage = 1.33

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = All India Trinamool Congress

|candidate = Rupam Nandi Purkayastha

|votes = 1,267

|percentage = 1.19

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)

|candidate = Debangshu Nath

|votes = 764

|percentage = 0.72

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Samajwadi Party

|candidate = Mainuddin Choudhury

|votes = 602

|percentage = 0.57

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,224

|percentage = 3.03

|change = +0.47

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,06,456

|percentage = 76.01

|change = +2.72

}}

{{Election box Registered electors|

|reg. electors = 1,40,057

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Indian National Congress

|loser = Bharatiya Janata Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2006=

{{Election box begin|

title=Assam Legislative Assembly election, 2006: Patharkandi}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

|candidate = Kartik Sena Sinha

|votes = 37,220

|percentage = 36.96

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = All India United Democratic Front

|candidate = K. M. Baharul Islam

|votes = 34,640

|percentage = 34.40

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Monilal Gowala

|votes = 23,410

|percentage = 23.25

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Debangshu Nath

|votes = 1,601

|percentage = 1.59

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Janata Dal (Secular)

|candidate = Moinul Haque

|votes = 1,442

|percentage = 1.43

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Asom Gana Parishad

|candidate = Nandeswar Mukherjee

|votes = 899

|percentage = 0.89

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Abdul Hamid

|votes = 866

|percentage = 0.86

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Tajuddin

|votes = 622

|percentage = 0.62

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,580

|percentage = 2.56

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,00,700

|percentage = 73.29

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors|

|reg. electors = 1,37,403

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party

|loser = Indian National Congress

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

See also

References

{{reflist}}