Salmara South Assembly constituency
{{short description|Assembly constituency of Assam}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Salmara South
| mla = Wazed Ali Choudhury
| party = Indian National Congress
| alliance = Mahajut
| latest_election_year = 2021
| state = Assam
| district = South Salmara Mankachar
| loksabha_cons = Dhubri
| established = 1978
| reservation = None
| electors = 1,89,264
| type= SLA
| constituency_no = 22
| map_image = Salmara South Assembly constituency map.svg
}}
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.[salmara-south.html ]{{Cite web|title=Wazed Ali Choudhury {{!}} Assam Assembly Election Results Live, Candidates News, Videos, Photos|url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2021/assam/wazed-ali-choudhury-salmara-south-candidate-s03a022c002/|access-date=2021-05-27|website=News18}}
Members of Legislative Assembly
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
!Member ! colspan="2" |Party |
|---|
| 1978
| Dewan Joynal Abedin, |{{Party name with color|Independent}} |
| 1983
| Mohammad Bazlul Basit |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 1985
| rowspan="2"|Dewan Joynal Abedin |{{Party name with color|Independent|rowspan=2}} |
| 1991 |
| 1996
| rowspan="2" |Wazed Ali Choudhury | {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}} |
| 2001 |
| 2006
|{{Full party name with color|Assam United Democratic Front}} |
| 2009{{efn|by-election}}
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |
| 2011
|{{Full party name with color|All India United Democratic Front}} |
| 2016
| rowspan="2" |Wazed Ali Choudhury | {{Full party name with color|rowspan=2|Indian National Congress}} |
| 2021 |
Election results
=2016=
{{Election box begin |title=2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Salmara South}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Wazed Ali Choudhary
|votes = 80,066
|percentage = 54.43
|change = +6.93
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India United Democratic Front
|candidate = Badruddin Ajmal
|votes = 63,343
|percentage = 43.06
|change = -7.49
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Shiraj Hussain
|votes = 1,954
|percentage = 1.32
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Dewan Joynal Abedin
|votes = 1,153
|percentage = 0.78
|change = -0.52
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 581
|percentage = 0.39
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 16,723
|percentage = 11.37
|change = +8.32
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,47,097
|percentage = 93.67
|change = +6.11
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 1,57,525
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = All India United Democratic Front
|swing = +7.21
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2011=
{{Election box begin|
title=2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Salmara South}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India United Democratic Front
|candidate = Abdur Rahman Ajmal
|votes = 62,254
|percentage = 50.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Wazed Ali Choudhury
|votes = 58,498
|percentage = 47.50
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)
|candidate = Dewan Joynal Abedin
|votes = 1,600
|percentage = 1.30
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Masidul Haque
|votes = 794
|percentage = 0.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 3,756
|percentage = 3.05
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,23,146
|percentage = 87.56
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors
|reg. electors = 1,40,642
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = All India United Democratic Front
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
Notes
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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}}
{{Assembly constituencies of Assam}}
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Category:Assembly constituencies of Assam
Category:South Salmara-Mankachar district