Biswanath Assembly constituency explained

Biswanath Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Biswanath forms part of the Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Biswanath
Type:	SLA
Constituency No:	76
State:	Assam
District:	Sonitpur
Loksabha Cons:	Tezpur
Established:	1957
Reservation:	None
Mla:	Pramod Borthakur
Party:	Bharatiya Janata Party

Town Details

Following are details on Biswanath Assembly constituency^[4] -

• Country: India.
• State: Assam.
• District: Biswanath district .
• Lok Sabha Constituency: Tezpur Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.
• Assembly Categorisation: Rural
• Literacy Level: 80%.
• Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,65,743 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:83,243 . Female Electors: 82,499.
• Geographic Co-Ordinates: 26°42'44.6"N 93°04'22.1"E..
• Total Area Covered: 663 square kilometres.
• Area Includes: Sootea thana [excluding Baghmara (Part), Murhadal, Chilabandha, Barbhagia and Nagsankar mouzas] in Tezpur sub-division, of Biswanath district of Assam.
• Inter State Border : Biswanath.
• Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-189,Year 2016-189,Year 2021-76.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Following is the list of past members representing Biswanath Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature.^[5]

• 1957: Kamakhya Prasad Tripathi, Indian National Congress.
• 1962: Kamakhya Prasad Tripathi, Indian National Congress.
• 1967: Kamakhya Prasad Tripathi, Indian National Congress.
• 1972: Kosheswar Bora, Independent.
• 1978: Kosheswar Bora, Janata Party.
• 1985: Padmanath Koiri, Independent.
• 1991: Nurjamal Sarkar, Indian National Congress.
• 1996: Prabin Hazarika, Asom Gana Parishad.
• 2001: Nurjamal Sarkar, Indian National Congress.
• 2006: Nurjamal Sarkar, Indian National Congress.
• 2011: Prabin Hazarika, Asom Gana Parishad.

Election results

2011

See also

• Bishwanath Chariali
• Biswanath
• List of constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly

External links

• Web site: Results of all Assam Assembly elections . eci.gov.in . Election Commission of India . 15 March 2022.

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008 . . 26 November 2008 . 12 February 2021.
2. Web site: List of Assembly constituencies showing their Parliamentary constituences wise break-up . www.ceoassam.nic.in. 13 November 2021.
3. Web site: Map of Assam showing District-wise assembly and Parliamentary constituencies . www.ceoassam.nic.in. 13 November 2021.
4. News: Biswanath Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Biswanath Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat . 19 November 2021 . News18 . 2 May 2021.
5. News: Biswanath Election Result 2021 LIVE: Biswanath MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia . 19 November 2021 . oneindia.com . 2 May 2021 . en.