# Bhabanipur, Assam Assembly constituency

Bhabanipur Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly in India. Bhabanipur forms part of Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency. There is an assembly segment by the same name in West Bengal Vidhan Sabha as well.

## Town details

* Country: India.
* State: Assam.
* District: Bajali district.
* Lok Sabha Constituency: Kokrajhar Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.
* Assembly Categorisation: Rural
* Literacy Level: 79%.
* Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,17,396 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:75,355 . Female Electors: 72,693.
* Geographic Co-Ordinates: 26°31'21.7"N 91°04'48.4"E..
* Total Area Covered: 378 square kilometres.
* Area Includes: Bhabanipur mouza in Barpeta thana; Bijni mouza in Sorbhog thana; and Hastinapur mouza in Patacharkuchithana, in Barpeta sub-division, of Bajali district of Assam.
* Inter State Border : Bajali.
* Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-167, Year 2016-169, Year 2021-41.

## Members of Vidhan Sabha

Following is the list of past members representing Bihpuria Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature.
* 1962: Mahadeb Das, Indian National Congress.
* 1967: D. Choudhary, Indian National Congress.
* 1972: Ghana Kanta Baro, Revolutionary Communist Party of India.
* 1978: Tarini Charan Das, Janata Party.
* 1983: Mir Abdul Halim, Indian National Congress.
* 1985: Surendra Medhi, Independent.
* 1991: Milan Boro, Independent.
* 1996: Surendra Medhi, Asom Gana Parishad.
* 1998: Binod Gayari.
* 2000: Dr. Manoranjan Das, Asom Gana Parishad.
* 2001: Sarbananda Choudhury, Indian National Congress.
* 2006: Dr. Manoranjan Das, Asom Gana Parishad.
* 2011: Abul Kalam Azad, All India United Democratic Front.
* 2016: Abul Kalam Azad, All India United Democratic Front.
* 2021: Phanidhar Talukdar, All India United Democratic Front.
| Election | Name | Party | Party |
| 2021 (by-polls) | Phanidhar Talukdar | | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2021 by-election

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly By-Election: Bhabanipur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Phanidhar Talukdar | 64,200 | 56.41 | New |
| | INC | Sailendra Nath Das | 38,559 | 33.58 | New |
| | AIUDF | Jubbar Ali | 6,430 | 5.65 | −38.92 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,120 | 0.98 | −0.15 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25,651 | 22.83 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,13,806 | | |
| | BJP gain from AIUDF | BJP gain from AIUDF | Swing | | |

### 2021

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Bhabanipur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AIUDF | Phanidhar Talukdar | 55,546 | 44.57 |
| | AGP | Ranjit Deka | 52,748 | 42 |
| | Independent | Abul Kalam Azad | 5,400 | |
| | Independent | Kamal Kumar Medhi | 3,217 | |
| | Independent | Binoy Kherkatary | 1,594 | |
| | Independent | Ruhul Amin | 1,434 | |
| | Independent | Makhan Swargiary | 1,358 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1037 | 0.83 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,439 | 2.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 125603 | 84.32 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 148,961 | |
| | AIUDF hold | AIUDF hold | Swing | |

### 2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Bhabanipur :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AIUDF | Abul Kalam Azad | 28,383 | 25.73 |
| | Independent | Phanidhar Talukdar | 25,944 | 23.52 |
| | BJP | Manoj Baruah | 22,380 | 20.29 |
| | Independent | Milan Baro | 14,500 | 13.14 |
| | Independent | Kanak Baro | 8,748 | 7.93 |
| | INC | Rajib Das | 6,620 | 6.00 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 706 | 0.64 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,439 | 2.21 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,10,280 | 86.60 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,27,341 | |
| | AIUDF hold | AIUDF hold | Swing | |

### 2011

* Abul Kalam Azad (AIUDF): 24,756 votes
* Phanidhar Talukdar (IND): 19,714 votes