# Patharkandi Assembly constituency

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

| Election | Member | Political Party | Tenure |
| 2021 | Krishnendu Paul | BJP | 2016-Incumbent |
| 2016 | Krishnendu Paul | BJP | 2016-Incumbent |
| 2011 | Monilal Gowala | INC | 2011-16 |
| 2006 | Kartik Sena Sinha | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2006-11 |
| 2001 | Monilal Gowala | INC | 2001-06 |
| 1996 | Shukhendu Shekhar Dutta | BJP | 1996-01 |
| 1991 | Madhusudhan Tiwari | BJP | 1991-96 |
| 1985 | Monilal Gowala | INC | 1985-91 |
| 1983 | Moin Uddin | IND | 1983-85 |
| 1978 | Md Fokhrul Islam | IND | 1978-83 |
| 1972 | Biswanath Upadhyaya | INC | 1972-78 |
| 1967 | Motilal Kanoo | IND | 1967-72 |
| 1962 | Ramdeb Malah | INC | 1962-67 |
| 1957 | Biswanath Upadhyaya | IND | 1957-62 |
| 1951 | Gopesh Namasudra | CPI | 1951-57 |

## Election results
### 2021

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election : Patharkandi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Krishnendu Paul | 74,846 | 49.66% | +11.73 |
| | INC | Sachin Sahoo | 70,379 | 46.70% | +20.58 |
| | Independent | Shihab Uddin Ahmed | 1,020 | 0.68% | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,288 | 0.85% | +0.02 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,467 | 2.99% | −4.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 149,419 | 78.51% | −0.68 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | +11.73 | |

### 2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Patharkandi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Krishnendu Paul | 46,544 | 37.93 | +29.08 |
| | AIUDF | Dr. Debendra Kumar Sinha | 37,276 | 30.38 | −8.85 |
| | INC | Moni Lal Gowala | 32,048 | 26.12 | −16.14 |
| | CPI(M) | Kripesh Ranjan Dasgupta | 1,638 | 1.33 | −4.53 |
| | Independent | Kabir Ahmed | 892 | 0.72 | N/A |
| | Independent | Rahimuddin Ahmed | 743 | 0.60 | N/A |
| | SP | Misbaqueuddin | 599 | 0.48 | −0.09 |
| | SUCI(C) | Debangshu Nath | 509 | 0.41 | −0.31 |
| | Independent | Asaduddin Ahmed | 501 | 0.40 | N/A |
| | Independent | Nitai Dey | 495 | 0.40 | N/A |
| | Independent | Nihar Ranjan Deb Nath | 419 | 0.34 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,030 | 0.83 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,268 | 7.55 | +4.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,22,694 | 79.19 | +3.18 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,54,924 | | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2011

2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Patharkandi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Monilal Gowala | 44,986 | 42.26 | +19.01 |
| | AIUDF | Kartik Sena Sinha | 41,762 | 39.23 | +4.83 |
| | BJP | Sukhendu Shekhar Dutta | 9,424 | 8.85 | −28.11 |
| | CPI(M) | Kripesh Ranjan Dasgupta | 6,234 | 5.86 | N/A |
| | Independent | Nikhil Kumar Sen | 1,417 | 1.33 | N/A |
| | AITC | Rupam Nandi Purkayastha | 1,267 | 1.19 | N/A |
| | SUCI(C) | Debangshu Nath | 764 | 0.72 | N/A |
| | SP | Mainuddin Choudhury | 602 | 0.57 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,224 | 3.03 | +0.47 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,06,456 | 76.01 | +2.72 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,40,057 | | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | | |

### 2006

Assam Legislative Assembly election, 2006: Patharkandi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Kartik Sena Sinha | 37,220 | 36.96 |
| | AIUDF | K. M. Baharul Islam | 34,640 | 34.40 |
| | INC | Monilal Gowala | 23,410 | 23.25 |
| | Independent | Debangshu Nath | 1,601 | 1.59 |
| | JD(S) | Moinul Haque | 1,442 | 1.43 |
| | AGP | Nandeswar Mukherjee | 899 | 0.89 |
| | Independent | Abdul Hamid | 866 | 0.86 |
| | Independent | Tajuddin | 622 | 0.62 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,580 | 2.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,00,700 | 73.29 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,37,403 | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | |