# Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency

Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam state in north-eastern India, covering Karimganj and Hailakandi districts in the Barak Valley.

## Assembly segments

Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:

### Current assembly segments

| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | 2024 Lead |
| 121 | Hailakandi | None | Hailakandi | BJP |
| 122 | Algapur - Katlicherra | None | Hailakandi | INC |
| 123 | Karimganj North | None | Karimganj | BJP |
| 124 | Karimganj South | None | Karimganj | INC |
| 125 | Patharkandi | None | Karimganj | BJP |
| 126 | Ramkrishna Nagar | SC | Karimganj | BJP |

### Previous assembly segments

| No | Name | District | Member | Party |
| 1 | Ratabari (SC) | Karimganj | Bijoy Malakar | BJP |
| 2 | Patharkandi | Karimganj | Krishnendu Paul | BJP |
| 3 | Karimganj North | Karimganj | Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Karimganj South | Karimganj | Siddeque Ahmed | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Badarpur | Karimganj | Abdul Aziz | All India United Democratic Front |
| 6 | Hailakandi | Hailakandi | Zakir Hussain Laskar | All India United Democratic Front |
| 7 | Katlicherra | Hailakandi | Suzam Uddin Laskar | All India United Democratic Front |
| 8 | Algapur | Hailakandi | Nizam Uddin Choudhury | All India United Democratic Front |

## Members of Parliament

| Year | Winner | Party |
| 1962 | Nihar Ranjan Laskar | Indian National Congress |
| 1967 | Nihar Ranjan Laskar | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | Nihar Ranjan Laskar | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Nihar Ranjan Laskar | Indian National Congress |
| 1980 | Nihar Ranjan Laskar | Indian National Congress |
| 1984 | Sudarsan Das | Indian Congress |
| 1991 | Dwarka Nath Das | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1996 | Dwarka Nath Das | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 1998 | Nepal Chandra Das | Indian National Congress |
| 1999 | Nepal Chandra Das | Indian National Congress |
| 2004 | Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya | Indian National Congress |
| 2009 | Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Radheshyam Biswas | All India United Democratic Front |
| 2019 | Kripanath Mallah | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024 | Kripanath Mallah | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Indian general election: Karimganj :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | BJP | Kripanath Mallah | 545,093 | 47.53 |
| | INC | Hafiz Rashid Ahmed Choudhury | 5,26,733 | 45.93 |
| | AIUDF | Sahabul Islam Choudhury | 29,205 | 2.55 |
| | NOTA | None Of The Above | 2,940 | 0.26 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,360 | 1.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,46,882 | 79.18 |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | |

### 2019

2019 Indian general elections: Karimganj :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Kripanath Mallah | 473,046 | 44.62 | +15.22 |
| | AIUDF | Radheshyam Biswas | 4,34,657 | 41.00 | +0.09 |
| | INC | Swarup Das | 1,20,452 | 11.36 | −14.18 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 6,555 | 0.62 | +0.14 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 38,389 | 3.62 | −7.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 10,61,160 | 79.18 | +3.11 |
| | BJP gain from AIUDF | BJP gain from AIUDF | Swing | +3.71 | |

### General elections 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Karimganj :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIUDF | Radheshyam Biswas | 362,866 | 40.91 | +4.17 |
| | BJP | Krishna Das | 2,60,772 | 29.40 | +7.67 |
| | INC | Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya | 2,26,562 | 25.54 | −12.35 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 4,266 | 0.48 | −−− |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 102,094 | 11.51 | +10.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,87,782 | 76.14 | |
| | AIUDF gain from INC | AIUDF gain from INC | Swing | | |

### General elections 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Karimganj :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya | 259,717 | 37.89 |
| | AIUDF | Rajesh Mallah | 2,51,797 | 36.73 |
| | BJP | Sudhangshu Das | 1,48,945 | 21.73 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,920 | 1.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,85,420 | 64.13 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### General elections 2004

General Election, 2004: Karimganj :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya | 321,059 | 47.81 |
| | BJP | Parimal Suklabaidya | 229,111 | 34.12 |
| | AGP | Nepal Chandra Das | 106,546 | 15.87 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91,948 | 13.69 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 671,491 | 68.91 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |