# Behali Assembly constituency

Behali Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Behali forms part of the Sonitpur Lok Sabha constituency.

## Town details

* Country: India
* State: Assam
* District: Biswanath district
* Lok Sabha Constituency: Tezpur Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency
* Assembly Categorisation: Rural
* Literacy Level: 80.0%
* Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,25,406 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:63,703. Female Electors: 61,703
* Geographic Co-Ordinates: 26°50'15.7"N 93°18'21.6"E
* Total Area Covered: 639 square kilometres
* Area Includes: Behali thana [excluding Halem and Brohmajan (Part) mouzas] and Baghmara (Part) mouza in Sootea thana in Tezpur sub-division., of Biswanath district of Assam
* Inter State Border : Biswanath
* Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011–145, Year 2016–145, Year 2021–77

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Election | Name | Party |
| 1978 | Bishnulal Upadhyaya | Indian National Congress |
| 1985 | Swarup Upadhyay | Indian National Congress |
| 1991 | Barnabash Tanti | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Barnabash Tanti | Indian National Congress |
| 2001 | Ranjit Dutta | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2006 | Ranjit Dutta | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2011 | Pallab Lochan Das | Indian National Congress |
| 2016 | Ranjit Dutta | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2021 | Ranjit Dutta | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2024^ | Diganta Ghatowal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
^ By-election

## Election results
### 2024 by-election

Assam Legislative Assembly by-election 2024: Behali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Diganta Ghatowal | 50,947 | 50.61 | −0.23 |
| | INC | Jayanta Borah | 41,896 | 41.62 | |
| | CPI(ML)L | Lakhi Kanta Kurmi | 5,093 | 5.06 | −15.40 |
| | AAP | Ananta Gogoi | 1,217 | 1.21 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,514 | 1.50 | −1.36 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,051 | 9.01 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,00,667 | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2021

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Behali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ranjit Dutta | 53,583 | 50.93 | |
| | Independent | Jayanta Borah | 23,744 | 22.57 | |
| | CPI(ML)L | Bibek Das | 21,531 | 20.46 | |
| | AJP | Anjan Upadhyaya | 3,343 | 3.18 | |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 3,012 | 2.86 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,601 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 105213 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Behali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Ranjit Dutta | 52,152 | 56.20 | +28.18 |
| | INC | Rupak Sarma | 28,551 | 30.76 | −19.68 |
| | CPI(ML)L | Bibek Das | 8,025 | 8.64 | −7.17 |
| | Independent | Zulfikar Hussain | 1,573 | 1.69 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,495 | 2.68 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 23,601 | 25.44 | +3.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 92,796 | 86.20 | +4.48 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,07,643 | | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2011

2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Behali :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Pallab Lochan Das | 40,798 | 50.44 |
| | BJP | Ranjit Dutta | 22,662 | 28.02 |
| | CPI(ML)L | Bibek Das | 12,784 | 15.81 |
| | Independent | Biswajeet Goswami | 3,307 | 4.09 |
| | AIUDF | Malay Das | 1,330 | 1.64 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18,136 | 22.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 80,881 | 81.72 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 98,977 | |
| | INC gain from BJP | INC gain from BJP | Swing | |