# Barpeta Assembly constituency

Barpeta Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a Northeastern state of India. Barpeta is also part of Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency.

## Town Details

* Country: India.
* State: Assam.
* District: Barpeta district.
* Lok Sabha Constituency: Barpeta Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.
* Assembly Categorisation: Semi Urban constituency.
* Literacy Level: 65.03%.
* Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections:2,07,536 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:1,05,256 . Female Electors: 1,02,275.
* Geographic Co-Ordinates: 26°26’47.4"N 91°00’25.2"E.
* Total Area Covered: 229 square kilometres.
* Area Includes: Barpeta, Ghilajari and Howli mouzas in Barpeta thana in Barpeta sub-division, of Barpeta district of Assam.
* Inter State Border : Barpeta.
* Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-206,Year 2016-213,Year 2021-43.

## Member of Legislative Assembly

* 1957: Mahadev Das, Indian National Congress.
* 1957: Srihari Das, Praja Socialist Party.
* 1962: Madhusudhan Das, Praja Socialist Party.
* 1965: D.Talukdar, Indian National Congress.
* 1967: S.N. Das, Praja Socialist Party.
* 1972: Surendra Nath Da, Indian National Congress.
* 1978: A. Latif, Independent.
* 1983: Ismail Hussain, Independent.
* 1985: Kumar Deepak Das, Independent.
* 1991: Ismail Hussain, Indian National Congress.
* 1996: Ismail Hussain, All India Indira Congress (Tiwari).
* 2001: Ismail Hussain, Indian National Congress.
* 2006: Gunindra Nath Das, Asom Gana Parishad.
* 2011: Abdur Rahim Khan, All India United Democratic Front.
* 2016: Gunindra Nath Das, Asom Gana Parishad.
| Election | Name | Party | Party |
| 2021 | Abdur Rahim Ahmed | | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### 2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Barpeta :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AGP | Gunindra Nath Das | 63,563 | 38.95 | +4.94 |
| | INC | A. Rahim Ahmed | 57,753 | 35.39 | +20.57 |
| | AIUDF | Abdur Rahim Khan | 37,697 | 23.10 | −20.29 |
| | Independent | Sanjay Kumar Das | 936 | 0.57 | N/A |
| | RPI | Atikur Rahman | 820 | 0.50 | N/A |
| | Independent | Faruk Khan | 774 | 0.47 | N/A |
| | Independent | Sohrab Hussain | 672 | 0.41 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 937 | 0.57 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,810 | 3.56 | −5.82 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,63,152 | 90.11 | +3.79 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,81,058 | | |
| | AGP gain from AIUDF | AGP gain from AIUDF | Swing | | |

### 2011

2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Barpeta :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AIUDF | Abdur Rahim Khan | 56,915 | 43.39 | +31.06 |
| | AGP | Gunindra Nath Das | 44,606 | 34.01 | −7.98 |
| | INC | Abdul Kayem | 19,443 | 14.82 | −24.58 |
| | BPF | Abdul Kaddus | 4,941 | 3.77 | N/A |
| | BJP | Amiya Kumar Talukdar | 3,962 | 3.02 | −1.49 |
| | AITC | Jeherul Haque | 1,297 | 0.99 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,309 | 9.38 | +6.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,31,164 | 86.32 | +4.99 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,51,943 | | |
| | AIUDF gain from AGP | AIUDF gain from AGP | Swing | +11.54 | |

### 2006

Assam Legislative Assembly election, 2006: Barpeta :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AGP | Gunindra Nath Das | 48,052 | 41.99 | −3.77 |
| | INC | Ismail Hussain | 45,087 | 39.40 | −6.55 |
| | AIUDF | Abdus Samad Ahmed | 14,115 | 12.33 | |
| | BJP | Anjali Das Choudhury | 5,167 | 4.51 | |
| | AGP(P) | Dharanidhar Das | 1,238 | 1.08 | |
| | NCP | Abdul Latif | 764 | 0.66 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,965 | 2.59 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,14,423 | 81.33 | |
| | AGP gain from INC | AGP gain from INC | Swing | | |