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.^[1][2][3]

Behali
Constituency No. 77 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Assam
District	Sonitpur
LS constituency	Sonitpur
Established	1978
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Assam Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Vacant

Town details

• Country: India
• State: Assam
• District: Biswanath district
• Lok Sabha Constituency: Tezpur Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency^[4]
• 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
1991	Barnabash Tanti
1996
2001	Ranjit Dutta		Bharatiya Janata Party
2006
2011	Pallab Lochan Das		Indian National Congress
2016	Ranjit Dutta		Bharatiya Janata Party
2021
2024★	TBD		TBD

★By election

Election results

2024 by-election

Assam Legislative Assembly by-election 2024: Behali

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Diganta Ghatowar
	CPI(ML)L	Lakhi Kanta Kurmi
	INC	Jayanta Borah
	AAP
	Independent
	NOTA	None of the above
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors
			Swing

2021

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Behali^[5]

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			23,601
Turnout			105213
Registered electors
	BJP hold		Swing

2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Behali^[6]

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			23,601	25.44	+3.02
Turnout			92,796	86.20	+4.48
Registered electors			1,07,643
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2011

2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Behali

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			18,136	22.42
Turnout			80,881	81.72
Registered electors			98,977
	INC gain from BJP		Swing

References

1. "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
2. "List of Assembly constituencies showing their Parliamentary constituences wise break-up" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
3. "Map of Assam showing District-wise assembly and Parliamentary constituencies" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
4. "Behali Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Behali Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
5. "Assam General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
6. "Assam General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

External links

• "Results of all Assam Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

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