Sarukhetri is an Assembly Constituency and it is located in Barpeta District. The current MLA of Sarukhetri Assembly Constitution is Jakir Hussain Sikdar.
ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY NAME AND NUMBER
Sarukhetri Assembly Constituency is one of the 126 Assembly Constituencies and it bears number 46. It falls under Barpeta Lok Sabha Constituency.
PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY
India has 542 Parliamentary Constituency and from these seats, 441 seats are for the general category and the seats for SC and ST is 84 and 47 respectively. Sarukhetri Assembly Constituency falls under Barpeta Lok Sabha Constituency and there is no reservation for SC and ST.
DISTRICT
The district, Barpeta is an administrative district in Lower Assam, India. The district headquarter is located in Barpeta. The area covered by the district is 3245 km square. According to the 2011 census, most of the people in Barpera district is of Islam religion and Bengali is the language spoken by the majority of the people in the district with 61.74%, while Assamese speakers are 36.14%.
NUMBER OF VILLAGES
Some of the villages in Sarukhetri tehsils are:
● Dakhin Paschim Sarukhetri
● Dakhin Pub Sarukhetri
● Madhya Paschim Sarukhetri
● Madhya Sarukhetri
● Paschim Sarukhetri
● Pub Sarukhetri
● Uttar Pub Sarukhetri
SARUKHETRI ASSEMBLY STATUS
In Sarukhetri Assembly Election 2016, the Sarukhetri Constituency had a total of 175014 voters and out of them the total number of valid voters was 154551. In the election, a candidate, named Jakir Hussain Sikdar of the Indian National Congress party won the election with 70062 votes and defeated Chittaranjan Barman of the Asom Gana Parishad party who got 45815 votes.
MALE/FEMALE ELECTORAL DISTRIBUTION IN SARUKHETRI
The overall count of electorates of Sarukhetri Assembly Constituency is 154551 from which 81182 are male electorates and 73369 are female electorates.
POLLING PERCENTAGE FOR LAST THREE YEARS
In the 2019 Lok Sabha Election, Sarukhetri Assembly Constituency witnessed a polling percentage of 53.38%. In 2016 Legislative Assembly Election it showed a polling percentage of 45.06% and on Lok Sabha Election 2014, it witnessed a polling percent of 38.23%.
RESULT OF LAST FIVE ELECTION
- 1.In the 2016 Sarukhetri Assembly Constituency Seat election, Jakir Hussain Sikdar of the Indian National Congress party became the MLA from the Sarukhetri Constituency with 70062 votes and Chittaranjan Barman of the AGP party was the runner up with 45815 total votes.
- 2.In the 2011 Assembly Constituency election, Ali Hossain of All India United Democratic Front party became the MLA from the Sarukhetri Constituency with 51537 votes and defeated Tara Prasad Das of the Indian National Congress party who secured 23915 votes.
- 3.In 2006 and 2001, the Independent candidate, Dr Tara Prasad Das won the election with 35179 and 34782 votes respectively.
- 4.In 1996 Nizamuddin Khan of the Communist Party of India won with 21375 votes, defeating Kandarpa Kumar Das, who secured 12106 votes.
| Assam Assembly Election year wise | Name of the candidate | Name of the party | Total votes |
| 2016 | Jakir Hussain Sikdar | Indian National Congress | 70062 |
| Chittaranjan Barman | Asom Gana Parishad | 45815 | |
| 2011 | Ali Hossain | All India United Democratic Front | 51537 |
| Tara Prasad Das | Indian National Congress | 23915 | |
| 2006 | Tara Prasad Das | Independent | 35179 |
| Kamaleswar Medhi | Asom Gana Parishad | 23593 | |
| 2001 | Dr Tara Prasad Das | Independent | 34782 |
| Nizam Uddin Khan | Communist Party of India | 19895 | |
| 1996 | Nizamuddin Khan | Communist Party of India | 21375 |
| Kandarpa Kumar Das | All India Indira Congress | 12106 |
PERCENTAGE VOTE SHARE OF POLITICAL PARTY IN LAST ELECTION
- Assam Assembly Election of 2016 saw Jakir Hussain of the Indian National Congress Party as the winner of the seat by securing 45.06% of the total votes.
- Chittaranjan Barman of the Asom Gana Parishad was the runner up with 29.46% of the total votes.
- Ali Hossain of All India United Democratic Front secured 13.8%.
- The Independent candidates, Tara Prasad Das and Hareswar Deka secured 6.19% and 0.84% respectively.
- Pearul Islam Ahmed of the Communist Party of India secured 2.33% of the total votes
- Matiar Rahman of The National Road Map Party of India secured 0.54%.
- Hemanta Kalita of BGANP secured 0.34%.
- Anowar Islam Akand of RAJPA secured 0.33%.
- Jabidur Rahman Khan of Republican Party of India secured 0.32%.
- Arun Das of the Nationalist Congress Party secured 0.28%.
- While 0.5% of the votes was given to "None of the Above".
| NAME OF CANDIDATE | NAME OF THE PARTY | PERCENTAGE |
| Jakir Hussain | Indian National Congress | 45.06% |
| Chittaranjan Barman | Asom Gana Parishad | 29.46% |
| Ali Hossain | All India United Democratic Front | 13.8% |
| Tara Prasad Das | Independent | 6.19% |
| Pearul Islam Ahmed | Communist Party of India | 2.33% |
| Hareswar Deka | Independent | 0.84% |
| Matiar Rahman | The National Road Map Party of India | 0.54% |
| Hemanta Kalita | BGANP | 0.34% |
| Anowar Islam Akand | RAJPA | 0.33% |
| Jabidur Rahman Khan | Republican Party of India | 0.32% |
| Arun Das | Nationalist Congress Party | 0.28% |
| None of the Above |
| 0.5% |
CANDIDATES IN LAST ELECTION AND RESULT (WINNER & LOOSER)
The candidates that participated in the Assembly Election of 2016 are:
- Jakir Hussain of the Indian National Congress party
- Chittaranjan Barman of the Asom Gana Parishad party
- Ali Hossain of All India United Democratic Front party
- Independent candidate, Tara Prasad Das
- Pearul Islam Ahmed of Communist Party of India
- Independent candidate, Hareswar Deka
- Matiar Rahman of The National Road Map Party of India
- Hemanta Kalita of BGANP
- Anowar Islam Akand of RAJPA
- Jabidur Rahman Khan of Republican Party of India
- Arun Das of the Nationalist Congress Party
In the end, the winner was Jakir Hussain Sikdar of the Indian National Congress Party who secured 70062 total votes.
WORK DONE IN LAST 5 YEARS BY THE CANDIDATE
The current MLA of Sarukhetri Assembly Constitution, Jakir Hussain Sikdar had constructed roads and toilets. He had also constructed walls around the schools and build a kitchen house near the Brahmashram Ashram of 38 no. North East Betbari Gaon Panchayat Fulorguri.