HAILAKANDI is a small town in the district of Hailakandi itself of the Indian State of Assam which is located at 24.68N and 92.57E. The district was created on 1st October 1989 and has a Hailakandi Municipality Board as a governing body with a total area of 1,327 km.
ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY NAME & NO
Hailakandi belong to the constituency number 6 of the 126 constituencies of the legislative assembly of Assam in India. It is located in the Hailakandi district and is a part of Karimganj Lok Sabha Constituency along with 7 other assembly segments. Anwar Hussain Laskar of AIUDF party won the Vidhan Sabha Election in 2016 with the maximum number of votes and the runner up was Soumyajit Dutta Choudhury of the BJP party.
PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY
Karimganj Parliamentary constituency belonging to the state of Assam is made up of 8 assembly constituency segment which are Hailakandi (3), Karimganj (5) districts. Kripanath Mallah of BJP party in the Lok Sabha election of 2019 won with 471946 votes and the runner up was Radheshyam Biswas of AIUDF party. The number of votes with which BJP won the elections of 2019 are 37427 votes.
DISTRICT
Hailakandi is a district of the 33 districts of Assam which makes up the Barak Valley along with Cachar and Karimganj.
NO OF TOWNS
There are 393 villages divided into four revenue circles in the Hailakandi district. Hailakandi is the main town where the heart of the city lies.
ASSEMBLY STATUS
Hailakandi is an assembly constituency from Assam and the latest election was held in 2016 and was won by All India United Democratic Front named Anwar Hussain Laskar by defeating Soumyajit Dutta Choudhury from Bharatiya Janta Party with a vote of 2608 number. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, Kripanath Mallah won from Karimganj Lok Sabha (MP) seat defeating Radheshyam Biswas from All India Democratic Front with a vote share of 38389.
HAILAKANDI ASSEMBLY ELECTION RESULTS (2016)
Candidate's Name | Party | Level | Votes | Vote Rate % | Margin |
Anwar Hussain Laskar | AIUDF | Winner | 41,647 | 78.00% | 2,608 |
Soumyajit Dutta Choudhury | BJP | Runner Up | 39,039 | 78.00% | |
Zakir Hussain Laskar | IND | 3rd | 15,633 | 78.00% |
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TOTAL POPULATION
As per report released by Census, India of 2011, it has a population of 33,637 of which 16,843 are males while 16,794 are females.
NO OF HOUSEHOLDS
The Municipal Board has altogether an administration over a total of 7,000 houses to which it supplies basic amenities.
MUNICIPALITY REACH IN THE AREA
Hailakandi is a Municipal Board city in district of Hailakandi of Assam divided into 16 wards for which elections are held every 5 years.
RELIGIOUS GROUP/DEMOGRAPHY IN THE CONSTITUENCY
According to the official census of 2011, Muslims are a majority in Hailakandi state. The total population of Hailakandi district is 659,296 according to census 2011 where Muslims constitute 60.31% of the total population.
Hailakandi Religion Data 2011
Town | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Sikh | Buddhist | Jain | Others | Not Stated |
Hailakandi | 33,637 | 67.26% | 31.77% | 0.23% | 0.03% | 0.01% | 0.02% | 0.55% | 0.13% |
CAST AND TRIBES IN THE CONSTITUENCY
Schedule caste comprises of 6.5% of the total population in the circle of Hailakandi and 0% Schedule Tribe.
TOP 3 CITIES IN THE CONSTITUENCY
Top three cities near Hailakandi are Panchgram, Badarpur and Lalapur.
MALE/FEMALE ELECTORAL DISTRIBUTION
The total number of women voters recorded in the election 2019 was 77.81% where as 49.72% Men turned out to vote. The total number of women voters were 2,28,750 out of which 1,77,999 voters turned out to exercise their voting rights
SEX RATIO
In Hailakandi Municipal Board, Female Sex Ratio is of 997 against state average of 958. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Hailakandi is around 973 compared to Assam state average of 962 so for every 1000 men there are 945 women in Hailakandi circle.
AGE GROUP DISTRIBUTION
The number of total populations of the district is 166897 of which the population of children of age group 0-6 years comprises of 16% of the total population which accounts to a number of 26781. Out of which male children accounts to 13764 and female children from ranges to 13017 between the age group 0-6 years. The census 2011 gives us a ratio of child sex at Hailakandi to 946 greater than the average sex ratio.
POLLING PERCENTAGE FOR LAST 3 YEARS (WHICH CONSTITUENCY HAS BEEN THE STRONGHOLD FOR WHICH PARTY AND FOR HOW LONG? WHAT HAS BEEN THE VOTING PATTERN)?
- In the 2016 Hailakandi Legislative Assembly election, Anwar Hussain Laskar of the All India United Democratic Front became the MLA from the Hailakandi Constituency with a vote of 41647and Soumyajit Dutta Choudhury of BJP stood second gaining 39039 votes.
- In the 2011 Hailakandi Legislative Assembly election, Abdul Muhib Mazumder of INC became the MLA from the Hailakandi Constituency with a vote of 33038 defeating Subrata Kumar Nath stood second gaining 28045 votes.
- In the 2006 Hailakandi Legislative Assembly election, Hazi Salim Uddin Barbhuiya of Assam united Democratic Front Candidate candidate became the MLA from the Hailakandi Constituency with a vote of 35378 defeating Mritunjoy Chakravorty of BJP stood second gaining 18629 votes.
RESULT OF LAST FIVE ELECTION
- In the 2016 Hailakandi Legislative Assembly election, Anwar Hussain Laskar of the All India United Democratic Front became the MLA from the Hailakandi Constituency with a vote of 41647and Soumyajit Dutta Choudhury of BJP stood second gaining 39039 votes.
- In the 2011 Hailakandi Legislative Assembly election, Abdul Muhib Mazumder of INC became the MLA from the Hailakandi Constituency with a vote of 33038 defeating Subrata Kumar Nath stood second gaining 28045 votes.
- In the 2006 Hailakandi Legislative Assembly election, Hazi Salim Uddin Barbhuiya of Assam united Democratic Front Candidate became the MLA from the Hailakandi Constituency with a vote of 35378 defeating Mritunjoy Chakravorty of BJP stood second gaining 18629 votes.
- In the 2001 Hailakandi Legislative Assembly election, Independent candidate Sahab Uddin Choudhury became the MLA from the Hailakandi Constituency with a vote of 35629 against Mrityunjoy Chakraborty of Independent Party stood second gaining 15671 votes.
- In the 1996 Hailakandi Legislative Assembly Election Abdul Muhib Majumder of Indian National Congress became the MLA from the Hailakandi Constituency with a vote of 27969 against Abdul Khaleque Laskar of Communist Party of India (Marxist) stood second gaining 16434 votes.
HAILAKANDI PAST ELECTION RESULTS
HAILAKANDI PAST ELECTION RESULTS | ||||||
Year | Candidate's Name | Party | Level | Votes | Vote Rate % | Margin |
2016 | Anwar Hussain Laskar | AIUDF | Winner | 41,647 | 78% | 2,608 |
Soumyajit Dutta Choudhury | BJP | Runner Up | 39,039 | 78% | ||
2011 | Abdul Muhib Mazumder | INC | Winner | 33,038 | 38% | 4,993 |
Subrata Kumar Nath | BJP | Runner Up | 28,045 | 32% | ||
2006 | Hazi Salim Uddin Barbhuiya | AUDF | Winner | 35,378 | 45% | 16,749 |
Mrityunjoy Chakravorty | BJP | Runner Up | 18,629 | 23% | ||
2001 | Sahab Uddin Choudhury | IND | Winner | 35,629 | 40% | 8,824 |
Mrityunjoy Chakraborty | IND | Runner Up | 26,805 | 30% | ||
1996 | Abdul Muhib Majumder | IND | Winner | 55,873 | 61% | 30,712 |
Chittendra Nath Majumder | BJP | Runner Up | 25,161 | 28% |
PERCENTAGE VOTE SHARE OF POLITICAL PARTY IN LAST ELECTION
This is the percentage of votes secured by different political parties in the last Lok Sabha Election 2019 at Hailakandi BJP securing 44.86%, AIUDF securing 41.3%, INC securing 11. 43% and others respectively.
Position | Candidate Name | Party | Total Votes | Percentage Share |
1 | Kripanath Mallah | BJP | 471946 | 44.86% |
2 | Radheshyam Biswas | AIUDF | 434519 | 41.3% |
3 | Swarup Das | INC | 120293 | 11.43% |
4 | Chandan Das | AITC | 4848 | 0.46% |
5 | Satyajit Das | IND | 2986 | 0.28% |
CANDIDATES IN LAST ELECTION & RESULT (WINNER AND LOOSER)
The winner of the 2016 Hailakandi Legislative Assembly election was Anwar Hussain Laskar of the All India United Democratic Front who became the MLA from the Hailakandi Constituency with a vote of 41647and Soumyajit Dutta Choudhury of BJP stood second gaining 39039 votes.
2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Hailakandi | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
AIUDF | Anwar Hussain Laskar | 41,647 | 36.85 | |
BJP | Soumyajit Dutta Choudhury | 39,039 | 34.54 |
WORK DONE IN LAST 5 YEARS BY THE CANDIDATE
MLA Anwar Hussain Laskar has worked for the betterment of the constituency in the past few years. He has been very active and helpful to the needy people in his area. With a zeal to work for the betterment and upliftment of the society, he has been earful and sympathetic towards all the people be it high or low. He caters to the needs of people and has been working towards the development and transportation of the place. He is also active in Social Media and maintains an updated Facebook Page of all his recent works.
BIG TICKET SCHEMES/PROJECTS ANNOUNCED IN THE RUN UP TO THE ELECTIONS FOR THE CONSTITUENCIES
Hailakandi announces five Innovative schemes and projects nominated for the SKOCH Award which are Akanksha, Seetalpati diversification, Amla-Gur Candy, Matrideep and Jal Surakshan Prakalpa. These projects are selected for the betterment of the place for growth, development and financial developments.
Of the other works, a number of piped water supply schemes like Neer Nirmal Pariyojana came up for review the under-World Bank at Algapur. Another, six mega piped water supply projects are in progress of which two have been completed and the remaining four are under construction.