Nalbari, a town, municipal board and Assembly Constituency in Assam. The Official Language of the town is Assamese.
Nalbari Assembly Constituency: Name & Number
Nalbari Assembly Constituency is one of the 126 Assembly Constituencies and bears number 59. It is also a part of the Gauhati Lok Sabha Constituency.
Parliamentary Constituency
Nalbari falls under Gauhati Parliamentary Constituency. Queen Oja of the Bharatiya Janata Party was the winner of the Lok Sabha Election 2019, by securing 1008936 votes and she defeated Bobbeeta Sarma of the Indian National Congress party who got 663330 votes.
Nalbari District
The district Nalbari is an administrative district and the district headquarter is situated in Nalbari. The area covered by the district is 2257 km square.
Number of Towns in Nalbari Constituency
There are about 4 towns in Nalbari. They are:
● Nalbari (Municipal Board)
● Bali Koria (Census Town)
● Digheli (Census Town)
● Niz-Bahjani (Census Town).
Number of Villages in Nalbari Constituency
Nalbari has about 84 villages. The name of some villages is:
● Alengidal
● Amaya Pur
● Arara
● Balakuchi
● Bali Koria
● Balikoria Kharjara
● Balikuchi
● Balilesha
● Bar Agra
● Bar Khanajan
● Barchenikuchi
● Bardhantali
Nalbari Assembly Status
In the Assembly Election 2016, Nalbari Constituency had a total of 180991 voters and from this, the valid voter was 157193. In the Election, Ashok sarma of The BJP won by securing 99131 votes and defeated Pradyut Kumar Bhuyan of the INC party, who secured 46087 votes.
Total Population of Nalbari
The population of Nalbari, as per the 2011 census is 154826 from which 79835 are males and 74991 are females. The people living in an urban area is 44666 which makes up 28.8% and people in a rural area is 110160 which makes up 71.2%. The population in a rural area is more compared to the population of urban areas. From the overall population, the literate persons are 121492 from which 66105 are male literates and 55387 are female literates.
| Total Population | Male | Female |
| 154826 | 79835 | 74991 |
Number of Households
Nalbari has about 32257 number of households..
| Total households | Rural households | Urban households |
| 32257 | 22653 | 9604 |
Water Connection
Nalbari Assembly Constituency has a tap water facility and they also, use handpump and uncovered wells.
Municipality Reach
The basic civic infrastructure of Nalbari is maintained by Nalbari Municipal corporation.
Religious Group/Demography in The Constituency
The people of several religions, like Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and Jain live together in Nalbari. The religions with the a number of people are given below:
| Religion | Total population | Male | Female |
| Hindu | 122180 | 62857 | 59323 |
| Muslim | 31392 | 16296 | 15096 |
| Christian | 124 | 66 | 58 |
| Sikh | 18 | 11 | 7 |
| Buddhist | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Jain | 885 | 485 | 400 |
| Religion not stated | 218 | 116 | 102 |
Castes & Tribes in The Nalbari Constituency
Schedule Caste living in Nalbari is 10737 which makes 6.9% and from which 5504 are male and 5233 are female and Schedule Tribes are 2237 which makes 1.4% and from which 1120 are male and 1117 are females.
Male & Female Electoral Distribution
The voters recorded in the 2016 Nalbari Election was 180991 from which the voter turnout was 157193 out of which 73517 are female voters and 83676 are male voters.
Sex Ratio
Nalbari has a sex ratio of 939 females per thousand males.
Age Group Distribution
According to the census report of 2011, Nalbari has 154826 people and the children of age zero to six is 15564 which makes 10% of the overall population and from this, 7987 are boys and 7577 are girls.
Nalbari Assembly Constituency witnessed a polling percentage of 63.59% during the Lok Sabha Election of 2019. In the Legislative Assembly Election 2016, the polling percentage was 62.93% and in the Lok Sabha Election of 2014, the polling per cent was 55.97%.
Result of Last Five Nalbari Assembly Election
- 1.In 1996 Rangia Assembly Election, Nagen Sarma of AGP party won the MLA seat by securing 33160 votes and Hemanta Barman, the Independent candidate became the runner up by securing 19846 votes.
- 2.In 2001 Election, Madan Kalita of the INC party became the winner by securing 45125 votes and defeated Alaka Sarma of the AGP party who got 30489 votes.
- 3.In 2006, Alaka Sharma of the AGP party was the winner with 55104 votes and defeated Madan Kalita of INC who secured 40489 votes.
- 4.In 2011 Election Jayanta Malla Baruah of INC became winner by securing 39896 votes and Alaka Sarma of AGP became the runner up with 31673 votes.
- 5.In 2016, Ashok Sarma of BJP won the election with 99131 votes and defeated Pradyut Kumar Bhuyan of INC, who got 46087 votes.
| Year | Name of the candidate | Name of party | Votes |
| 1996 | Nagen Sarma | AGP | 33160 |
| Hemanta Barman | IND | 19846 | |
| 2001 | Madan Kalita | INC | 45125 |
| Alaka Sharma | AGP | 30489 | |
| 2006 | Alaka Sharma | AGP | 55104 |
| Madan Kalita | INC | 40489 | |
| 2011 | Jayanta Malla Baruah | INC | 39896 |
| Alaka Sarma | AGP | 31673 | |
| 2016 | Ashok Sarma | BJP | 99131 |
| Pradyut Kumar Bhuyan | INC | 46087 |
Percentage Vote Share of Political Parties in Last Election
In the 2016 Nalbari Election, Ashok Sarma of BJP became the winner by securing 62. 93% of the overall vote. Pradyut Kumar Bhuyan of the INC party secured 29.26%. Maheswar Dutta of the CMP secured 1.06%. Jiten Kalita of Janata Dal (united) secured 0.15%. Munindra Doley of Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) secured 0.14% and the Independent candidates, Khurshid Alam, Shristi Sarma, Harinarayan Das, Jyotirmay Goswami, Maharishi Parasar Chakravarty and Gopi Baruah secured 2.29%, 1.92%, 0.44%, 0.39%, 0.25% and 0.17% respectively.
| Name of Candidate | Party name | Percentage |
| Ashok Sarma | BJP | 62.93% |
| Pradyut Kumar Bhuyan | INC | 29.26% |
| Khurshid Alam | IND | 2.29% |
| Shristi Sarma | IND | 1.92% |
| Maheswar Dutta | CPM | 1.06% |
| Harinarayan Das | IND | 0.44% |
| Jyotirmoy Goswami | IND | 0.39% |
| Maharishi Parasar Chakravarty | IND | 0.25% |
| Gopi Baruah | IND | 0.17% |
| Jiten Kalita | JD(U) | 0.15% |
| Munindra Doley | SUCI | 0.14% |
Participant Candidates in Last Election & Results (Winner & Looser)
The candidates that participated in the 2016 Nalbari election are as follows:
- Ashok Sarma of the Bharatiya Janata Party
- Pradyut Kumar Bhuyan of the Indian National Congress party
- Khurshid Alam, the Independent candidate
- Shristi Sharma, the Independent candidate
- Maheswar Dutta of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- Harinarayan Das, the Independent candidate
- Jyotirmoi Goswami, the Independent candidate
- Maharishi Parasar Chakravarty, the Independent candidate
- Gopi Barua, the Independent candidate
- Jiten Kalita of Janata Dal (united)
- Munindra Doley of Socialist Unity Centre of India (communist).
At the end, Ashok Sarma of the Bharatiya Janata Party became the winner by securing 99131 votes and defeated Pradyut Kumar Bhuyan of the Indian National Congress party secured 46087 votes.
Work Done By Candidates in Last five Years
The MLA of Nalbari, Ashok Sarma has constructed many roads in his constituency. He has also constructed namgarh.