Nalbari Constituency - Population, Polling Percentage, Facilities, Parties Vote Share, Last Election Results

Nalbari Constituency - No. of Household, Population, Winner/Runner-up in Last elections & Vote Percentage & more in Assam Assembly Elections.

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24 Mar 2021, 3:48 am

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
1996	Hemanta Barman	IND	19846
2001	Madan Kalita	INC	45125
2001	Alaka Sharma	AGP	30489
2006	Alaka Sharma	AGP	55104
2006	Madan Kalita	INC	40489
2011	Jayanta Malla Baruah	INC	39896
2011	Alaka Sarma	AGP	31673
2016	Ashok Sarma	BJP	99131
2016	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.