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

According to the census of 2016, the total population of the place is 1,205,073,612 covering an area of around 3,287,263 kms. It is located 37 KM towards South from District headquarters Karimganj, 8 KM from Dullavcherra and 217 KM from State capital Dispur. Ratabari Pin code is 788735 and postal head office is Ratabari.

ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY NAME & NO

PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCY

DISTRICT

Ratabari comes under the Karimganj District of the state Assam of India which is the administrative headquarters of the district. Karimganj is bounded on north by the district of Dima Hasao, on the west by Bangladesh and Tripura, on the east Hailakandi district and on the south by Tripura and Mizoram. Karimganj is situated between longitude 91°15' and 93°15' east latitude 24°8' and 25°8' north and covers an area of 1809 kms. out of the state total areas of 78438 kms. In term of geographical area, the rank of the district is 21 compared to other districts of Assam.

NO OF TOWNS

Some of the nearby villages to Ratabari are Ram Krishna Nagar (4 KM), Anipur (5 KM), Nayatilla (8 KM), Patiala (9 KM), Bidyanagar (10 KM). Ratabari is surrounded by Dullavcherra Tehsil towards South, Patharkandi Tehsil towards west, Lowairpoa Tehsil towards South, Lala Tehsil towards East.The cities around Ratabari are Hailakandi,Karimganj, Dharmanagar and Silchar to mention.

NO OF INHABITED VILLAGES

Ratabari is a large area under the Ratabari Police station, there is a market in Ratabari namely Kazirbazar, centre of Ratabari town.There is a villagenamed also as Ratabari, the name of the constituent assembly is No.1 Ratabari, there is also a Gaon Panchayat which name is Ratabari Gaon Panchayat, the Zila Parishad which name is also No.16 Ratabari Zila Parishad.

So Ratabari is not only the name of a village but also the name of a large area, name of a police station, name of a Gaon Panchayat and also the name of a constituency. Some parts of Ratabari are under the South Karimganj constituency and some parts are under the Ratabari constituency.

ASSEMBLY STATUS

In the 2016 Assembly election, the constituency had a total of 1,48,269 registered voters. The voter turnout in Ratabari in the previous Assembly election was 75.95 percent. In the 2016 Assembly election, the BJP's Kripanath Mallah won the Assembly seat, netting 53,975 votes compared to runner-up Akhil Ranjan Talukdar of the Indian National Congress, who nabbed 29,449 votes.

The Ratabari Assembly constituency is expected to go to polls in April or May 2021, as part of the 2021 Assam Assembly election. The Assam Assembly polls will be held to elect a total of 126 Members of the Assam Legislative Assembly (MLAs).

TOTAL POPULATION

Ratabari has a total population of 1,505 peoples according to 2011 census.

NO OF HOUSEHOLDS

Ratabari is a medium size village located in Karimganj district, Assam with total of 292 families residing. The Ratabari village has a population of 1505 of which 800 are males while 705 are females as per Population Census 2011.There are about 292 houses in Ratabari Pt I village. There are about 320 houses in Ratabari Pt II village.

WATER CONNECTION

For the connection of water treated Tap Water Supply is provided all-round the year and in summer also it is available. Untreated Tap Water Supply all-round the year and in summer is also available in the area. Uncovered Well and Hand Pump are other Drinking Water sources in the Ratabari area.

CAST AND TRIBES IN THE CONSTITUENCY

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.29 % of total population in Ratabari Pt I village. The village Ratabari Pt I currently doesn't have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

TOP 3 CITIES IN THE CONSTITUENCY

The Sub District Headquarter Ramkrishna Nagar and it is 39 km distance from District Headquarter Karimganj. Nearest Statutory Town is Karimganj which is in 39 km Distance from Ratabari.

MALE/FEMALE ELECTORAL DISTRIBUTION

According to the Election Commission of India, Ratabari has 1,38,020 registered voters. It comprises 72,442 male and 65,578 female registered voters.

SEX RATIO

In Ratabari Pt I village population of children with age 0-6 is 262 which makes up 17.41 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Ratabari Pt I village is 881 which is lower than Assam state average of 958. Child Sex Ratio for the Ratabari Pt I as per census is 970, higher than Assam average of 962.

Ratabari Pt I Village Total population is 1505 and number of houses are 292. Female Population is 46.8%.

AGE GROUP DISTRIBUTION

The age group distribution in the area is for Child (age 0 -6 years) according to Population by 2011, 262 is recorded wherein, Girl Child (age 0 -6 years) according to Population % by 2011 is 49.2 % (129) which makes up 17.41 % of total population of village and the number of female populations in the area is 46.8% (705).

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)?

According to the graph below the winning party for the last 3 years is BJP raising its voting arena with very election in Ratabari. The voting pattern has been quite stagnant for the recent elections if we see the bars.

RESULT OF LAST FIVE ELECTION

In the 2016 Assembly election, the BJP's Kripanath Mallah won the Assembly seat, netting 53,975 votes compared to runner-up Akhil Ranjan Talukdar of the Indian National Congress, who nabbed 29,449 votes.

In the 2011 Assembly election, Mallah, then with the Congress, had won the election receiving 33,043 votes. He had defeated BJP's Nikhil Suklabaidya who got 20,614 votes.

Look at the other results in the table below.

Year	Candidate's Name	Party	Level	Votes	Vote Rate %	Margin
2016	Kripanath Mallah	BJP	Winner	53,975	76%	24,526
	Akhil Ranjan Talukdar	INC	Runner Up	29,449	76%
2011	Kripanath Mallah	INC	Winner	33,043	40%	12,429
	Nikhil Suklabaidya	BJP	Runner Up	20,614	25%
2006	Sambhu Sing Mallah	BJP	Winner	33,555	39%	11,292
	Matilal Ray	AUDF	Runner Up	22,263	26%
2001	Rathish Ranjan Choudhury	IND	Winner	22,322	33%	1,513
	Sambhu Sing Mallah	BJP	Runner Up	20,809	30%
1996	Sambhusing Mallah	BJP	Winner	23,463	30%	900

PERCENTAGE VOTE SHARE OF POLITICAL PARTY IN LAST ELECTION

The percentage of the winning party that is the BJP party is 60.65% whereas the lowest is around 0.36% of IND party. Whereas, AIUDF candidate Biswas managed to hold a percentage around 27.03%.

Position	Candidate Name	Party	Total Votes	Percentage Share
1	Kripanath Mallah	BJP	77234	60.65%
2	Radheshyam Biswas	AIUDF	34421	27.03%
3	Swarup Das	INC	11824	9.28%
4	Chandan Das	AITC	675	0.53%
5	Harilal Rabidas	IND	460	0.36%

CANDIDATES IN LAST ELECTION & RESULT (WINNER AND LOOSER)

BJP's Candidate Kripanath Mallah won the 2019 elections with a total vote of 77234 with a percentage share of 60.65%. The contesting candidate of other party AIUDF named Radheshyam Biswas was defeated comprising votes of a total of 34421. Even Congress member Swarup Das was defeated with a vote of 11824.

Candidate's Name	Party	Level	Votes	Vote Rate %	Margin
Kripanath Mallah	BJP	Winner	53,975	76.00%	24,526
Akhil Ranjan Talukdar	INC	Runner Up	29,449	76.00%

WORK DONE IN LAST 5 YEARS BY THE CANDIDATE

Construction of Chorgola Rongpur Road under MPNA Ph-Ill for the year 2013-14. Even he was the MLA in 2003 (Bye-Election) and again in 2011, President, Borak Valley Tea Youth Welfare Society & Karimganj District Committee, Member of APCC and was re-elected M.L.A. in 2016.

He was involved in Barak Valley Cha Sramik Union (INTUC) to protect their demands etc. through union fighting for their demands and welfare from Govt specially work for S/C people of any Constituency as well as for Assam as they are almost belong to BPL family.

BIG TICKET SCHEMES/PROJECTS ANNOUNCED IN THE RUN UP TO THE ELECTIONS FOR THE CONSTITUENCIES

The MLALAD fund has been supplemented by an additional Grant of Rs. 50.00 Lakhs per Constituency to enable assistance by the MLA's to the poor and needy citizens of their constituencies to meet the expenses incurred in the areas of Health and Higher Education.