Biswanath Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of
Assam Legislative Assembly
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. Biswanath forms part of the
Tezpur Lok Sabha constituency.
Town details
Following are details on Biswanath Assembly constituency
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*Country: India.
* State: Assam.
* District: Biswanath district .
* Lok Sabha Constituency: Tezpur Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.
* Assembly Categorisation: Rural
* Literacy Level: 80%.
* Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,65,743 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:83,243 . Female Electors: 82,499.
* Geographic Co-Ordinates: 26°42'44.6"N 93°04'22.1"E..
* Total Area Covered: 663 square kilometres.
* Area Includes: Sootea thana
xcluding Baghmara (Part), Murhadal, Chilabandha, Barbhagia and Nagsankar mouzasin Tezpur sub-division, of Biswanath district of Assam.
* Inter State Border : Biswanath.
* Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-189,Year 2016-189,Year 2021-76.
Members of Legislative Assembly
Following is the list of past members representing Biswanath Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature.
* 1957:
Kamakhya Prasad Tripathi,
Indian National Congress
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.
* 1962:
Kamakhya Prasad Tripathi,
Indian National Congress
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.
* 1967:
Kamakhya Prasad Tripathi,
Indian National Congress
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.
* 1972:
Kosheswar Bora, Independent.
* 1978:
Kosheswar Bora,
Janata Party
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.
* 1985:
Padmanath Koiri, Independent.
* 1991:
Nurjamal Sarkar,
Indian National Congress
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.
* 1996:
Prabin Hazarika,
Asom Gana Parishad
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.
* 2001:
Nurjamal Sarkar,
Indian National Congress
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.
* 2006:
Nurjamal Sarkar,
Indian National Congress
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.
* 2011:
Prabin Hazarika,
Asom Gana Parishad
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.
Election results
2016
2011
See also
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Bishwanath Chariali
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Biswanath
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List of constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly
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References
External links
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Assembly constituencies of Assam
Biswanath district
Politics of Assam
Constituencies established in 1957
1957 establishments in Assam