ABHAYAPURI SOUTH
Assembly seat no. 35 in Assam · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1978.
Winner, 1996
RABIN BANIKYA
AGP
Elections held
9
1978–2021
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 9
Margin, 1996
26,572
34.80% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCCHANDAN KUMAR SARKAR
- Votes
- 16,977
- Vote share
- 22.24%
- Behind by
- 26,572
Electors
92,372
Total votes polled
76,351
Valid votes
76,351
NOTA votes
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Turnout
82.7%
Full result, 1996
5 candidates · 76,351 valid votes
RABIN BANIKYAAGPwon
43,549
57.0%
CHANDAN KUMAR SARKARINC
16,977
22.2%
RATNESWAR SARKARUMFA
11,628
15.2%
PRASANTA PODDARBJP
3,982
5.2%
RABINDRA NATH CHOUDHURYAIICT
215
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | PRADIP SARKAR | INC | 1,12,954 | 61.04% | PURNENDU BANIKYA | 47,085 |
| 2016 | ANANTA KUMAR MALO | AIUDF | 51,525 | 32.50% | CHANDAN KUMAR SARKAR | 191 |
| 2011 | CHANDAN KUMAR SARKAR | INC | 51,510 | 42.24% | BIJAY DAS | 15,889 |
| 2006 | RABIN BANIKYA | AGP | 37,496 | 35.59% | AYODHYA RAM DAS | 4,034 |
| 2001 | CHANDAN KUMAR SARKAR | INC | 45,318 | 50.02% | RABIN BANIKYA | 3,633 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
