SALMARA SOUTH
Assembly seat no. 22 in Assam · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1978.
Winner, 1996
WAZED ALI CHOUDHURY
INC
Elections held
10
1978–2021
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 10
Margin, 1996
26,497
36.46% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INDDEWAN JOYNAL ABEDIN
- Votes
- 16,858
- Vote share
- 23.19%
- Behind by
- 26,497
Electors
83,083
Total votes polled
72,684
Valid votes
72,684
NOTA votes
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Turnout
87.5%
Full result, 1996
9 candidates · 72,684 valid votes
WAZED ALI CHOUDHURYINCwon
43,355
59.6%
DEWAN JOYNAL ABEDININD
16,858
23.2%
MINHAZ UDDIN AHMEDAGP
3,271
4.5%
SHEIKH NURUZZAMANAIICT
2,705
3.7%
ALIM UDDIN SK.IND
2,400
3.3%
ABDUL RAHMAN KHANIND
1,839
2.5%
ZENAT MOLLAHIND
1,490
2.0%
NASER ALI SHEIKHIND
615
0.8%
ABUL HOSSENIND
151
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | WAZED ALI CHOUDHURY | INC | 1,46,248 | 83.98% | NURUL ISLAM MOLLAH | 1,35,574 |
| 2016 | WAZED ALI CHOUDHURY | INC | 80,066 | 54.43% | BADRUDDIN AJMAL | 16,723 |
| 2011 | ABDUR RAHMAN AJMAL | AIUDF | 62,254 | 50.55% | WAZED ALI CHOUDHURY | 3,756 |
| 2006 | BADRUDDIN AJMAL | AUDF | 55,767 | 53.28% | WAZED ALI CHOUDHURY | 16,380 |
| 2001 | WAZED ALI CHOUDHURY | INC | 47,329 | 59.18% | DEWAN JOYNAL ABEDIN | 20,146 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the SALMARA SOUTH assembly constituency in 2021?
WAZED ALI CHOUDHURY (INC) won SALMARA SOUTH in 2021, by a margin of 1,35,574 votes.
Which party has won SALMARA SOUTH the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 10 wins recorded since 1978.
How many times has SALMARA SOUTH gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1978 to 2021.
Who has won SALMARA SOUTH the most times?
WAZED ALI CHOUDHURY, with 4 wins between 1996 and 2021.
