SALMARA SOUTH
Assembly seat no. 22 in Assam · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1978.
Winner, 2006
BADRUDDIN AJMAL
AUDF
Elections held
10
1978–2021
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 10
Margin, 2006
16,380
15.65% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
INCWAZED ALI CHOUDHURY
- Votes
- 39,387
- Vote share
- 37.63%
- Behind by
- 16,380
Electors
1,26,241
Total votes polled
1,04,677
Valid votes
1,04,677
NOTA votes
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Turnout
82.9%
Full result, 2006
7 candidates · 1,04,677 valid votes
BADRUDDIN AJMALAUDFwon
55,767
53.3%
WAZED ALI CHOUDHURYINC
39,387
37.6%
DEWAN JOYNAL ABEDININD
3,709
3.5%
ABUL KASHEM MIANAGP
2,649
2.5%
ANOWAR HUSSAINLJP
1,343
1.3%
AFRUZA KHATUNBJP
1,014
1.0%
JAHANGIR HUSSAINAGPP
808
0.8%
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.
