Salmara South (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Salmara South (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a north east state of India. Salmara is also part of Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2]
Member of Legislative Assembly
- 1978: Dewan Joynal Abedin, Independent
- 1983: Mohammad Bazlul Basit, Indian National Congress
- 1985: Dewan Joynal Abedin, Independent
- 1991: Dewan Joynal Abedin, Independent
- 1996: Wazed Ali Choudhury, Indian National Congress
- 2001: Wazed Ali Choudhury, Indian National Congress
- 2006: Badruddin Ajmal, Assam United Democratic Front
- 2009 (by elections): Wazed Ali Choudhury, Indian National Congress
- 2011: Abdur Rahman Ajmal, All India United Democratic Front
- 2016: Wazed Ali Choudhury, Indian National Congress
Election results
2016 results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Wazed Ali Choudhary | 80,066 | 54.43 | +6.93 | |
| AIUDF | Badruddin Ajmal | 63,343 | 43.06 | -7.49 | |
| BJP | Shiraj Hussain | 1,954 | 1.32 | N/A | |
| SUCI(C) | Dewan Joynal Abedin | 1,153 | 0.78 | -0.52 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 581 | 0.39 | N/A | |
| Majority | 16,723 | 11.37 | +8.32 | ||
| Turnout | 1,47,097 | 93.67 | +6.11 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,57,525 | ||||
| INC gain from AIUDF | Swing | +7.21 | |||
2011 results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIUDF | Abdur Rahman Ajmal | 62,254 | 50.55 | ||
| INC | Wazed Ali Choudhury | 58,498 | 47.50 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Dewan Joynal Abedin | 1,600 | 1.30 | ||
| AITC | Masidul Haque | 794 | 0.64 | ||
| Majority | 3,756 | 3.05 | |||
| Turnout | 1,23,146 | 87.56 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,40,642 | ||||
| AIUDF hold | Swing | ||||
See also
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