Baithalangso Assembly constituency

Baithalangso Assembly constituency is one of the 126 constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly in India.^[1][2][3] Baithalangso is in West Karbi Anglong district^[4] of Assam and forms a part of the Autonomous District Lok Sabha constituency. This seat is reserved for the Scheduled Tribes (ST).

Baithalangso
Constituency No. 20 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Assam
District	West Karbi Anglong
Lok Sabha constituency	Autonomous District
Established	1967
Reservation	ST
Elected year	2021

Town Details

Following are the details of Baithalangso:^[5]

• Country: India.
• State: Assam.
• District: West Karbi Anglong.
• Lok Sabha Constituency: Autonomous District Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.
• Assembly Categorisation: Rural.
• Literacy Level: 86.31%.
• Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 2,10,481. Eligible Electors. Male Electors:1,07,129. Female Electors:1,03,352.
• Geographic Co-Ordinates: 25°51'10.8"N 92°26'46.7"E.
• Total Area Covered: 2998 square kilometres.
• Area Includes: Baithalangso thana in Hamren sub-division of West Karbi Anglong district.
• Inter State Border : West Karbi Anglong.
• Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011–235,Year 2016–246,Year 2021–20.

Members of Legislative Assembly

• 1967: Dhaniram Rongpi, Indian National Congress.
• 1972: Dhaniram Rongpi, Indian National Congress.
• 1978: Dhaniram Rongpi, Indian National Congress.
• 1983: Dhaniram Rongpi, Indian National Congress.
• 1985: Holiram Terang, Independent.
• 1991: Holiram Terang, Autonomous State Demand Committee.
• 1996: Holiram Terang, Autonomous State Demand Committee.
• 2001: Ruponsing Ronghang, Indian National Congress.
• 2006: Dr. Mansing Rongpi, Indian National Congress.
• 2011: Dr. Mansing Rongpi, Indian National Congress.
• 2016: Dr. Mansing Rongpi, Indian National Congress.
• 2016 (by-election): Dr. Mansing Rongpi, Bharatiya Janata Party.

Election	Name	Party
2021	Rupsing Teron[6]		Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

2021

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Baithalangso^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Rupsing Teron	89,715	55	+1.23
	INC	Augustine Enghee	36,278	22.24	−19.16
	Independent	Bikram Hanse	17,965	11.01	N/A
	Independent	Sarsing Engleng	11,547	7.08	N/A
	NOTA	None of the above	2,082	1.28	−0.88
Majority			53,437	32.76	+24.39
Turnout			1,63,112
Registered electors
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2016 by-election

2016 by-election: Baithalangso

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Dr. Mansing Rongpi	72,160	53.77	+17.45
	INC	Ruponsing Ronghang	55,560	41.40	−1.44
	Independent	Rajen Timung	3,576	2.66	N/A
	NOTA	None of the above	2,899	2.16	+0.12
Majority			16,600	12.37	+5.85
Turnout			1,34,195	74.43	−6.65
Registered electors			1,80,203
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Baithalangso^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dr. Mansing Rongpi	62,596	42.84	−6.65
	BJP	Arun Terang	53,077	36.32	+28.09
	Independent	Holiram Terang	25,171	17.22	N/A
	JCP	Dhonsing Hanse	2,285	1.56	N/A
	NOTA	None of the above	2,981	2.04	N/A
Majority			9,519	6.52	−0.69
Turnout			1,46,110	81.08	+5.91
Registered electors			1,80,203
	INC hold		Swing

2011

2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Baithalangso

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Dr. Mansing Rongpi	64,059	49.49
	Independent	Jotson Bey	54,721	42.28
	BJP	Arun Terang	10,654	8.23
Majority			9,338	7.21
Turnout			1,29,434	75.17
Registered electors			1,72,169
	INC hold		Swing

See also

• Autonomous District Lok Sabha constituency
• West Karbi Anglong district