Barkhola Assembly constituency

Barkhola is one of the 126 Assembly constituencies in the North-East Indian state of Assam.

Barkhola
Constituency No. 14 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Assam
District	Cachar
Lok Sabha constituency	Silchar
Established	1951
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
15th Assam Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Misbahul Islam Laskar
Party	Indian National Congress
Alliance	Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Elected year	2021

Overview

As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No.14 Barkhola Assembly constituency is composed of the following: Barkhola thana and circle Nos. 20, 21, 22 and 38 in Silchar thana in Silchar sub-division.
Barkhola Assembly constituency is part of No. 2 Silchar Lok Sabha constituency.

Areas under Barkhola: (1) Salchapra CD Block, (2) Barkhola CD Block & (3) Tapang CD Block

Some of the Villages under Barkhola are: Dudhpatil, Buribail, Barjatrapur, Joynagar, Masimpur, Kumarpara, Rajnagar, Srikona, Bhangarpar, Sonapur, Dholcherra, Dolu, Chandranathpur etc.^[1]

Town Details

• Country: India.
• State: Assam.
• District: Cachar district.
• Lok Sabha Constituency: Silchar Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.^[2]
• Assembly Categorisation: Rural
• Literacy Level: 80.36%.
• Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,52,054 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:77,005 . Female Electors: 75,049.
• Geographic Co-Ordinates: 24°56'02.4"N 92°45'58.3"E.
• Total Area Covered: 447 square kilometres.
• Area Includes: Barkhola thana and circle Nos. 20, 21, 22 and 38 in Silchar thana in Silchar sub-division, of Cachar district of Assam.
• Inter State Border : Cachar.
• Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-133, Year 2016-150, Year 2021-14.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Source:^[3]

Year	Winner	Party
2021	Misbahul Islam Laskar		Indian National Congress
2016	Kishor Nath		Bharatiya Janata Party
2011	Rumi Nath		Indian National Congress
2006	Rumi Nath		Bharatiya Janata Party
2001	Misbahul Islam Laskar		Indian National Congress
1996	Misbahul Islam Laskar
1991	Abdul Matin Mazumdar		Janata Dal
1985	Altaf Hussain Mazumdar		Indian National Congress
1983	Altaf Hussain Mazumdar
1978	A. F. Golam Osmani		Janata Party
1972	Dr. Lutfur Rahman		Indian National Congress
1967	Altaf Hussain Mazumdar		Indian National Congress
1951	Raichand Nath		Indian National Congress

Election results

2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Barkhola

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kishor Nath	36,482	34.89
	Independent	Misbahul Islam Laskar	36,440	34.85
	INC	Dr. Rumi Nath	21,946	20.99
	AIUDF	Jahurul Islam Barbhuiya	4,051	3.87
	CPI(M)	Chunilal Bhattacharjee	2,438	2.33
	Independent	Badrul Islam Mazumder	619	0.59
	Independent	Anamuddin Mazumder	473	0.45
	Independent	Nazmul Hoque Laskar	464	0.44
	NOTA	None of the above	1,621	1.55
Majority			42	0.04
Turnout			1,04,534	80.70
Registered electors			1,29,524
	BJP gain from INC		Swing