Jania Assembly constituency

Jania was one of the 126 electoral constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly in India. Jania formed part of the Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency.^[1][2][3] This constituency was abolished in 2023.^[4]

Jania
Former constituency No. 44 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Assam
District	Barpeta
Lok Sabha constituency	Barpeta
Established	1957
Abolished	2023
Reservation	None

Members of the Legislative Assembly

• 1957: Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Indian National Congress
• 1962: Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Indian National Congress
• 1972: Ataur Rahman, Indian National Congress
• 1978: Abdus Sobhan, Indian National Congress (Indira)
• 1983: Abdus Sobhan, Independent
• 1985: A. F. Golam Osmani, UMF
• 1991: Asahaque Ali, Independent
• 1996: Abdur Rouf, UMF
• 2001: Asahaque Ali, Indian National Congress
• 2006: Abdul Khaleque (Assamese politician),^[5] Indian National Congress
• 2011: Rafiqul Islam,^[6] All India United Democratic Front
• 2016: Abdul Khaleque (Assamese politician),^[7] Indian National Congress
• 2019 by-election: Rafiqul Islam, All India United Democratic Front^[8]

Election	Name	Party
2021	Rafiqul Islam[9]		All India United Democratic Front

Election results

2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Jania^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Abdul Khaleque	86,930	56.40
	AIUDF	Rafiqul Islam	57,194	37.10
	BJP	Benazir Arfan	6,067	3.93
	CPI(M)	Mainul Hoque	1,976	1.28
	RSC	Amir Hussain	769	0.49
	RJP	Md. Sultan Mahmud	506	0.32
	NOTA	None of the above	689	0.44
Majority			29,736	19.30
Turnout			1,54,131	88.88
Registered electors			1,73,410
	INC gain from AIUDF		Swing