Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam state in north-eastern India, covering Karimganj and Hailakandi districts in the Barak Valley.
| Karimganj AS-7 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| Assembly constituencies | 6 |
| Established | 1952 |
| Total electors | 11,65,997 |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Assembly segments
editKarimganj Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
Current assembly segments
edit| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | MLA | 2024 Lead | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | Hailakandi | None | Hailakandi | BJP | |||
| 122 | Algapur - Katlicherra | INC | |||||
| 123 | Karimganj North | Karimganj | BJP | ||||
| 124 | Karimganj South | INC | |||||
| 125 | Patharkandi | BJP | |||||
| 126 | Ramkrishna Nagar | SC | BJP | ||||
Previous assembly segments
editMembers of Parliament
editElection results
edit2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kripanath Mallah | 545,093 | 47.53 | ||
| INC | Hafiz Rashid Ahmed Choudhury | 5,26,733 | 45.93 | ||
| AIUDF | Sahabul Islam Choudhury | 29,205 | 2.55 | ||
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 2,940 | 0.26 | ||
| Majority | 18,360 | 1.60 | |||
| Turnout | 11,46,882 | 79.18 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2019
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Kripanath Mallah | 473,046 | 44.62 | +15.22 | |
| AIUDF | Radheshyam Biswas | 4,34,657 | 41.00 | +0.09 | |
| INC | Swarup Das | 1,20,452 | 11.36 | −14.18 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 6,555 | 0.62 | +0.14 | |
| Majority | 38,389 | 3.62 | −7.89 | ||
| Turnout | 10,61,160 | 79.18 | +3.11 | ||
| BJP gain from AIUDF | Swing | +3.71 | |||
General elections 2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIUDF | Radheshyam Biswas | 362,866 | 40.91 | +4.17 | |
| BJP | Krishna Das | 2,60,772 | 29.40 | +7.67 | |
| INC | Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya | 2,26,562 | 25.54 | −12.35 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 4,266 | 0.48 | −−− | |
| Majority | 102,094 | 11.51 | +10.36 | ||
| Turnout | 8,87,782 | 76.14 | |||
| AIUDF gain from INC | Swing | ||||
General elections 2009
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya | 259,717 | 37.89 | ||
| AIUDF | Rajesh Mallah | 2,51,797 | 36.73 | ||
| BJP | Sudhangshu Das | 1,48,945 | 21.73 | ||
| Majority | 7,920 | 1.16 | |||
| Turnout | 6,85,420 | 64.13 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
General elections 2004
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya | 321,059 | 47.81 | ||
| BJP | Parimal Suklabaidya | 229,111 | 34.12 | ||
| AGP | Nepal Chandra Das | 106,546 | 15.87 | ||
| Majority | 91,948 | 13.69 | |||
| Turnout | 671,491 | 68.91 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-05-04. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
- ^ Lok Sabha election 2019 results Karimganj
- ^ The Sentinel. 16 candidates file nomination in Karimganj Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine