Karimganj (Lok Sabha constituency)
Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam state in north-eastern India. This constituency is reserved for the candidates belonging to the scheduled castes.
Assembly segments
Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments [1]:
| Constituency number |
Name |
Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
District |
| 1 |
Ratabari |
SC |
Karimganj |
| 2 |
Patharkandi |
None |
Karimganj |
| 3 |
Karimganj North |
None |
Karimganj |
| 4 |
Karimganj South |
None |
Karimganj |
| 5 |
Badarpur |
None |
Karimganj |
| 6 |
Hailakandi |
None |
Hailakandi |
| 7 |
Katlicherra |
None |
Hailakandi |
| 8 |
Algapur |
None |
Hailakandi |
Members of Parliament
- 1962: Nihar Ranjan Laskar, Indian National Congress
- 1967: Nihar Ranjan Laskar, Indian National Congress
- 1971: Nihar Ranjan Laskar, Indian National Congress
- 1977: Nihar Ranjan Laskar, Indian National Congress
- 1980: Nihar Ranjan Laskar, Indian National Congress (I)
- 1984: Sudarsan Das, Indian Congress (Socialist)
- 1991: Dwarka Nath Das, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1996: Dwarka Nath Das, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1998: Nepal Chandra Das, Indian National Congress
- 1999: Nepal Chandra Das, Indian National Congress
- 2004: Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya, Indian National Congress
- 2009: Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya, Indian National Congress
Election results
| General Election, 2004: Karimganj |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Congress |
Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya |
321,059 |
47.81 |
|
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BJP |
Parimal Sukla Baidya |
229,111 |
34.12 |
|
|
AGP |
Nepal Chandra Das |
106,546 |
15.87 |
|
|
Independent |
Babul Ram Das |
3,925 |
0.58 |
|
|
Independent |
Sushil Kumar Das |
3,641 |
0.54 |
|
|
Independent |
Radha Kanta Tanty |
2,862 |
0.43 |
|
|
Independent |
Lukendra Roy |
2,386 |
0.36 |
|
|
Independent |
Babul Roy |
1,960 |
0.29 |
|
| Majority |
91,948 |
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| Turnout |
671,491 |
68.91 |
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Congress hold |
Swing |
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References
See also
Lok Sabha constituencies of Assam |
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