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{{Short description|Constituency of the Assam legislative assembly in India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name = Biswanath
| type = SLA
| constituency_no = 70
| map_image = Biswanath Assembly constituency map 2023.svg
| state = [[Assam]]
| district = [[Biswanath district|Biswanath]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Sonitpur Lok Sabha constituency|Sonitpur]]
| established = 1957
| electors =
| reservation = None
| mla =
| party =
}}
'''Biswanath Assembly constituency''' is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of [[Assam Legislative Assembly]]. Biswanath forms part of the [[Sonitpur Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eci.gov.in/Documents/Delimitation/DELIMITATIONASSAM_UPDATED.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies of State of Assam|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|access-date = 2025-11-28}}</ref><ref name=ceo>{{cite web |url=http://www.ceoassam.nic.in/information/pdf/2_PC%20wise%20LAC%20breakup.pdf |title=List of Assembly constituencies showing their Parliamentary constituences wise break-up |website=www.ceoassam.nic.in| access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref><ref name=ceomap>{{cite web |url=http://www.ceoassam.nic.in/information/pdf/3_Assembly_HPC_wise_MapA1.pdf |title=Map of Assam showing District-wise assembly and Parliamentary constituencies |website=www.ceoassam.nic.in| access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref>

==Town details==

Following are details on Biswanath Assembly constituency:

*Country: India.
* State: Assam.
* District: Biswanath district
* Lok Sabha Constituency: Sonitpur Lok Sabha constituency
* Area Includes: Biswanath MB, Sakomotha Dev. Block, Biswanath Dev. Block(Part), Baghmora Dev. Block(Part), Sootea Dev. Block(Part).

==Members of Legislative Assembly==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="2" |Election
!Member
!Party affiliation
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[1957 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
! rowspan="3" |[[Kamakhya Prasad Tripathi]]
! rowspan="3" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[1962 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[1967 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}" |
|[[1972 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
! rowspan="2" |Kosheswar Bora
![[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Janata Party}}" |
|[[1978 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1978]]
![[Janata Party]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}" |
|[[1985 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
!Padmanath Koiri
![[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[1991 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1991]]
!Nurjamal Sarkar
![[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Asom Gana Parishad}}" |
|[[1996 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
![[Prabin Hazarika]]
![[Asom Gana Parishad]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[2001 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2001]]
! rowspan="2" |Nurjamal Sarkar
! rowspan="2" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|[[2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2006]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Asom Gana Parishad}}" |
|[[2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2011]]
![[Prabin Hazarika]]
![[Asom Gana Parishad]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2016]]
! rowspan="2" |[[Promod Borthakur]]
! rowspan="2" |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
| style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|[[2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2021]]
|}
== Election results ==
=== 2026 ===

{{Election box begin|title= [[2026 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]: Biswanath}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[Pallab Lochan Das]]|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes= |percentage= |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate= Jayanta Borah|party=Indian National Congress |votes= |percentage= |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate= |party=All India United Democratic Front|votes= |percentage= |change= }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=NOTA |party=None of the above |votes= |percentage= |change= }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes= |percentage= |change=}}
{{Election box turnout |votes= |percentage= |change=}}
{{Election box rejected|votes=|percentage= }}{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = |change = }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=|loser= |swing= }}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
{{Election box begin |title=[[2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]: Biswanath<ref name=election2016>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4017-assam-general-legislative-election-2016/ |title=Assam General Legislative Election 2016 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |accessdate=13 November 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = [[Promod Borthakur]]
|votes = 64,225
|percentage = 52.33
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = Nurjamal Sarkar
|votes = 54,105
|percentage = 44.08
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Janata Dal (United)
|candidate = Gopi Chand Shahabadi
|votes = 2,056
|percentage = 1.67
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = None of the above
|candidate = None of the above
|votes = 2,341
|percentage = 1.90
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 10,120
|percentage = 8.25
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,22,727
|percentage = 86.95
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors|
|reg. electors = 1,41,134
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
|loser = Asom Gana Parishad
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2011===
{{Election box begin|
title=[[2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]: Biswanath}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Asom Gana Parishad
|candidate = [[Prabin Hazarika]]
|votes = 48,104
|percentage = 45.51
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Indian National Congress
|candidate = [[Nurjamal Sarkar]]
|votes = 46,605
|percentage = 44.09
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party
|candidate = Diganta Ghatuwar
|votes = 6,156
|percentage = 5.82
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Abdul Rajek
|votes = 2,178
|percentage = 2.06
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India United Democratic Front
|candidate = Hifzur Rahman
|votes = 1,566
|percentage = 1.48
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = All India Trinamool Congress
|candidate = Kalyan Deori Bharali
|votes = 1,102
|percentage = 1.04
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,499
|percentage = 1.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,05,711
|percentage = 81.68
|change =
}}
{{Election box Registered electors|
|reg. electors = 1,29,414
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Asom Gana Parishad
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==See also==
* [[Bishwanath Chariali]]
* [[Biswanath Chariali|Biswanath]]
* [[List of constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{cite web |title=Results of all Assam Assembly elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/67-assam/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}

{{Assembly constituencies of Assam}}

[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Assam]]
[[Category:Biswanath district]]
[[Category:Politics of Assam]]
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1957]]
[[Category:1957 establishments in Assam]]

Biswanath Assembly constituency - Revision history

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