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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Assembly constituency of Assam}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}<br />
{{For|the constituency known as Mankachar from 1978 to 2023|Birsing Jarua Assembly constituency}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Mankachar<br />
| mla = [[Mohibur Rohman]]<br />
| party = INC<br />
| alliance = [[Asom Sonmilito Morcha]]<br />
| latest_election_year = [[2026 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2026]]<br />
| preceded_by = [[Abdur Rehman Ajmal]]<br />
| state = [[Assam]]<br />
| district = [[South Salmara-Mankachar district|South Salmara Mankachar]]<br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency|Dhubri]]<br />
| established = 1978<br />
| reservation = None<br />
| incumbent_image = <!-- add if available --><br />
| electors = <!-- Not available --><br />
| type = SLA<br />
| constituency_no = 11<br />
| map_image = Mankachar Assembly constituency map 2023.svg<br />
| abolished = <br />
}}<br />
'''Mankachar Assembly constituency''' is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of [[Assam]], a north-east state of [[India]]. It is also part of the [[Dhubri 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=28 November 2025}}</ref> This constituency was renamed from '''Salmara South''' in 2023.<br />
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== Members of Legislative Assembly ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Year<br />
! Member<br />
! colspan="2" | Party<br />
|-<br />
| [[1978 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1978]]<br />
| Dewan Joynal Abedin<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Independent}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1983 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1983]]<br />
| Mohammad Bazlul Basit<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1985 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1985]]<br />
| rowspan="2" | Dewan Joynal Abedin<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Independent|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1991 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1991]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[1996 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br />
| rowspan="2" | [[Wazed Ali Choudhury]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2001 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2001]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2006]]<br />
| [[Badruddin Ajmal]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Assam United Democratic Front}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2009{{efn|by-election}}<br />
| [[Wazed Ali Choudhury]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2011]]<br />
| [[Abdur Rehman Ajmal]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|All India United Democratic Front}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2016]]<br />
| rowspan="2" | [[Wazed Ali Choudhury]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2021]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[2026 Assam Legislative Assembly election|2026]]<br />
| [[Mohibur Rohman]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|}<br />
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== Election results ==<br />
<br />
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=== 2026 ===<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2026 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]: Mankachar}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[Mohibur Rohman]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=126,787|percentage=59.23|change=-24.75}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[Zabed Islam]]|party=Asom Gana Parishad|votes=75,617|percentage=35.32|change=''N/A''}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Abdul Salam Shah|party=All India United Democratic Front|votes=8,959|percentage=4.19|change=''N/A''}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Shahidur Alam|party=Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)|votes=979|percentage=0.46|change=''N/A''}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box majority|votes=51,170|percentage=23.91|change=-83,404}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box turnout|votes=212,342|percentage=<!-- add if electors known -->|change=+38,197}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box gain with party link<br />
|winner = Indian National Congress<br />
|loser = All India United Democratic Front<br />
}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
=== 2021 ===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]: Salmara South<ref name=election2021>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/13620-assam-general-legislative-election-2021/ |title=Assam General Legislative Election 2021 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |accessdate=13 November 2021}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = [[Wazed Ali Choudhury]]<br />
|votes = 146,248<br />
|percentage = 83.98<br />
|change = +29.55<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent politician<br />
|candidate = Nurul Islam Mollah<br />
|votes = 10,674<br />
|percentage = 6.13<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Asadul Islam<br />
|votes = 8,919<br />
|percentage = 5.12<br />
|change = +3.80<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent politician<br />
|candidate = Fozlul Hoque Choudhury<br />
|votes = 1,807<br />
|percentage = 1.04<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = None of the above<br />
|votes = 937<br />
|percentage = 0.54<br />
|change = +0.15<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 135,574<br />
|percentage = 77.85<br />
|change = +66.48<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 174,145<br />
|percentage = 92.01<br />
|change = -1.66<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = Indian National Congress<br />
|loser = All India United Democratic Front<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2016===<br />
{{Election box begin |title=[[2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]: Salmara South}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = [[Wazed Ali Choudhury]]<br />
|votes = 80,066<br />
|percentage = 54.43<br />
|change = +6.93<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = All India United Democratic Front<br />
|candidate = [[Badruddin Ajmal]]<br />
|votes = 63,343<br />
|percentage = 43.06<br />
|change = -7.49<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = [[Shiraj Hussain]]<br />
|votes = 1,954<br />
|percentage = 1.32<br />
|change = ''N/A''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)<br />
|candidate = Dewan Joynal Abedin<br />
|votes = 1,153<br />
|percentage = 0.78<br />
|change = -0.52<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = None of the above<br />
|votes = 581<br />
|percentage = 0.39<br />
|change = ''N/A''<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 16,723<br />
|percentage = 11.37<br />
|change = +8.32<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 1,47,097<br />
|percentage = 93.67<br />
|change = +6.11<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box Registered electors<br />
|reg. electors = 1,57,525<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
|winner = Indian National Congress<br />
|loser = All India United Democratic Front<br />
|swing = +7.21<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===2011===<br />
{{Election box begin|<br />
title=[[2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election]]: Salmara South}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = All India United Democratic Front<br />
|candidate = Abdur Rahman Ajmal<br />
|votes = 62,254<br />
|percentage = 50.55<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = Wazed Ali Choudhury<br />
|votes = 58,498<br />
|percentage = 47.50<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)<br />
|candidate = Dewan Joynal Abedin<br />
|votes = 1,600<br />
|percentage = 1.30<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = All India Trinamool Congress<br />
|candidate = Masidul Haque<br />
|votes = 794<br />
|percentage = 0.64<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 3,756<br />
|percentage = 3.05<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 1,23,146<br />
|percentage = 87.56<br />
|change =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box Registered electors<br />
|reg. electors = 1,40,642<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = All India United Democratic Front<br />
|swing =<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[South Salmara]]<br />
* [[Dhubri district]]<br />
* [[South Salmara-Mankachar District]]<br />
* [[List of constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly]]<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
{{notelist}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{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}}<br />
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{{Assembly constituencies of Assam}}<br />
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[[Category:Assembly constituencies of Assam]]<br />
[[Category:South Salmara-Mankachar district]]<br />
[[Category:Politics of Assam]]<br />
[[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1978]]<br />
[[Category:1978 establishments in Assam]]</div>
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