Ratabari, which is a constituency located in the district of Karimganj district of Assam is surrounded by towns like Patharkandi, Karimganj South, Algapur, Badarpur, Hailakandi and Katlichhera of the Karimganj district. The place is an important town in Lower Assam having numerous educational institutions and places to visit. The railway station consists of a single platform and is a small station in Karimganj district, Assam serving the Ratabari town. The station lets the communication smoother and is an efficient mode of public transportation.
The Legislative Assembly comprises of 126 Members of Legislative Assembly which are directly elected from single-seat constituencies holding office for five years, unless and until they are dissolved sooner.The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral type of legislature of Assam and its office is in Dispur.
The Assembly constituency of Ratabari is Ratabari Assembly Constituency and it is also the No. 1 constituency of Assam legislative assembly.The Karimganj District consists of five assembly constituencies: Karimganj North and Karimganj South, Badarpur, Patharkandi, and Ratabari; all of which are part of Karimganj (Lok Sabha constituency).
The total number of parliamentary constituencies in India is 542 and among them the seats for the general category are 441 and for SC and ST the seats are 84 and 47 respectively. Ratabari Assembly constituency is a part of Karimganj parliamentary constituency which comes under the Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency and there is one assembly seat from Ratabari which is reserved only for scheduled castes (SC). This constituency enjoys a specific privilege of reservation for a minority community.
Ratabari comes under the Karimganj District of the state Assam of India which is the administrative headquarters of the district. Karimganj is bounded on north by the district of Dima Hasao, on the west by Bangladesh and Tripura, on the east Hailakandi district and on the south by Tripura and Mizoram. Karimganj is situated between longitude 91°15' and 93°15' east latitude 24°8' and 25°8' north and covers an area of 1809 kms. out of the state total areas of 78438 kms. In term of geographical area, the rank of the district is 21 compared to other districts of Assam.
Some of the nearby villages to Ratabari are Ram Krishna Nagar (4 KM), Anipur (5 KM), Nayatilla (8 KM), Patiala (9 KM), Bidyanagar (10 KM). Ratabari is surrounded by Dullavcherra Tehsil towards South, Patharkandi Tehsil towards west, Lowairpoa Tehsil towards South, Lala Tehsil towards East.The cities around Ratabari are Hailakandi,Karimganj, Dharmanagar and Silchar to mention.
Ratabari is a large area under the Ratabari Police station, there is a market in Ratabari namely Kazirbazar, centre of Ratabari town.There is a villagenamed also as Ratabari, the name of the constituent assembly is No.1 Ratabari, there is also a Gaon Panchayat which name is Ratabari Gaon Panchayat, the Zila Parishad which name is also No.16 Ratabari Zila Parishad.
So Ratabari is not only the name of a village but also the name of a large area, name of a police station, name of a Gaon Panchayat and also the name of a constituency. Some parts of Ratabari are under the South Karimganj constituency and some parts are under the Ratabari constituency.
In the 2016 Assembly election, the constituency had a total of 1,48,269 registered voters. The voter turnout in Ratabari in the previous Assembly election was 75.95 percent. In the 2016 Assembly election, the BJP's Kripanath Mallah won the Assembly seat, netting 53,975 votes compared to runner-up Akhil Ranjan Talukdar of the Indian National Congress, who nabbed 29,449 votes.
The Ratabari Assembly constituency is expected to go to polls in April or May 2021, as part of the 2021 Assam Assembly election. The Assam Assembly polls will be held to elect a total of 126 Members of the Assam Legislative Assembly (MLAs).
|
Candidate's Name |
Party |
Level |
Votes |
Vote Rate % |
Margin |
|
BJP |
Winner |
53,975 |
76.00% |
24,526 |
|
|
Akhil Ranjan Talukdar |
INC |
Runner Up |
29,449 |
76.00% |
|
|
Rajib Biswas |
AIUDF |
3rd |
23,926 |
76.00% |
|
|
Setul Chandra Namasudra |
IND |
4th |
908 |
76.00% |
|
|
None Of The Above |
NOTA |
5th |
889 |
76.00% |
|
|
Nirmal Mallick |
SP |
6th |
542 |
76.00% |
|
|
Prabir Bardhan |
IND |
7th |
487 |
76.00% |
|
|
Sanjoy Kumar Mallah |
IND |
8th |
419 |
76.00% |
|
|
Kalipada Biswas |
IND |
9th |
380 |
76.00% |
|
|
Manilal Rabidas |
IND |
10th |
370 |
76.00% |
|
|
Satyendra Namasudra |
SUCI |
11th |
354 |
76.00% |
|
|
Niranjan Mallah |
IND |
12th |
267 |
76.00% |
|
|
Ranju Roy |
IND |
13th |
247 |
76.00% |
|
|
Umesh Malah |
IND |
14th |
204 |
76.00% |
|
|
AmulyaNamasudra |
IND |
15th |
191 |
76.00% |
Ratabari has a total population of 1,505 peoples according to 2011 census.
Ratabari is a medium size village located in Karimganj district, Assam with total of 292 families residing. The Ratabari village has a population of 1505 of which 800 are males while 705 are females as per Population Census 2011.There are about 292 houses in Ratabari Pt I village. There are about 320 houses in Ratabari Pt II village.
For the connection of water treated Tap Water Supply is provided all-round the year and in summer also it is available. Untreated Tap Water Supply all-round the year and in summer is also available in the area. Uncovered Well and Hand Pump are other Drinking Water sources in the Ratabari area.
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.29 % of total population in Ratabari Pt I village. The village Ratabari Pt I currently doesn't have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.
The Sub District Headquarter Ramkrishna Nagar and it is 39 km distance from District Headquarter Karimganj. Nearest Statutory Town is Karimganj which is in 39 km Distance from Ratabari.
According to the Election Commission of India, Ratabari has 1,38,020 registered voters. It comprises 72,442 male and 65,578 female registered voters.
In Ratabari Pt I village population of children with age 0-6 is 262 which makes up 17.41 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Ratabari Pt I village is 881 which is lower than Assam state average of 958. Child Sex Ratio for the Ratabari Pt I as per census is 970, higher than Assam average of 962.
Ratabari Pt I Village Total population is 1505 and number of houses are 292. Female Population is 46.8%.
The age group distribution in the area is for Child (age 0 -6 years) according to Population by 2011, 262 is recorded wherein, Girl Child (age 0 -6 years) according to Population % by 2011 is 49.2 % (129) which makes up 17.41 % of total population of village and the number of female populations in the area is 46.8% (705).
According to the graph below the winning party for the last 3 years is BJP raising its voting arena with very election in Ratabari. The voting pattern has been quite stagnant for the recent elections if we see the bars.
In the 2011 Assembly election, Mallah, then with the Congress, had won the election receiving 33,043 votes. He had defeated BJP's Nikhil Suklabaidya who got 20,614 votes.
Look at the other results in the table below.
|
Year |
Candidate's Name |
Party |
Level |
Votes |
Vote Rate % |
Margin |
|
2016 |
Kripanath Mallah |
BJP |
Winner |
53,975 |
76% |
24,526 |
|
Akhil Ranjan Talukdar |
INC |
Runner Up |
29,449 |
76% |
||
|
2011 |
Kripanath Mallah |
INC |
Winner |
33,043 |
40% |
12,429 |
|
Nikhil Suklabaidya |
BJP |
Runner Up |
20,614 |
25% |
||
|
2006 |
Sambhu Sing Mallah |
BJP |
Winner |
33,555 |
39% |
11,292 |
|
Matilal Ray |
AUDF |
Runner Up |
22,263 |
26% |
||
|
2001 |
Rathish Ranjan Choudhury |
IND |
Winner |
22,322 |
33% |
1,513 |
|
Sambhu Sing Mallah |
BJP |
Runner Up |
20,809 |
30% |
||
|
1996 |
Sambhusing Mallah |
BJP |
Winner |
23,463 |
30% |
900 |
|
Position |
Candidate Name |
Party |
Total Votes |
Percentage Share |
|
1 |
Kripanath Mallah |
BJP |
77234 |
60.65% |
|
2 |
Radheshyam Biswas |
AIUDF |
34421 |
27.03% |
|
3 |
Swarup Das |
INC |
11824 |
9.28% |
|
4 |
Chandan Das |
AITC |
675 |
0.53% |
|
5 |
Harilal Rabidas |
IND |
460 |
0.36% |
BJP's Candidate Kripanath Mallah won the 2019 elections with a total vote of 77234 with a percentage share of 60.65%. The contesting candidate of other party AIUDF named Radheshyam Biswas was defeated comprising votes of a total of 34421. Even Congress member Swarup Das was defeated with a vote of 11824.
|
Candidate's Name |
Party |
Level |
Votes |
Vote Rate % |
Margin |
|
Kripanath Mallah |
BJP |
Winner |
53,975 |
76.00% |
24,526 |
|
Akhil Ranjan Talukdar |
INC |
Runner Up |
29,449 |
76.00% |
Construction of Chorgola Rongpur Road under MPNA Ph-Ill for the year 2013-14. Even he was the MLA in
2003 (Bye-Election) and again in 2011, President, Borak Valley Tea Youth Welfare
Society & Karimganj District Committee, Member of APCC and was re-elected
M.L.A. in 2016.
He was involved in Barak Valley Cha Sramik Union
(INTUC) to protect their demands etc. through union fighting for their demands
and welfare from Govt specially work for S/C people of any Constituency as well
as for Assam as they are almost belong to BPL family.
The MLALAD fund has been supplemented by an additional Grant of Rs. 50.00 Lakhs per Constituency to enable assistance by the MLA's to the poor and needy citizens of their constituencies to meet the expenses incurred in the areas of Health and Higher Education.