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Jaleswar Assembly - Population, Polling Percentage, Facilities, Parties Vote Share, Last Election Results

Jaleswar is serialized as the 26th assembly constituency and comes under the Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency. It comes under the Dhubri district and its headquarter is in the Dhubri itself.

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Jaleswar is serialized as the 26th assembly constituency and comes under the Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency. It comes under the Dhubri district and its headquarter is in the Dhubri itself.

Assembly constituency name and number- Jaleswar, 39

Jaleswar is one among the 126 assembly constituencies of the Assam assembly constituency. It is serialized as the 39th assembly constituency and comes under the Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency. There is one subdivision, and the headquarters is located in Dhubri town.

The population of Jaleswar is 226221 according to the 2011 census reports. The 2011 census report says that 0% of the entire population lives in urban areas, and another 100% resides in rural areas.

Parliamentary constituency

India has a total of 542 parliamentary constituencies. The general category occupies a total of 441 seats, and S.C. and S.T. categories occupy 84 & 47 seats, respectively. Jaleswar constituency falls under the Dhubri parliamentary constituency. The Lok Sabha or the parliamentary constituency does not fall under the category of reserved seats for S.C. or S.T. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Badruddin Ajmal, who represented All India United Democratic Front, won the elections by defeating Abu Taher Bepari from the Indian National Congress. The winning margin of votes was 2,26,258.

District

Dhubri is an administrative district of Assam. The district headquarter is located in Dhubri itself, which was also the headquarter of the erstwhile undivided Goalpara district created in 1876 by the British government. Later on, when Goalpara was divided into four districts, Dhubri was designated as a separate district of Assam. Dhubri is a Muslim majority district in the state, and according to the 2011 census, it's the second most populous district of Assam after Nagaon.

Geographically the district of Dhubri occupies an area of 2,838 square kilometres. The district is bordered by both interstate and international borders. In the West, it is bordered by West Bengal and Bangladesh; in the East, it is covered by Goalpara and Bongaigaon and Garo hills of Meghalaya, Kokrajhar district in the North and Bangladesh and Meghalaya in the South. Dhubri is a plain district with a few small hillocks Dudhnath, Tokorabandha, Chandardinga, Boukumari, Chakrasila, Boropahar, etc.; these small hillocks are all situated in the North-Eastern part of the district. The Brahmaputra flows through the middle of the district from East to West along with its tributaries like Gourang, Champabati, Gadaghar, Tipkai, Gangadhar, Silai, Sankosh, Jinjiram etc., The average rainfall of the district is 2,916mm annually.

There are two divisions in the district, which are- Bilasipara and Dhubri (Sadar). Additionally, there are eight revenue circles and seven tehsils with eight police stations and four basic towns.

As per the 2011 census, Dhubri district has a population of 1,949,256 with 240th ranking in all India basis. The population density of the district is 1,171 inhabitants per square kilometre. From the year 2001 to 2010, Dhubri has seen a population growth of 24.4%, and it has a literacy rate of 59.36%. The sex ratio of the district is 952 females for every 1000 male.

Dhubri is primarily dependent on forest and agricultural products for its economy. Paddy is the main source of earning for the inhabitants of Dhubri. The major share of the crops are- jute and mustard; additionally, wheat, maize, sugar cane and pulses are also grown moderately in the district.

When it comes to transportation, Dhurbri has an airport in Rupshi, which is 15 kilometres away from the town, which was formed by the British government during the Second World War; however, the airport is now totally closed and out of service.

Apart from it, the place has a railway station that is functioning smoothly, and the 37 national highway passes through the middle of the town, which is one of the major routes to connect Assam with West Bengal.

Total population

The total population of Jaleswar, according to the 2011 census, is 226221. Out of the total number, 100% live in rural areas, and 0% live in urban areas.

Cast and tribe in the constituency

In Jaleswar, 0.76% of people belong to the Scheduled Caste, and 4.35% of people are from the Schedule tribe.

Male/Female Electoral Distributions

As per the Election commission of India, Jaleswar has 70169 registered voters in the 2016 assembly elections. Out of these, 66927 are male voters, and 137069 are female voters.


Polling percentage for the 2016 Assembly Elections

The polling percentage in the Assembly election of 2016 was 93.62% in Jaleswar constituency.

Percentage of the vote share of political parties in the last five election

1) In the 1996 Assam Assembly Elections, Afzalur Rahman who contested from INC won the Jaleswar seat with 25474 votes. He defeated Sahabuddin who contested from AGP.

2) In the 2001 Assam Assembly Elections, Aftabuddin from INC party won the Jaleswar seat with 36444 votes. He defeated Afzalur Rahman who was contesting from the SAP party.

3) In the 2006 Assam Assembly Elections, Afzalur Rahman who contested from LKS won the Jaleswar seat with 30637 votes. He defeated Aftab Uddin Mollah of INC party.

4) In the 2011 Assam Assembly Elections Moin Uddin Ahmed from AIUDF party won the Jaleswar seat with 52643 votes. He defeated Aswini Roy Sarkar of the BJP party.

5) In the 2016 Assam Assembly Elections, Sahab Uddin Ahmed from AIUDF party won the Jaleswar seat with 56003 votes. He defeated Aftab Uddin Mollah who contested Independently.


Candidates in the last election & result (winner and Looser)

In the last assembly election, All India United Democratic Front Party candidate Sahab Uddin Ahmed won with a total 56003 votes with a 43.65% share. Aftab Uddin Mollah who contested independently lost the battle with 49341 votes. Abdur Rahim Zibran from BJP came in the third position by securing 11535 votes.



CANDIDATE'S NAME

PARTY OF THE CANDIDATE

PERCENTAGE OR NUMBER OF VOTES ACQUIRED

Sahab Uddin Ahmed

AIUDF

56003 (43.65%)

Aftab Uddin Mollah

IND

49341 (38.45%)

Abdur Rahim Zibran

BJP

11535 (8.99%)

Abdul Fazal Nasir Uddin Mollah

INC

6567 (5.12%)

None of the above

NOTA

627(0.49%)