Assam polls: Batadroba constituency picked a BJP candidate in 2016

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Batadroba was won for the first time by BJP in the 2016 assembly election
Previously the seat saw various candidates from different political sides. such as AGP, RSP and Congress, win the election
Congress has won the seat five times since 1951

Written By:Ratul

Updated: March 22 2021 06:56:35 AM ET

The Batadroba constituency is currently held by BJP
candidate Angoorlata Deka, who defeated Gautam Bora of the Congress in 2016.
The seat, one of Assam’s 126 assembly constituencies, falls under the Kaliabor
Lok Sabha constituency.

Congress MP Gourav Gogoi currently holds the Kaliabor Lok
Sabha seat, defeating Moni Madhab Mahanta of the AGP in the 2019 General
Elections.

Batadroba was won by the BJP for the first time in 2016
assembly elections. Previously, the seat has seen AGP candidates winning twice,
a Revolutionary Communist Party candidate once, and Congress scoring five
electoral victories since 1951.

Here are a few details about the Batadroba assembly seat:

Name of the assembly constituency:

Lok Sabha constituency: Batadroba

Polling date: 11/04/2016

2016 candidates: Angoorlata Deka (BJP), Gautam Bora
(Congress), Najir Uddin Ahmed (AIUDF)

2021 candidates: N/A

Sitting MLA, party: Angoorlata Deka, BJP

Winning margin in 2016: 5,885

Runner up name, party: Gautam Bora, Congress

Number of voters in 2016: 1,23,226

Percentage of votes polled in 2016: 87.84%

Number of women voters in 2016: 59,064