Voter turnout in Patharkandi in the previous Assembly election was 78.92 percent in the 2016 Assembly election
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Election of the Assembly of Patharkandi 2021: Located in the Karimganj district of Assam, the Patharkandi Assembly constituency belongs to the Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency.
In the 2016 Assembly election, the constituency had a total of 155,472 registered voters.
Voter turnout in previous elections
Voter turnout in Patharkandi in the previous Assembly election was 78.92 percent.
Winners and results of previous elections
In the 2016 Assembly election, Krishnendu Paul of the BJP won the Assembly seat, garnering 46,419 votes compared to his closest rival Debendra Kumar Sinha of the AUIDF, who received 39,172 votes.
In the 2011 Assembly election, Monilal Gowla from the Indian National Congress had won the seat, receiving 44,986 votes, narrowly beating runner-up Kartik Sena Sinha of the AUIDF. Sinha had received 41,762 votes.
The Patharkandi Assembly constituency is expected to go to the polls in April or May 2021, as part of the 2021 Assam Assembly elections.
The Assam Assembly elections will be held to elect a total of 126 members of the Assam Legislative Assembly (MLA).
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