Sonai Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a north east state of India. Sonai is also part of Silchar Lok Sabha constituency.
Overview
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No.10 Sonai Assembly constituency is composed of the following:Sonai thana and circle Nos. 28 to 31 and 35 in Silchar thana and circle No. 58 (Part) in Dholai thana in Silchar sub-division.
Member of Legislative Assembly
- 1951: Nanda Kishore Sinha, Indian National Congress
- 1957: Nanda Kishore Sinha, Indian National Congress
- 1962: Pulakeshi Singh, Indian National Congress
- 1967: M. M. Choudhury, Indian National Congress
- 1972: Nurul Haque Choudhury, Indian National Congress
- 1978: Altaf Hossain Mazumdar, Janata Party
- 1980: Nurul Haque Choudhury, Indian National Congress
- 1985: Abdul Rob Laskar, Indian National Congress
- 1991: Badrinarayan Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 1996: Anwar Hussain Laskar, Asom Gana Parishad
- 2001: Anwar Hussain Laskar, Samajwadi Party
- 2006: Kutub Ahmed Mazumder, Indian National Congress
- 2011: Anamul Haque, Indian National Congress
- 2016: Aminul Haque Laskar, Bharatiya Janata Party
- 2021: Karim Uddin Barbhuiya, All India United Democratic Front
Election results
2021 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIUDF | Karimuddin Barbhuiya | 71,937 | 48.83 | +22.78 | |
| BJP | Aminul Haque Laskar | 52,283 | 35.49 | -0.34 | |
| Independent | Asish Halder | 14,500 | 9.84 | ||
| AITC | M.Shanti Kumar Singha | 2,796 | 1.9 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1231 | 0.84 | ||
| SP | Anwar Hussain Laskar | 469 | 0.32 | ||
| SUCI(C) | Anjan Kumar Chanda | 244 | 0.17 | ||
| Majority | 19,654 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,47,344 | 79.88 | |||
| AIUDF gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2016 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Aminul Haque Laskar | 44,236 | 35.89 | ||
| INC | Anamul Haque | 36,683 | 29.76 | ||
| AIUDF | Karimuddin Barbhuiya | 32,109 | 26.05 | ||
| Independent | Ibungobi Singha | 2,987 | 2.42 | ||
| Independent | Anwar Hussain Laskar | 2,408 | 1.95 | ||
| Independent | Sanjib Kumar Das | 943 | 0.77 | ||
| Independent | Santosh Das | 598 | 0.49 | ||
| Independent | Rejaul Islam Barbhuiya | 579 | 0.47 | ||
| LJP | Pranesh Nath | 522 | 0.42 | ||
| SP | Manindra Chandra Das | 401 | 0.33 | ||
| Independent | Jawaharlal Goala | 401 | 0.33 | ||
| Independent | Maksus Ahmed Laskar | 306 | 0.25 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1292 | 1.05 | ||
| Majority | 7,553 | 6.13 | |||
| Turnout | 1,23,261 | 77.98 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||