Assam Phase 1: 62 seats, 116 Muslim candidates but only 26 can win

March 29, 2011

By Mumtaz Alam Falahi, TwoCircles.net,

In less than a week the Phase 1 polling for Assam Assembly will take place. The vote will be cast for 62 seats. There are 116 Muslim candidates in the fray. Though the result will be announced about one and half months later, but what is clear today is the possible maximum number of Muslim winners in this Phase. Out of 116, only 26 can win. Why?

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Because Muslims are not contesting all 62 seats, rather these 116 are gathered in just 26 seats. Eleven seats are reserved for SCs (3) and STs (8). There are two Muslim women among the 116 – Afsana Begum of NCP in Sarupathar constituency and Sarifun Nisha of Trinamool Congress in Jorhat. The maximum number of Muslim candidates is in Karimganj South. There are 19 candidates including 15 Independents. There are only 9 seats where only one Muslim candidate is in the fray.

Party-wise, All India United Democratic Front of Badruddin Ajmal has fielded most –15 Muslim candidates followed by All India Trinamool Congress (10) and Asom Gana Parishad and Congress 6 each.

Overall, 485 candidates (38 women) are in the fray for the 62 seats. Among them SCs are 32(4 women) and STs 65 (8 women).

Sl. No	Constituency	Candidate	Party	Age	Sex
1	Patharkandi	Main Uddin Choudhury	SP	58	M
2	Karimganj North	Abdul Muqtadir Choudhury	AIUDF	70	M
3	Karimganj North	Nazrul Islam Choudhury	AGP	49	M
4	Karimganj North	Sad Uddin	Independent	36	M
5	Karimganj North	Baharul Islam Choudhury	Independent	28	M
6	Karimganj North	Sahab Uddin Choudhury	Independent	37	M
7	Karimganj South	Azizur Rahman Talukdar	AGP	48	M
8	Karimganj South	Siddeque Ahmed	Congress	44	M
9	Karimganj South	Dr. K.M. Baharul Islam	AIUDF	41	M
10	Karimganj South	Ekbal Hussain	AITMC	33	M
11	Karimganj South	Abdur Rahim Khan	Independent	29	M
12	Karimganj South	Abdul Monnan	Independent	32	M
13	Karimganj South	Abdul Malik	Independent	35	M
14	Karimganj South	Abdul Hamid	Independent	37	M
15	Karimganj South	Amirul Hussain	Independent	28	M
16	Karimganj South	Alal Uddin	Independent	43	M
17	Karimganj South	Taj Uddin	Independent	31	M
18	Karimganj South	Nazrul Islam	Independent	40	M
19	Karimganj South	Nezam Uddin	Independent	38	M
20	Karimganj South	Badrul Islam	Independent	25	M
21	Karimganj South	Mostak Ahmed	Independent	38	M
22	Karimganj South	Mahbub Ahmed Khan	Independent	26	M
23	Karimganj South	Liakat Ali	Independent	43	M
24	Karimganj South	Siddeque Ahmed	Independent	39	M
25	Karimganj South	Hifjur Rahman	Independent	50	M
26	Badarpur	Jamal Uddin Ahmed	Congress	56	M
27	Badarpur	Fakar Uddin Ali Ahmed	NCP	48	M
28	Badarpur	Helal Uddin Choudhury	AIUDF	38	M
29	Badarpur	Hazi Fakar Uddin	AITMC	53	M
30	Badarpur	Md. Mainul Islam	Independent	52	M
31	Hailakandi	Abdul Muhib Mazumder	Congress	77	M
32	Hailakandi	Salim Uddin Barbhuiya	AIUDF	52	M
33	Hailakandi	Kamal Uddin Choudhury	AITMC	45	M
34	Hailakandi	Anowar Uddin Barlaskar	Independent	69	M
35	Hailakandi	Anowar Hussain Mazumder	Independent	26	M
36	Hailakandi	Abjal Haque Choudhury	Independent	31	M
37	Hailakandi	Kamrul Islam Barbhuiy	Independent	44	M
38	Hailakandi	Gias Uddin Mazumder	Independent	41	M
39	Hailakandi	Gulam Mustafa Choudhury	Independent	63	M
40	Hailakandi	Babul Mia Mazumder	Independent	32	M

41	Hailakandi	Matiur Rahman Barbhuiya	Independent	36	M
42	Hailakandi	Shahab Uddin Choudhury	Independent	63	M
43	Hailakandi	Siraj Uddin Mazumder	Independent	40	M
44	Hailakandi	Sual Ahmed Mazumder	Independent	26	M
45	Hailakandi	Hilal Uddin Mazumder	Independent	35	M
46	Katlicherra	Nazrul Haque Mazarbhuiyan	AGP	58	M
47	Katlicherra	Gias Uddin Laskar	Independent	30	M
48	Katlicherra	Nazrul Islam Mira	Independent	38	M
49	Katlicherra	Sahab Uddin Laskar	Independent	55	M
50	Algapur	Sahidul Alam Choudhury	AGP	65	M
51	Algapur	Abdul Jalil Laskar	Independent	55	M
52	Algapur	Altaf Hussain Laskar	Independent	32	M
53	Algapur	Ikramul Hoque Barbhuiya	Independent	40	M
54	Algapur	Kaidul Alam Saha	Independent	27	M
55	Algapur	Khalil Uddin Barbhuiya	Independent	34	M
56	Algapur	Jamal Uddin Choudhury	Independent	30	M
57	Algapur	Nurul Hoque Laskar	Independent	36	M
58	Algapur	Motiur Rahman Barbhuiya	Independent	31	M
59	Algapur	Mohir Uddin Choudhury	Independent	42	M
60	Algapur	Shidul Alom Choudhury	Independent	26	M
61	Algapur	Sahab Uddin Barbhuiya	Independent	39	M
62	Silchar	Fakrul Islam Mazumder	AGP	44	M
63	Sonai	Anamul Haque	Congress	62	M
64	Sonai	Jabarut Alom Choudhury	AIUDF	38	M
65	Sonai	Rashid Ahmed Mazumder	AGP	48	M
66	Sonai	Anwar Hussain Laskar	SP	49	M
67	Sonai	Fidel Choudhury	AIFB	35	M
68	Sonai	Moharam Ali Laskar	SUCI	55
69	Sonai	Ramij Uddin Mazumd	AITMC	60	M
70	Sonai	Altaf Hussain Laskar	Independent	44	M
71	Sonai	Zilani Hoque Lask	Independent	45	M
72	Sonai	Fuzail Ahmed Laskar	Independent	41	M
73	Sonai	Samsur Rohman Choudhury	Independent	35	M
74	Udharbond	Majibur Rahman Mazumder	AITMC	40	M
75	Udharbond	Haidar Hussain Choudhury	CPI-ML (Liberation)	42	M
76	Udharbond	Nur Uddin Barbhuiya	Independent	40	M
77	Udharbond	Masuk Ahmed Laskar	Independent	31	M
78	Lakhipur	Masraf Ali Choudhury	AITMC	61	M
79	Lakhipur	Nazmul Hoque Laskar	Independent	36	M
80	Lakhipur	Najim Uddin Mazumdar	Independent	45	M
81	Barkhola	Mohammad Ali Laskar	AIUDF	60	M
82	Barkhola	Rafiqul Hoque Mazumder	NCP	48	M
83	Barkhola	Akmal Hussain Barbhuiya	AITMC	39	M
84	Barkhola	Shams Uddin Barbhuiya	SP	46
85	Barkhola	Oliul Hasnath Laskar	Independent	43	M
86	Barkhola	Abdul Jalil Barbhuiya	Independent	39	M
87	Barkhola	Badrul Islam Barbhuiya	Independent	40	M
88	Barkhola	Badrul Islam Mazumder	Independent	36	M
89	Barkhola	Misbahul Islam Laskar	Independent	55	M
90	Barkhola	Sadik Ahmed Laskar	Independent	26	M

91	Barkhola	Hifjur Rahman Barbhuiya	Independent	38	M
92	Katigorah	Ataur Rahman Mazarbhuiya	AIUDF	59	M
93	Katigorah	Anwarul Haque	Congress	60	M
94	Katigorah	G.M.C. Sahab Uddin Ahmed	Independent	36	M
95	Borchalla	Abdul Sattar	SP	36	M
96	Tezpur	Mia Hussain	Independent	52	M
97	Rangapara	Sahidur Rahman	AIUDF	51	M
98	Rangapara	Abbas Khan	Independent	49	M
99	Biswanath	Nurjamal Sarkar	Congress	59	M
100	Biswanath	Md. Hifzur Rahman	AIUDF	25	M
101	Biswanath	Md. Abdul Rajek	Independent	61	M
102	Sarupathar	Afchana Begum	NCP	41	F
103	Sarupathar	Rizaul Haqu	AITMC	38	M
104	Jorhat	Sarifun Nisha	AITMC	57	F
105	Naharkatia	Imranuddin Ahmed	AIUDF	43	M
106	Dibrugarh	Parbez Khan	AIUDF	31	M
107	Lakhimpur	Dilwar Hussain	AIUDF	37	M
108	Naobaicha	Sultan Mehdi	Independent	32	M
109	Naobaicha	Khalilur Rahman	Independent	46	M
110	Naobaicha	Eunus Ali	Independent	45	M
111	Naobaicha	Mamun Imdadul Haque Choudhury	AIUDF	31	M
112	Mahmara	Rashadul Haque	AITMC	41	M
113	Nazira	Safiquddin Ahmed	AIUDF	40	M
114	Nazira	Syed Abdul Rakim	BJP	50	M
115	Sibsagar	Seikh Mujibur Rahman	NCP	38	M
116	Sibsagar	Amanuddin Ahmed	AIUDF	63	M

Party abbreviations

SP: Samajwadi Party

AIUDF: All India United Democratic Party

AGP: Asom Gana Parishad

AITMC: All India Trinamool Congress

NCP: Nationalist Congress Party

AIFB: All India Forward Block

SUCI: Socialist Unity Centre of India

CPI-ML(Liberation): Communist Party of India (Marxist – Leninist) Liberation

BJP: Bharatiya Janata Party

[Photo Courtesy: assamassembly.gov.in]

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