Katigorah Assembly constituency

Katigorah
Constituency No. 116 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
116-Katigorah within Cachar district
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateAssam
DivisionBarak Valley
DistrictCachar
Lok Sabha constituencySilchar
Established1951
Total electors214,527
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Assam Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Party  BJP
Alliance  NDA
Elected year2026
Preceded byKhalil Uddin Mazumder (INC)

Katigorah State assembly constituency is one of the 126 state legislative assembly constituencies in Assam, India. It is one of the seven assembly segments that constitute the Silchar Lok Sabha constituency.[1] Since 2026, it has been represented by Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Established in 1951, the constituency was redrawn during the 2023 delimitation exercise. The reconstituted constituency now includes Badarpur town and several other rural areas of Cachar district.[2]

Most Successful parties from Katigorah Assembly Constituency Since 1952
  1. INC (7 times) (43.8%)
  2. BJP (5 times) (31.2%)
  3. AIUDF (2 times) (12.5%)
  4. IC(S) (1 time) (6.25%)
  5. IND (1 time) (6.25%)

Local self-governed segments

Katigorah Assembly constituency is composed of the following local self-governed segments:

  • Badarpur Municipal Board
  • Borkhola Dev. Block (Part)
    • Chandranathpur G.P
    • Borkhola G.P
    • Jarailtola G.P
    • Sonapur G.P
  • Kalain Dev. Block (Part)
  • Katigorah Dev. Block (Part)
  • Salchapra Dev. Block (Part)
    • Salchapra G.P
  • Algapur Dev. Block (Part)
    • Panchgram
    • Panchgram Township

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year Name Party
2026 Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha Bharatiya Janata Party
2021 Khalil Uddin Mazumder Indian National Congress
2016 Amar Chand Jain Bharatiya Janata Party
2011 Ataur Rahman Mazarbhuiya All India United Democratic Front
2006
2001 Kali Ranjan Deb Bharatiya Janata Party
1996
1991
1985 Abdul Hamid Mazumder Indian Congress
1983 Nepal Chandra Das Indian National Congress
1978 Abdul Kiyum Choudhury
1972 Abdul Hamid Mazumder
1967 A.K.N. Hoque
1962 Tarapada Bhattacharjee Independent politician
1957 Hem Chandra Chakravarty Indian National Congress
1952 Namwar Ali Barbhuiya

Election results

2026

2026 Assam Legislative Assembly election:
Katigorah[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha 110,758 58.21 Increase11.26
INC Amar Chand Jain 73,078 38.41 Decrease12.81
AITC Md. Fazlur Rahman Laskar 1,989 1.05 New entry
NOTA None of the above 1,194 0.63 Decrease0.05
Margin of victory 37,680 19.80
Turnout 1,90,257 88.69 Increase2.68
BJP gain from INC Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Map of Assam showing District-wise assembly and Parliamentary constituencies" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies of State of Assam" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Katigorah election results 2026: BJP's Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha wins against Congress's Amar Chand Jain". The Times of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 5 May 2026. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "State Assembly Elections 2026 – Final Result Sheet – Polling Station–wise vote polled by contesting candidates in FORM-20" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Assam.