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34 of the 126 elected MLAs of Assam have criminal cases against them: ADR
Data analysis of Assam Assembly Elections 2021 at a glance
July 11: Thirty-four of the 126 newly elected Assam MLAs have criminal cases against them, with the highest 52 cases against Akhil Gogoi, the lone independent candidate to win the election, according to the Association For Democratic Reforms & National Election Watch. In the last legislative Assembly (2016-2021), 14 MLAs had criminal cases against them.
Crorepati Winners and their Margin of Victory :
- 33 out of 85 crorepati winners have won against a non-crorepati runners up.
- Among these 33 winners, 4 winners have won with more than 50 % margin of victory.
- Among these, Wazed Ali Choudhury (INC) from Salmara South constituency won with 85% margin of victory.
Performance of Women Winners
- Among the 126 winners, 6 are women.
- All of them won with 40% and above of vote share in their constituencies.
- Among the women winners, Sibamoni Bora (INC) from Batadroba Constituency has won with the highest vote share, i.e. 02% in her constituency. She has won with 50.78% representativeness and 23.37% margin of victory.
NOTA
The NOTA button instated by the ECI in 2013 gave the voters an option of rejecting all the candidates in their constituency. Out of 1,92,22,600 votes polled in Assam Assembly, 2021, 2,19,578 (1.14%) were polled for NOTA.
Top 3 Constituencies with Highest Voters’ turnout: The following are the top 3 constituencies with highest voters’ turnout in the Assam Assembly Elections, 2021
| S.No. | Constituency | Total Registered Votes | Total Valid Votes in The Constituency | % of Voters ‘ Turnout |
| 1 | Jaleswar | 159937 | 149803 | 93.66% |
| 2 | Bilasipara West | 173560 | 161192 | 92.87% |
| 3 | Salmara South | 189209 | 174145 | 92.04% |
Top 3 Constituencies with Lowest Voters’ turnout: The following are the top 3 constituencies with lowest voters’ turnout in the Assam Assembly Elections, 2021
| S.No. | Constituency | Total Registered Votes | Total Valid Votes in The Constituency | % of Voters ‘ Turnout |
| 1 | Guwahati East | 239508 | 171060 | 71.42% |
| 2 | Karimganj North | 199602 | 146745 | 73.52% |
| 3 | Dispur | 411636 | 306318 | 74.41% |
Winners with highest vote share: 86(68%) winners won with 50% and above of the total votes polled in their constituency. The top 3 winners who have attained the highest vote share during the Assam State Assembly Elections, 2021 are given below:
| S.No. | Winner | Party | Constituency | Total Registered Votes | Total Valid Votes in The Constituency | Votes Polled for Winner | % Vote share for Winner |
| 1 | Rafiqul Islam | AIUDF | Jania | 211920 | 184615 | 156183 | 84.60% |
| 2 | Wazed Ali Choudhury | INC | Salmara South | 189209 | 174145 | 146248 | 83.98% |
| 3 | Himanta Biswa Sarma | BJP | Jalukbari | 204415 | 168967 | 130762 | 77.39% |
Winners with Least Vote Share: 40(32%) winners won with less than 50% of the total votes polled in their constituency. The top 3 winners who have attained the least vote share during the Assam Assembly Elections, 2021 are given below:
| S.No. | Winner | Party | Constituency | Total Registered Votes | Total Valid Votes in The Constituency | Votes Polled for Winner | % Vote share for Winner |
| 1 | Bharat Chandra Narah | INC | Naoboicha | 226744 | 193501 | 52905 | 27.34% |
| 2 | Ajoy Kumar Ray | BJP | Bijni | 159949 | 139915 | 45733 | 32.69% |
| 3 | Dr. Asif Mohammad Nazar | INC | Laharighat | 186537 | 163369 | 60932 | 37.30% |
