Ram Krishna Nagar Assembly constituency

Ram Krishna Nagar
Ram Krishna Nagar
Constituency No. 126 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
	126-Ram Krishna Nagar within Sribhumi district
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Assam
Division	Barak Valley
District	Sribhumi
Lok Sabha constituency	Karimganj
Established	1962
Total electors	218,016
Reservation	SC
Member of Legislative Assembly
	16th Assam Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Bijoy Malakar
Party	BJP
Alliance	NDA
Elected year	2026
Preceded by	Kripanath Mallah (BJP)

Ram Krishna Nagar State assembly constituency is one of the 126 state legislative assembly constituencies in Assam, India. It is one of the six assembly segments that constitute the Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency. Since 2019, it has been represented by Bijoy Malakar of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Originally established as Ratabari in 1962, the constituency was redrawn during the 2023 delimitation exercise and was renamed to Ram Krishna Nagar. The reconstituted constituency now includes Ramkrishna Nagar town, and many other rural areas of the Sribhumi district.

Most Successful parties from Ram Krishna Nagar Assembly Constituency Since 1962

BJP (7 times) (43.8%)
INC (7 times) (43.8%)
JP (1 time) (6.25%)
IND (1 time) (6.25%)

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member		Tenure
Ram Krishna Nagar
Reserved for Scheduled Castes
2026	Bijoy Malakar	Bharatiya Janata Party	2019-Incumbent
Ratabari
Reserved for Scheduled Castes
2021	Bijoy Malakar	Bharatiya Janata Party
2019^	Bijoy Malakar
2016	Kripanath Mallah		2011-19
2011	Kripanath Mallah	Indian National Congress	2011-19
2006	Sambhu Sing Mallah	Bharatiya Janata Party	2006-11
2003^	Kripanath Mallah	Indian National Congress	2003-06
2001	Rathish Ranjan Choudhury	Independent	2001-03
1996	Sambhu Sing Mallah	Bharatiya Janata Party	1996-01
1991	Ramapayare Rabidas	Bharatiya Janata Party	1991-96
1985	Kumari Rabidas	Indian National Congress	1985-91
1983	Subal Chandra Das	Indian National Congress	1983-85
1978	Lilamoy Das	Janata Party	1978-83
Unreserved
1972	Suranjan Nandy	Indian National Congress	1972-78
1967	B. Upadhyay		1967-72
1962	Baidyanath Mookerjee		1962-67

^ bye-election

Election results

2026

2026 Assam Legislative Assembly election:
Ram Krishna Nagar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Bijoy Malakar	134,013	70.70	8.78
	INC	Suruchi Roy	50,248	26.51	8.93
	AIUDF	Anup Kumar Das Talukdar	1,302	0.69
	NOTA	None of the above	1,247	0.66	0.22
Margin of victory			83,765	44.19	17.48
Turnout			1,89,546	86.94	8.33
	BJP hold		Swing

2021

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Ratabari
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Bijoy Malakar	84,711	61.92	2.77
	INC	Sambhu Sing Mallah	48,490	35.44	2.97
	NOTA	None of the above	1,200	0.88	0.17
Margin of victory			36,221	26.71	5.97
Turnout			135,611	78.61	4.24
	BJP hold		Swing

2019

2019 Assam Legislative Assembly By-election: Ratabari
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Bijoy Malakar	68,455	59.15	11.07
	INC	Keshab Prasad Rajak	44,454	38.41	12.18
	NOTA	None of the above	1,217	1.05	0.26
Margin of victory			24,001	20.74	1.11
Turnout			1,15,730	74.37	1.55
	BJP hold		Swing

2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Ratabari
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Kripanath Mallah	53,975	48.08	23.24
	INC	Akhil Ranjan Talukdar	29,449	26.23	13.59
	AIUDF	Rajib Biswas	23,926	21.31	0.22
	NOTA	None of the above	889	0.79
Margin of victory			24,526	21.85
Turnout			1,12,608	75.92	14.78
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

References

↑ "Map of Assam showing District-wise assembly and Parliamentary constituencies" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies of State of Assam" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
↑ "About Ratabari constituency". Election.in. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
↑ "Ram Krishna Nagar Election Results 2026: BJP's Bijoy Malakar wins against Congress's Suruchi Roy". The Times of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 5 May 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
↑ "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.
↑ "State Assembly Elections 2021 – Final Result Sheet – Polling Station–wise vote polled by contesting candidates in FORM-20" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Assam.
↑ "Bye-election to the State Assembly 2019 – Final Result Sheet – Polling Station–wise vote polled by contesting candidates in FORM-20" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Assam.
↑ Zee News (25 October 2019). "By-election results 2019: List of winners in 51 Assembly and Satara, Samastipur". Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
↑ "State Assembly Elections 2016 – Final Result Sheet – Polling Station–wise vote polled by contesting candidates in FORM-20" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Assam.

External links

"Results of all Assam Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

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[ceomap-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] "About Ratabari constituency". Election.in. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[4] "Ram Krishna Nagar Election Results 2026: BJP's Bijoy Malakar wins against Congress's Suruchi Roy". The Times of India. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 5 May 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.

[5] "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.

[6] "State Assembly Elections 2021 – Final Result Sheet – Polling Station–wise vote polled by contesting candidates in FORM-20" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Assam.

[7] "Bye-election to the State Assembly 2019 – Final Result Sheet – Polling Station–wise vote polled by contesting candidates in FORM-20" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Assam.

[By-election_results_2019:_List_of_winners_in_51_Assembly_and_Satara,_Samastipur-8] Zee News (25 October 2019). "By-election results 2019: List of winners in 51 Assembly and Satara, Samastipur". Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.

[9] "State Assembly Elections 2016 – Final Result Sheet – Polling Station–wise vote polled by contesting candidates in FORM-20" (PDF). Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Assam.