Rupahihat is a general category Assembly constituency located in the Nagaon district of Assam. Following the 2023 delimitation exercise, the constituency is now part of the Nagaon Parliamentary constituency. Earlier, it was part of the Kaliabor Lok Sabha seat, which has been redrawn and renamed as Kaziranga.
2026 Assembly Election Results
In the 2026 Assembly elections, Nurul Huda of the Congress party defeated Aminul Islam of the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) and Jakir Hussain Faraji of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), who represented the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). This victory underscored the continued dominance of the Congress in this constituency.
2021 Assembly Election Results
In the 2021 Assam Assembly elections, the constituency had 1,89,990 registered voters, with 1,79,955 valid votes cast. Congress candidate Nurul Huda won the seat with 1,32,091 votes. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Najir Hussain finished second with 25,739 votes, losing by a margin of 1,06,352 votes. The result highlighted a massive victory for Huda.
2016 Assembly Election Results
In the 2016 Assembly elections, Rupahihat had 1,67,578 electors, with 1,52,895 valid votes recorded. Congress candidate Nurul Huda won the seat with 72,627 votes, defeating All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) candidate Nurul Amin Chowdhury, who secured 50,783 votes. The victory margin was 21,844 votes.
Election Trends and Analysis
The Rupahihat constituency has consistently favored the Congress party, with Nurul Huda winning in both 2016 and 2021. The 2026 results further solidified this trend. The constituency is part of the broader political landscape of Assam, where national and regional parties compete fiercely. The delimitation changes have also impacted the parliamentary representation, with the seat now falling under Nagaon rather than the former Kaliabor constituency.
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