Silchar
Constituency No. 8 · Scheduled Caste
Assembly segments in this district
- Silchar
- Sonai
- Dholai
- Udharbond
- Lakhipur
- Barkhola
- Katigorah
Cachar District
Assam
Cachar district is one of the districts of Assam. Its administrative headquarters is at Silchar. It covers 3,786 sq km and had a population of 17,36,617 at the 2011 census, a density of 459 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 7 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Silchar
Area
3,786 sq km
Population
17.37 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
459 /km²
Literacy Rate
79.34%
Sex Ratio
959
per 1,000 males
Cachar District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Cachar district.
Total Population
17.37 Lakh
Male Population
8.87 Lakh
Female Population
8.50 Lakh
Rural Population
14.20 Lakh
Urban Population
3.17 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
2.61 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
18,200
Literacy Rate
79.34%
Population Density
459 /km²
Sex Ratio
959
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 84.78%Female literacy 73.68%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Cachar district.
5
Tehsils
15
Blocks
100
Nyay Panchayats
163
Gram Panchayats
1,020
Villages
- Headquarters
- Silchar
- Languages
- Bengali, Assamese, Hindi
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 24.8333° N, 92.7667° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Cachar
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Primary
Assembly Constituencies Covering Cachar
(7)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 9 · Silchar
DC
Dipayan Chakraborty
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 10 · Silchar
KB
Karim Uddin Barbhuiya
All India United Democratic Front
MLA
No. 11 · Silchar
No. 12 · Silchar
MS
Mihir Kanti Shome
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 13 · Silchar
KR
Kaushik Rai
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 14 · Silchar
ML
Misbahul Islam Laskar
Indian National Congress
MLA
No. 15 · Silchar
KM
Khalil Uddin Mazumder
Indian National Congress
MLA
Your Representatives from Cachar
(8)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Cachar district.
- DCDipayan ChakrabortyBharatiya Janata PartyMLASilchar · No. 9
- KBKarim Uddin BarbhuiyaAll India United Democratic FrontMLASonai · No. 10
- MSMihir Kanti ShomeBharatiya Janata PartyMLAUdharbond · No. 12
- KRKaushik RaiBharatiya Janata PartyMLALakhipur · No. 13
- MLMisbahul Islam LaskarIndian National CongressMLABarkhola · No. 14
- KMKhalil Uddin MazumderIndian National CongressMLAKatigorah · No. 15
Election History
Lok SabhaSilchar · No. 8
- 202418th Lok SabhaBJPParimal SuklabaidyaVotes 6,52,453Vote share 60.71%Margin 2,64,311
- 1. Parimal Suklabaidya · BJP6,52,453 (60.71%)
- 2. Surya Kanta Sarkar · INC3,88,142 (36.11%)
- 3. Radheshyam Biswas · AITC19,410 (1.81%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaBJPRajdeep RoyVotes 4,99,414Vote share 52.59%Margin 81,596
- 1. Rajdeep Roy · BJP4,99,414 (52.59%)
- 2. Sushmita Dev · INC4,17,818 (43.99%)
- 3. Nazrul Islam · Independent10,830 (1.14%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaINCSushmita DevVotes 3,36,451Vote share 42.07%Margin 35,241
- 1. Sushmita Dev · INC3,36,451 (42.07%)
- 2. Kabindra Purkayastha · BJP3,01,210 (37.66%)
- 3. Kutub Ahmed Mazumder · All India United Democratic Front85,530 (10.69%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
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Cachar District at a Glance
- State
- Assam
- Headquarters
- Silchar
- Area
- 3,786 sq km
- Population
- 17.37 Lakh
- Population density
- 459 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 959 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 79.34%
- Languages
- Bengali, Assamese, Hindi
- Tehsils
- 5
- Blocks
- 15
- Gram panchayats
- 163
- Villages
- 1,020
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 7
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of Assam
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.