Voters in Mankachar, a constituency at the south-westernmost tip of Assam (a state in northeastern India), will elect a single legislator for the first time on April 9, after a 2023 delimitation exercise merged the two previously separate seats of Mankachar and Salmara South into one. The area, part of the South Salmara-Mankachar district where over 95% of the roughly 4.15 lakh residents are Muslim, faces compounding challenges including geographic isolation, joblessness, and tensions with the neighbouring state of Meghalaya. The merger has drawn concern among locals, who feel reduced political representation worsens their already difficult economic circumstances.