Chapaguri Assembly constituency
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| Chapaguri | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency No. 63 for the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Baksa |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kokrajhar |
| Established | 1978 |
| Abolished | 2023 |
| Reservation | ST |
Chapaguri Assembly constituency was one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Chapaguri forms part of the Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3] It is a reserved seat for the Scheduled tribes (ST).
This constituency was abolished in 2023.[4]
Town Details
[edit | edit source]Following are details on Chapaguri Assembly constituency[5]-
- Country: India.
- State: Assam.
- District: Baksa district .
- Lok Sabha Constituency: Kokrajhar Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.
- Assembly Categorisation: Rural constituency.
- Literacy Level:70.53%.
- Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,59,257 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:79,384 . Female Electors: 79,873.
- Geographic Co-Ordinates: 26°43'33.6"N 91°12'10.4"E..
- Total Area Covered:262 square kilometres.
- Area Includes: Chapaguri and Kaklabari mouzas and Reserved forest in Patacharkuchi thana in Barpeta subdivision; and Uttar Baska and Dakhin Baska mouzas in Barama thana in Nalbari sub-division, of Baksa district of Assam.
- Inter State Border :Baksa.
- Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-184, Year 2016-185, Year 2021-63.
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit | edit source]| Election | Member | Party affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Manik Chandra Das | Independent | |
| 1983 | Bimal Gayari | Plain Tribals Council of Assam | |
| 1985 | Suren Swargiary | Independent | |
| 1991 | Asom Gana Parishad | ||
| 1996 | Jagmohan Basumatary | Independent | |
| 2001 | Tijen Basumatary | Independent | |
| 2006 | Thaneswar Basumatary | Independent | |
| 2011 | Hitesh Basumatary | Bodoland People's Front | |
| 2016 | Thaneswar Basumatary | ||
| 2021 | Urkhao Gwra Brahma | United People's Party Liberal | |
Election results
[edit | edit source]2021
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPPL | Urkhao Gwra Brahma | 61,804 | 48.58 | ||
| BPF | Hitesh Basumatary | 35,065 | 27.56 | −10.23 | |
| Independent | Sujan Das | 20,989 | 16.50 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,884 | 1.48 | −0.31 | |
| Majority | 26,739 | 16.58 | |||
| Turnout | 1,27,223 | 78.92 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,61,197 | ||||
| UPPL gain from BPF | Swing | ||||
2016
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BPF | Thaneswar Basumatary | 43,250 | 37.79 | ||
| Independent | Sujan Das | 41,769 | 36.50 | ||
| Independent | Hitesh Basumatary | 27,342 | 23.89 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 2,058 | 1.79 | ||
| Majority | 1,481 | 1.29 | |||
| Turnout | 1,14,419 | 83.35 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,37,267 | ||||
| BPF hold | Swing | ||||
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