Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency
Lok Sabha constituency in Assam
Kokrajhar AS-1 | |
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Lok Sabha constituency | |
![]() Interactive Map Outlining Kokrajhar. Lok Sabha constituency | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Region | Northeast India |
State | Assam |
Established | 1952 |
Reservation | ST |
Member of Parliament | |
18th Lok Sabha | |
Incumbent Joyanta Basumatary | |
Party | United People's Party Liberal |
Elected year | 2024 |
Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam state in north-eastern India. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.
Assembly segments
Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
Current assembly segments
Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | MLA |
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1 | Gossaigaon | None | Kokrajhar | ||
2 | Dotma | ST | |||
3 | Kokrajhar | ST | |||
4 | Baokhungri | None | |||
5 | Parbatjhora | None | |||
19 | Sidli–Chirang | ST | Chirang | ||
20 | Bijni | None | |||
41 | Manas | None | Baksa | ||
42 | Baksa | ST |
Previous assembly segments
Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | MLA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 | Gossaigaon | None | Kokrajhar | UPPL | Jiron Basumatary |
29 | Kokrajhar West | ST | Kokrajhar | BPF | Rabiram Narzary |
30 | Kokrajhar East | ST | Kokrajhar | UPPL | Lawrence Narzary |
31 | Sidli | ST | Chirang | UPPL | Joyanta Basumatry |
33 | Bijni | None | Chirang | BJP | Ajoy Kumar Ray |
40 | Sorbhog | None | Barpeta | CPI(M) | Manoranjan Talukdar |
41 | Bhabanipur | None | Bajali | BJP | Phanidhar Talukdar |
58 | Tamulpur | None | Baksa | UPPL | Jolen Daimary |
62 | Barama | ST | Baksa | UPPL | Bhupen Boro |
63 | Chapaguri | ST | Baksa | UPPL | Urkhao Gwra Brahma |
Members of Parliament
Year | Winner | Party | |
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1957 | D. Basumatari | Indian National Congress | |
1962 | |||
1967 | |||
1971 | |||
1977 | Charan Narzary | Independent | |
1984 | Samar Brahma Choudhury | ||
1991 | Satyendranath Brohmo Choudhury | ||
1996 | Louis Islary | ||
1998 | Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary | ||
1999 | |||
2004 | |||
2009 | Bodoland People's Front | ||
2014 | Naba Kumar Sarania | Independent | |
2019 | |||
2024 | Joyanta Basumatary | United People's Party Liberal |
Election results
General election 2024
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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UPPL | Joyanta Basumatary | 488,995 | 39.39 | ![]() | |
BPF | Kampa Borgoyari | 4,37,412 | 35.23 | ![]() | |
INC | Garjan Mushahary | 1,13,736 | 9.16 | ![]() | |
GSP | Binita Deka | 94,189 | 7.59 | New | |
Independent | Prithviraj Narayandev Mech | 33,737 | 2.72 | N/A | |
AITC | Gauri Sankar Sarania | 23,519 | 1.89 | New | |
NOTA | None of the above | 13,912 | 1.12 | ![]() | |
Majority | 51,583 | 4.16 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 12,41,496 | 83.55 | ![]() | ||
UPPL gain from Independent | Swing |
2019
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Naba Kumar Sarania | 484,560 | 32.75 | −19.07 | |
BPF | Pramila Rani Brahma | 446,774 | 30.20 | +10.29 | |
UPPL | Urkhao Gwra Brahma | 312,435 | 21.12 | ||
INC | Sabda Ram Rabha | 147,118 | 9.94 | ||
CPI(M) | Biraj Deka | 28,128 | 1.90 | ||
NOTA | None of the Above | 15,988 | 1.08 | N/A | |
Majority | 37,786 | 2.55 | |||
Turnout | 1,479,744 | 83.30 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
General elections 2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Naba Kumar Sarania (Hira) | 634,428 | 51.82 | +51.82 | |
Independent | Urkhao Gwra Brahma | 278,649 | 22.76 | −7.28 | |
BPF | Chandan Brahma | 243,759 | 19.91 | −28.89 | |
Independent | Sabda Ram Rabha | 20,074 | 1.64 | −19.52 | |
AITC | Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary | 17,537 | 1.43 | +1.43 | |
Independent | Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary | 11,239 | 0.92 | −47.88 | |
NOTA | None of the above | 18,183 | 1.49 | ||
Majority | 355,779 | 29.07 | +18.80 | ||
Turnout | 1,224,243 | 81.23 | |||
Independent gain from BPF | Swing |
[2]
References
- ^ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
- ^ The Sentinel. 16 candidates file nomination in Karimganj Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
See also
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