Bokajan Assembly constituency
Constituency No. 17 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateAssam
DistrictKarbi Anglong
LS constituencyAutonomous District
ReservationST
Elected year2021

Bokajan Assembly constituency is one of the 126 constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly in India.[1][2][3] Bokajan forms a part of the Autonomous District Lok Sabha constituency. This seat is reserved for the Scheduled Tribes (ST).

Town Details

Following are details on Bokajan Assembly constituency[4]-

  • Country: India.
  • State: Assam.
  • District: Karbi Anglong district .
  • Lok Sabha Constituency: Tezpur Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.
  • Assembly Categorisation: Rural
  • Literacy Level: 86.02%.
  • Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,50,315 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:76,350 . Female Electors: 73,965 .
  • Geographic Co-Ordinates:26°18'16.9"N 93°38'02.0"E.
  • Total Area Covered: 2356 square kilometres.
  • Area Includes: Bokajan thana in Diphu sub-division.. It shares an inter-state border with Karbi Anglong, of Karbi Anglong district of Assam.
  • Inter State Border : Karbi Anglong.
  • Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-149,Year 2016-175,Year 2021-17.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Following is the list of past members representing Biswanath Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature.[5]

Election results

2021

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Bokajan[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Numal Momin 60,726 51.05 +13.57
INC Raton Engti 42,841 36.02 +2.96
Independent Semson Teron 6,630 5.57
ASDC(U) Rajendra Rongpi 3,410 2.87 N/A
CPI(ML)L Amlong Ingti 1,572 1.32 N/A
NPP Daniel Momin 1,472 1.24 -0.27
BTP Sanjay Kemprai 710 0.6 N/A
NOTA None of the above 1,584 1.33 -0.67
Majority 17,885 15.03 +10.61
Turnout 1,18,945
Registered electors
BJP hold Swing

2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Bokajan[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Numal Momin 40,170 37.48 +32.15
INC Klengdoon Engti 35,426 33.06 -20.95
Independent Jagat Sing Engti 25,388 23.69 -13.30
NPP Daniel Momin 1,628 1.51 N/A
Independent Sanjay Kemprai 1,441 1.34 N/A
JCP Bikha Tokbi 959 0.89 N/A
NOTA None of the above 2,144 2.00 N/A
Majority 4,744 4.42 -12.60
Turnout 1,07,156 82.63 +6.96
Registered electors 1,29,677
BJP gain from INC Swing

2011 results

2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Bokajan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Klengdoon Engti 53,332 54.01
Independent Jagat Sing Engti 36,524 36.99
BJP Sandhya Rani Sangma 5,259 5.33
AGP Baburam Bey 2,226 2.25
AITC Chandra Sing Rongpi 1,411 1.43
Majority 16,808 17.02
Turnout 98,752 75.67
Registered electors 1,30,498
INC gain from ASDC Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "List of Assembly constituencies showing their Parliamentary constituences wise break-up" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Map of Assam showing District-wise assembly and Parliamentary constituencies" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  4. ↑ "Bokajan Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Bokajan Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Bokajan Election Result 2021 LIVE: Bokajan MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". oneindia.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  6. ↑ "Assam General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "Assam General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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