Chapaguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)

Chapaguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Chapaguri forms part of the Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency. It is a reserved seat for the Scheduled tribes (ST).

Town Details

Following are details on Chapaguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)-

• 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.

Member of Legislative Assembly

Following is the list of past members representing Chabua (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in Assam Legislature.

• 1978: Manik Chandra Das, Independent.
• 1983: Bimal Gayari, Plain Tribals Council of Assam.
• 1985: Suren Swargiary, Independent.
• 1991: Suren Swargiary, Asom Gana Parishad.
• 1996: Jagmohan Basmatary, Independent.
• 2001: Tijen Basumatary, Independent.
• 2006: Thaneswar Basumatary, Independent.
• 2011: Hitesh Basumatary, Bodoland People's Front.
• 2016: Thaneswar Basumatary, Bodoland People's Front.
• 2021: Urkhao Gwra Brahma, United People's Party Liberal.

Election results

2021 result

Assam Legislative Assembly Election, 2021: Chapaguri

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	[[United People's Party Liberal|Template:United People's Party Liberal/meta/shortname]]	Urkhao Gwra Brahma	61,804	48.58
	[[Bodoland People's Front|Template:Bodoland People's Front/meta/shortname]]	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
	United People's Party Liberal gain from BPF		Swing

2016 result

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Chapaguri

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	[[Bodoland People's Front|Template:Bodoland People's Front/meta/shortname]]	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
	[[Bodoland People's Front|Template:Bodoland People's Front/meta/shortname]] hold		Swing