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).[1]

Town DetailsEdit

Following are details on Chapaguri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)[2]-

  • 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 AssemblyEdit

Following is the list of past members representing Chabua (Vidhan Sabha constituency) in Assam Legislature.[3]

Election resultsEdit

2021 resultEdit

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 resultEdit

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

ReferencesEdit

  1. Sitting and previous MLAs from Chapaguri Assembly Constituency
  2. "Chapaguri Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Chapaguri Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. "Chapaguri Election Result 2021 LIVE: Chapaguri MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". oneindia.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.

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