Deori Autonomous Council

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Deori Autonomous Council
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Autonomous District Council
Leadership
Chief Executive Councillor
Madhav Deori [1]
Seats20 Councillors
Elections
18 plurality voting
2 nominated
Meeting place
Narayanpur
Website
https://www.dacassam.org.in/

The Deori Autonomous Council (DAC) is an autonomous district council in Lakhimpur District in the state of Assam in India.

History[edit | edit source]

The Deori Autonomous Council was founded in 2005 following an agreement between the Government of Assam and representatives of the Deori people who wanted greater autonomy for the area.[2] The first election for the council were held in 2007.

Structure[edit | edit source]

Deori Autonomous Council[edit | edit source]

The Deori Autonomous Council has 20 members of which 18 are elected by the first past the post system and 2 are nominated by the Government of Assam. Of the elected seats, nine are reserved for members of scheduled tribes and three for women. The council is led by a Chief Executive Councillor, currently Madhav Deori.[3]

Village councils[edit | edit source]

Each village in the area elects a village council of 10 members of which at least five must be from the Deori community and at least one a woman. Each village council is led by a president.[4]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ https://www.dacassam.org.in/members-of-dac/
  2. ↑ http://dacassam.org/About.htm
  3. ↑ http://dacassam.org/Accord.htm
  4. ↑ http://dacassam.org/Accord.htm

External links[edit | edit source]

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