Boko Assembly constituency
| Boko | |
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| Constituency No. 48 for the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Kamrup |
| LS constituency | Gauhati |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Boko Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly.[1][2][3] Boko forms part of the Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the SC reserved constituencies of Assam. Nandita Das of INC is the present MLA of the constituency.
Town Details
[edit]Following are details on Boko Assembly constituency[4]-
- Country: India.
- State: Assam.
- District: Kamrup district .
- Lok Sabha Constituency: Gauhati Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.
- Assembly Categorisation: Rural.
- Literacy Level: 72.81%.
- Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 2,36,661 Eligible Electors. Male Electors: 85,984 . Female Electors: 84,350 .
- Geographic Co-Ordinates: 25°57’41.8"N 91°08’25.1"E.
- Total Area Covered: 742 square kilometres.
- Area Includes:Boko thana (excluding Bongaon mouza) in Gauhati sub-division.
- Inter State Border :Kamrup.
- Number of Polling Stations: 238 (2011), 245 (2016), 48 (2021).
Members of Legislative Assembly
[edit]Following is the list of past members representing Boko Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature.[5]
- 1951: Radha Charan Choudhury, Socialist Party.
- 1957: Radha Charan Choudhury, Indian National Congress.
- 1962: Prabin Kumar Choudhury, Indian National Congress.
- 1967: Prabin Kumar Choudhury, Indian National Congress.
- 1972: Prabin Kumar Choudhury, Indian National Congress.
- 1978: Umesh Chandra Das, Janata Party.
- 1983: Upendra Das, Indian National Congress.
- 1985: Gopinath Das, Independent.
- 1991: Gopinath Das, Indian National Congress.
- 1996: Jyoti Prasad Das, Asom Gana Parishad.
- 2001: Gopinath Das, Indian National Congress.
- 2006: Jyoti Prasad Das, Asom Gana Parishad.
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Gopinath Das | All India United Democratic Front | |
| 2016 | Nandita Das | Indian National Congress | |
| 2021[6] | |||
Election results
[edit]2021
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Nandita Das | 120,613 | 58.82 | ||
| AGP | Jyoti Prasad Das | 68,147 | 33.23 | ||
| AITC | Gopinath Das | 12,571 | 6.13 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,735 | 1.82 | ||
| Majority | 52,466 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,05,066 | {{{percentage}}} | |||
| Registered electors | |||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Nandita Das | 69,986 | 39.69 | +8.74 | |
| AGP | Jyoti Prasad Das | 52,392 | 29.71 | +12.65 | |
| AIUDF | Gopinath Das | 42,338 | 24.01 | −14.51 | |
| Independent | Dr. Ghanashyam Das | 5,794 | 3.28 | N/A | |
| Independent | Anirban Das | 2,796 | 1.58 | N/A | |
| Independent | Nitish Ranjan Das | 1,148 | 0.65 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,851 | 1.04 | N/A | |
| Majority | 17,594 | 9.98 | +2.41 | ||
| Turnout | 1,76,305 | 89.05 | +5.78 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,97,963 | ||||
| INC gain from AIUDF | Swing | ||||
2011
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIUDF | Gopinath Das | 54,388 | 38.52 | ||
| INC | Jayanta Das | 43,697 | 30.95 | ||
| AGP | Jyoti Prasad Das | 24,086 | 17.06 | ||
| BPF | Prabin Mandal | 13,318 | 9.43 | ||
| BJP | Jiten Sarkar | 3,656 | 2.59 | ||
| AITC | Niranjan Das | 2,050 | 1.45 | ||
| Majority | 10,691 | 7.57 | |||
| Turnout | 1,41,195 | 83.27 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,69,554 | ||||
| AIUDF gain from AGP | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "List of Assembly constituencies showing their Parliamentary constituences wise break-up" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Map of Assam showing District-wise assembly and Parliamentary constituencies" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Boko Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Nandita Das of INC Leading Wins". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Boko Election Results 2016, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up and Current MLAs". Elections in India. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Assam Election Results 2021: Check Full List Of Winners". ndtv.com. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Assam General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Assam General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
External links
[edit]- "Results of all Assam Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.