Chapaguri Assembly constituency

Chapaguri Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Chapaguri forms part of the Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3] It is a reserved seat for the Scheduled tribes (ST).

Town Details

Following are details on Chapaguri Assembly constituency[4]-

  • 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.

Members of Legislative Assembly

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

Election results

2021 result

Assam Legislative Assembly Election, 2021: Chapaguri[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UPPL Urkhao Gwra Brahma 61,804 48.58
BPF 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
UPPL gain from [[BPF|BPF]] Swing

2016 result

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Chapaguri[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BPF 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
BPF hold Swing

References

26.78°N 92.79°E / 26.78; 92.79

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