Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency

Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam state in north-eastern India. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.

Kokrajhar
Lok Sabha constituency
Kokrajhar within the state of Assam
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateAssam
Established1952
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyIndependent
Elected year2019

Assembly segments

Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]

Previous assembly segments

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District Party MLA
28 Gossaigaon None Kokrajhar UPPL Jiron Basumatary
29 Kokrajhar West ST Kokrajhar BPF Rabiram Narzary
30 Kokrajhar East ST Kokrajhar UPPL Lawrence Narzary
31 Sidli ST Chirang UPPL Joyanta Basumatry
33 Bijni None Chirang BJP Ajoy Kumar Ray
40 Sorbhog None Barpeta

CPI(M)

Manoranjan Talukdar
41 Bhabanipur None Bajali BJP Phanidhar Talukdar
58 Tamulpur None Baksa UPPL Jolen Daimary
62 Barama ST Baksa UPPL Bhupen Boro
63 Chapaguri ST Baksa UPPL Urkhao Gwra Brahma

Current assembly segments

Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District Party MLA
1 Gossaigaon None
2 Dotma ST
3 Kokrajhar ST
4 Baokhungri None
5 Parbatjhora None
19 Sidli–Chirang ST
20 Bijni None
41 Manas None
42 Baksa ST

Members of Parliament

Year Winner Party
1957 D. Basumatari Indian National Congress
1962
1967
1971
1977 Charan Narzary Independent politician
1984 Samar Brahma Choudhury
1991 Satyendranath Brohmo Choudhury
1996 Louis Islary
1998 Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary
1999
2004
2009 Bodoland People's Front
2014 Naba Kumar Sarania Independent politician
2019

Election results

2019

2019 Indian general elections: Kokrajhar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Naba Kumar Sarania 484,560 32.75 -19.07
BPF Pramila Rani Brahma 4,46,774 30.2 +10.29
UPPL Urkhao Gwra Brahma 3,12,435 21.12
INC Sabda Ram Rabha 1,47,118 9.94
CPI(M) Biraj Deka 28,128 1.9
NOTA None of the Above 15,988 1.08 N/A
Majority 37,786 2.55
Turnout 14,79,744 83.30
Independent hold Swing

General elections 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Kokrajhar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Naba Kumar Sarania (Hira) 6,34,428 51.82 +51.82
Independent Urkhao Gwra Brahma 2,78,649 22.76 -7.28
BPF Chandan Brahma 2,43,759 19.91 -28.89
Independent Sabda Ram Rabha 20,074 1.64 -19.52
TMC Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary 17,537 1.43 +1.43
Independent Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary 11,239 0.92 -47.88
NOTA None of the above 18,183 1.49
Majority 3,55,779 29.07 +18.80
Turnout 12,24,243 81.23
Independent gain from BPF Swing

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References

  1. "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
  2. The Sentinel. 16 candidates file nomination in Karimganj Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine

See also

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