Boko–Chaygaon Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Assam legislative assembly in India
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Boko Assembly constituency is one of the 126 constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly.[1][2][3] This constituency was renamed to Boko–Chaygaon in 2023.[4]
| 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 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Gauhati |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 15th Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2021 |
Boko formed part of the Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency. It was one of the Assam constituencies reserved for Scheduled Castes. Nandita Das of the Indian National Congress is the present[when?] MLA for the constituency.
Town Details
Following are details on Boko Assembly constituency[5]-
- 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
Following is the list of past members representing Boko Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature.[6]
- 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[7] | |||
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDA | |||||
| INC | Ramen Singh Rabha | ||||
| AITC | |||||
| NOTA | NOTA | ||||
| Margin of victory | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| gain from | Swing | ||||
2021
2016
| 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
| 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 | ||||