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Deori Autonomous Council
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
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

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

Deori Autonomous Council

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

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

References

  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

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