Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency
| Kokrajhar AS-1 | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
 Interactive Map Outlining Kokrajhar. Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| Established | 1952 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | United People's Party Liberal |
| Elected year | 2024 |
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.
Assembly segments
[edit]Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[1]
Current assembly segments
[edit]| Constituency number | Name | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | District | Party | MLA | 2024 Lead | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gossaigaon | None | Kokrajhar | UPPL | |||
| 2 | Dotma | ST | UPPL | ||||
| 3 | Kokrajhar | ST | BPF | ||||
| 4 | Baokhungri | None | UPPL | ||||
| 5 | Parbatjhora | None | BPF | ||||
| 19 | Sidli–Chirang | ST | Chirang | UPPL | |||
| 20 | Bijni | None | UPPL | ||||
| 41 | Manas | None | Baksa | UPPL | |||
| 42 | Baksa | ST | UPPL | ||||
Previous assembly segments
[edit]| 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 | 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 |
Members of Parliament
[edit]Election results
[edit]General election 2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPPL | Joyanta Basumatary | 488,995 | 39.39 |  18.27
| |
| BPF | Kampa Borgoyari | 4,37,412 | 35.23 | 5.03
| |
| INC | Garjan Mushahary | 1,13,736 | 9.16 |  0.78
| |
| GSP | Binita Deka | 94,189 | 7.59 | New | |
| Independent | Prithviraj Narayandev Mech | 33,737 | 2.72 | N/A | |
| AITC | Gauri Sankar Sarania | 23,519 | 1.89 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 13,912 | 1.12 | 0.04
| |
| Majority | 51,583 | 4.16 | 1.61
| ||
| Turnout | 12,41,496 | 83.55 | 0.25
| ||
| UPPL gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
2019
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Naba Kumar Sarania | 484,560 | 32.75 | −19.07 | |
| BPF | Pramila Rani Brahma | 446,774 | 30.20 | +10.29 | |
| UPPL | Urkhao Gwra Brahma | 312,435 | 21.12 | ||
| INC | Sabda Ram Rabha | 147,118 | 9.94 | ||
| CPI(M) | Biraj Deka | 28,128 | 1.90 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 15,988 | 1.08 | N/A | |
| Majority | 37,786 | 2.55 | |||
| Turnout | 1,479,744 | 83.30 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
General elections 2014
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Naba Kumar Sarania (Hira) | 634,428 | 51.82 | +51.82 | |
| Independent | Urkhao Gwra Brahma | 278,649 | 22.76 | −7.28 | |
| BPF | Chandan Brahma | 243,759 | 19.91 | −28.89 | |
| Independent | Sabda Ram Rabha | 20,074 | 1.64 | −19.52 | |
| AITC | 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 | 355,779 | 29.07 | +18.80 | ||
| Turnout | 1,224,243 | 81.23 | |||
| Independent gain from BPF | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
- ^ The Sentinel. 16 candidates file nomination in Karimganj Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine