Bokakhat Assembly constituency

Bokakhat Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Bokakhat forms part of the Kaliabor Lok Sabha constituency.^[1][2][3]

Bokakhat
Constituency No. 93 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Assam
District	Golaghat
Lok Sabha constituency	Kaliabor
Established	1962
Reservation	None
Elected year	2021

Town Details

Following are details on Bokakhat Assembly constituency^[4]-

• Country: India.
• State: Assam.
• District: Golaghat district .
• Lok Sabha Constituency: Kaliabor Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency..
• Assembly Categorisation: Rural
• Literacy Level: 91.27%.
• Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,47,487 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:73,798 . Female Electors: 73,686 .
• Geographic Co-Ordinates: 26°44'54.2"N 93°50'06.7"E.
• Total Area Covered: 1307 square kilometres.
• Area Includes: Bokakhat thana; Mahura mouza in Golaghat thana; and Rangamati mouza in Dergaon thana in Golaghat sub-division, of Golaghat district of Assam.
• Inter State Border : Golaghat.
• Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-166,Year 2016-166,Year 2021-93.

Members of Legislative Assembly

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

• 1962: Narendranath Sarma, Indian National Congress.
• 1967: L. Das, Indian National Congress.
• 1972: Tulsi Das, Indian National Congress.
• 1978: Chatra Gopal Karmakar, Indian National Congress.
• 1983: Dharmeshwar Hazarika, Indian National Congress.
• 1985: Balobhadra Tamuly, Independent.
• 1991: Bhupendra Nath Bhuyan, Indian National Congress.
• 1996: Bhupendra Nath Bhuyan, Indian National Congress.
• 2001: Jiten Gogoi, Independent.
• 2006: Jiten Gogoi, Independent.
• 2011: Arun Phukan, Indian National Congress.
• 2016: Atul Bora, Asom Gana Parishad.

Year	Member	Party
2021	Atul Bora[6]		Asom Gana Parishad

Election results

2021

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Bokakhat^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AGP	Atul Bora	72,930	60.56	+1.02
	Independent	Pranab Doley	27,749	23.04
	Independent	Jiten Gogoi	5,550	4.61
	NOTA	None of the above	2,482	2.06
Majority			45,181	30.55
Turnout			1,20,427	81.45	−4.49
Registered electors			1,47,846
	AGP hold		Swing	+1.02

2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Bokakhat^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	AGP	Atul Bora	62,962	59.54
	INC	Arun Phukan	22,769	21.53
	Independent	Anima Gogoi	11,872	11.22	N/A
	NOTA	None of the above	2,181	2.06	N/A
Majority			40,193	38.01
Turnout			1,05 737	85.94
Registered electors			1,23,027
	AGP gain from INC		Swing

References

1. "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
2. "List of Assembly constituencies showing their Parliamentary constituences wise break-up" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
3. "Map of Assam showing District-wise assembly and Parliamentary constituencies" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
4. "Bokakhat Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Bokakhat Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
5. "Bokakhat Election Result 2021 LIVE: Bokakhat MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia". oneindia.com. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
6. "Assam Election Results 2021: Check Full List Of Winners". ndtv.com. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
7. "Assam General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
8. "Assam General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

External links

• "Results of all Assam Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

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