2015 Bodoland Territorial Council election

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2015 Bodoland Territorial Council election
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 20108 April 2015 2020  

All 40 seats in the Bodoland Territorial Council
Turnout2,065,956 (78.18%) [1]
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Hagrama Mohilary.jpg M-badruddin-ajmal.JPG BJP election symbol.png
Leader Hagrama Mohilary Badruddin Ajmal undeclared
Party BPF AIUDF BJP
Leader's seatDebargaonnone
Seats won2041
Seat changeDecrease2.svg11Increase2.svg4Increase2.svg1
Popular vote441,43758,692200,494

Bodoland Territorial Area Districts.svg

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Structure after the election

Chief Executive Member before election

Hagrama Mohilary
BPF

Chief Executive Member after election

Hagrama Mohilary
BPF

The 2015 Bodoland Territorial Council election was held on Wednesday, 8 April 2015 to elect the 3rd council of the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts. All 40 seats in the legislative assembly were set up for election. Bodoland People's Front won the election for the third consecutive term by winning 20 seats and 28.5 percent of the votes. BPF also lost 11 seats in contrast to the last election in which they won 31 seats.

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Independent candidates won 15 seats, followed by AIUDF winning 4 seats and 1 by the BJP. The INC, which was the ruling party of Assam at the time, did not win a seat.

Parties Contested

PartyFlagSymbolLeaderContesting Seats
Bodoland People's Front BPF-Flag.svg Indian Election Symbol Nangol.svg Hagrama Mohilary 40
Indian National Congress Indian National Congress Flag.svg Hand INC.svg Tarun Gogoi 40
Bharatiya Janata Party BJP flag.svg Lotus flower symbol.svg Rameshwar Teli 40
All India United Democratic Front AIUDF logo.webp Indian Election Symbol Lock And Key.svg Badruddin Ajmal 8
Communist Party of India (Marxist) [[File:|50px]] Cpm election symbol.svg Prakash Karat 7
Asom Gana Parishad Asom Gana Parishad Flag.jpg Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png Prafulla Kumar Mahanta 6

Synopsis

The 2015 elections shows BPF facing stiff competition from various other political parties as contrast to their domination in the last two elections. This time the BJP and AIUDF too fielded their candidates in the elections. The BJP tried hard to gain the ground by conducting a high voltage campaign, but the party had to satisfy itself by winning only one seat out of 40 seats, while AIUDF won 4.

Most of the competition to BPF came from non-Bodo candidates, and the Peoples Coordination for Democratic Rights (PCDR). PCDR, formed by the All Bodoland Student Union (ABSU), Bodoland Peoples Progressive Front (BPPF)—in collaboration with the Pro-talk National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), contested the elections as an independent party. PCDR came out of the Bodo community, who claims it as a response to the widespread corruption by the BPF party, and its dictatorship in the governing process. The PCDR, which contested as an independent, had snatched seven seats from the BPF. While the ruling Indian National Congress in Assam could not win even a single seat.

Result

PartyContestedWon+/-% of Votes
Bodoland People's Front 4020Decrease2.svg1128.5
All India United Democratic Front 84Increase2.svg44
Bharatiya Janata Party 401Increase2.svg113
Asom Gana Parishad 60Steady2.svg0.50
Indian National Congress 400Decrease2.svg36
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 70Steady2.svg1
Independents 19115Increase2.svg947
Total40

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Winning candidates

S.NoConstituencyElected Candidate's NamePartyMargin
1.ParbatjhoraJatindra Nath Brahma All India United Democratic Front
2.GumaMominur Islam All India United Democratic Front
3.SrirampurAbdul Khaleque MandalIndependent
4.JamduarJiron BasumataryIndependent
5.SoraibilMrityunjoy Narzary BPF
6.KachugaonBanamali RabhaIndependent
7.DotmaJyatirinda BrahmaIndependent
8.FakiragramAbdul Ali MondalAIUDF
9.BanargaonRajib Brahma BPF
10.Deborgaon Hagrama Mohilary BPF
11.BaukhungriDhaneswar Goyary BPF
12.SalakatiAparna DasIndependent
13.ChirangMaoti Brahma HazowaryIndependent
14.Chirang DuarsKampa Borgoyari BPF
15.KajalgaonRwgwra NarzaryIndependent4028
16.NichimaNirmal Kumar BrahmaIndependent
17.SobhaijharGuneshwar GoyariIndependent
18.Manas SerfangAtin HajongIndependent
19.ThuribariMaheneswar RayIndependent
20.MathanguriGautam DasBPF
21.SalbariChakradar DasIndependent
22.KoklabariAnip BasumataryIndependent
23.DihiraGhanashyam DasIndependent
24.MusalpurAnsumwi Khungur BoroBPF
25.BaganparaPhalindra BasumataryBPF
26.DarangajuliBijit Gawra Narzary BPF
27.NagrijuliDharma Narayan Das BJP
28.GoibariDeben BoroBPF
29.Suklai SerfangGanesh KacharyBPF
30.GoreswarMaheswar BasumataryIndependent
31.KhwirwbariLwmshrao DaimaryBPF
32.BhergaonNershwn BaroBPF
33.Nonwi SerfangSuresh TantiBPF
34.Khaling DuarBonjar DaimariBPF
35.MwdwibariJagadish SarkarBPF
36.HorisingaTridip DaimariBPF
37.DwhwnsriRobert NarzaryAIUDF
38.BhairabkundaRipen DaimariBPF
39.Pasnwi SerfangShyam SundiBPF
40.RowtaAlindra MushaharyBPF

Members of the Executive Committee (2015-2020 session)

The members of the Executive Committee up to 27 April 2020 were as follows:

Executive MemberPortfolio
1. Hagrama Mohilary
Chief Executive Member
  • PWD.
  • P & RD.
  • WPT & BC.
  • IBA.
2.Kampa Borogoyary
Deputy Chief Executive Member
  • Forest.
  • Tourism.
  • Education.
3.Lwmsraw Daimary
  • PHE.
  • Museum & Archaeology.
  • Excise.
4.Bonjar Daimary
  • Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs.
  • Cinema.
  • Cultural Affairs.
5.Rajib Brahma
  • Irrigation.
  • WPT & BC (Plan Fund).
6.Mritunjay Narzary
  • Social Welfare.
  • Information & Public Relations.
7.Alindra Mushahary
  • Land Revenue.
  • Disaster Management.
  • Printing & Stationery.
  • Market & Fairs.
8.Ganesh Kochary
  • Health Services.
  • Cottage Industry.
9.Doneswar Goyary
  • Urban Development.
  • Town & Country Planning.
  • Sports & Youth Welfare.
10.Ansumwi Khungur Boro
  • Agriculture.
  • Weight & Measure.
11.Deben Boro
  • Handloom & Textile.
  • Sericulture.
12.Shyam Sundi
  • Fishery.
  • Animal Husbandry & Veterinary.
  • Labour & Employment.
13.Jagadish Sarkar
  • Soil Conservation.
  • Transport.
  • Cooperation.
14.Maheswar Basumatary
  • Water Resources.
  • Library Services.

See also

2015 elections in India

References

  1. State Election Commission Assam Report
  2. "Bodoland Territorial Area District Elections 2015". Economic and Political Weekly: 7–8. 5 June 2015.