2015 Bodoland Territorial Council election

2015 Bodoland Territorial Council election
All 40 seats in the Bodoland Territorial Council
Turnout	2,065,956 (78.18%)
Chief before election; Hagrama Mohilary ; Bodoland People's Front	Elected Chief; Hagrama Mohilary ; Bodoland People's Front

Last updated April 08, 2023

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.

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

Party		Contested	Won	+/-	% of Votes
	Bodoland People's Front	40	20	11	28.5
	All India United Democratic Front	8	4	4	4
	Bharatiya Janata Party	40	1	1	13
	Asom Gana Parishad	6	0		0.50
	Indian National Congress	40	0	3	6
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	7	0		1
	Independents	191	15	9	47
Total				40

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Winning candidates

S.No	Constituency	Elected Candidate's Name		Margin
1.	Parbatjhora	Jatindra Nath Brahma	All India United Democratic Front
2.	Guma	Mominur Islam	All India United Democratic Front
3.	Srirampur	Abdul Khaleque Mandal	Independent
4.	Jamduar	Jiron Basumatary	Independent
5.	Soraibil	Mrityunjoy Narzary	BPF
6.	Kachugaon	Banamali Rabha	Independent
7.	Dotma	Jyatirinda Brahma	Independent
8.	Fakiragram	Abdul Ali Mondal	AIUDF
9.	Banargaon	Rajib Brahma	BPF
10.	Deborgaon	Hagrama Mohilary	BPF
11.	Baukhungri	Dhaneswar Goyary	BPF
12.	Salakati	Aparna Das	Independent
13.	Chirang	Maoti Brahma Hazowary	Independent
14.	Chirang Duars	Kampa Borgoyari	BPF
15.	Kajalgaon	Rwgwra Narzary	Independent	4028
16.	Nichima	Nirmal Kumar Brahma	Independent
17.	Sobhaijhar	Guneshwar Goyari	Independent
18.	Manas Serfang	Atin Hajong	Independent
19.	Thuribari	Maheneswar Ray	Independent
20.	Mathanguri	Gautam Das	BPF
21.	Salbari	Chakradar Das	Independent
22.	Koklabari	Anip Basumatary	Independent
23.	Dihira	Ghanashyam Das	Independent
24.	Musalpur	Ansumwi Khungur Boro	BPF
25.	Baganpara	Phalindra Basumatary	BPF
26.	Darangajuli	Bijit Gawra Narzary	BPF
27.	Nagrijuli	Dharma Narayan Das	BJP
28.	Goibari	Deben Boro	BPF
29.	Suklai Serfang	Ganesh Kachary	BPF
30.	Goreswar	Maheswar Basumatary	Independent
31.	Khwirwbari	Lwmshrao Daimary	BPF
32.	Bhergaon	Nershwn Baro	BPF
33.	Nonwi Serfang	Suresh Tanti	BPF
34.	Khaling Duar	Bonjar Daimari	BPF
35.	Mwdwibari	Jagadish Sarkar	BPF
36.	Horisinga	Tridip Daimari	BPF
37.	Dwhwnsri	Robert Narzary	AIUDF
38.	Bhairabkunda	Ripen Daimari	BPF
39.	Pasnwi Serfang	Shyam Sundi	BPF
40.	Rowta	Alindra Mushahary	BPF

Members of the Executive Committee (2015-2020 session)

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

	Executive Member	Portfolio
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.

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References

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

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[1] State Election Commission Assam Report

[2] "Bodoland Territorial Area District Elections 2015". Economic and Political Weekly: 7–8. 5 June 2015.

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