2020 Bodoland Territorial Council election

2020 Bodoland Territorial Council election

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40 seats in the Bodoland Territorial Council 21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	79%
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Hagrama Mohilary Pramod Boro Undeclared Party BPF UPPL BJP Leader's seat Debargaon, Kachugaon (both won) Koklabari, Goibari (both won) None Last election 20 Did Not Contest 1 Seats won 17 12 9 Seat change 3 12 8
Structure after the election
Chief Executive Member before election Hagrama Mohilary BPF Chief Executive Member after election Pramod Boro UPPL

The 2020 Bodoland Territorial Council election was held between 7 and 10 December 2020 ^[1] to elect members to the Bodoland Territorial Council, the autonomous district council for the Bodoland Territorial Region in India. All 40 elected seats in the council were up for election.

Background

On the previous council, the BPF and BJP were in an asymmetrical alliance, with the BPF as the major partner. The BJP on the other hand was in power at the state and center.

Scheduled date and postponement

The elections were due to be held on 4 April 2020, but were postponed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. ^[2]

The term of the current council was due to expire on 27 April 2020. There were two possible options for the council after that date, those being the term of the current council being extended by up to six months, or the Bodoland Territorial Region being placed under President's rule by the Governor of Assam. ^{[3] [4]} On 27 April 2020, it was announced that Bodoland would come under Governor's rule until a new council is elected. ^{[5] [6]}

Election schedule

Elections to 40 seats in Bodoland Territorial council were held in two phases.

Phase 1 (7 Dec 2020)

21 seats in Udalguri and Baksa districts.

Phase 2 (10 Dec 2020)

19 seats in Chirang and Kokrajhar districts.

Election results were announced on 12 December 2020.

Voting

During phase 1, Assam State election Commission puts voting percentage at 77%.

Exit Polls

Polling firm/Link/Portal	Date	BPF	UPPL	BJP	INC	Others
Lok-Poll [7]	11 December 2020	10 - 12	12 - 14	8 - 10	3 - 5	0 - 4

Results

No party has won a majority in the elections, but the BPF has emerged as the single largest party. ^[8]

Party summary

Party		Contested	Won	+/-	% of Votes
	Bodoland People's Front	37	17	3
	United People's Party Liberal	40	12	12
	Bharatiya Janata Party	26	9	8
	All India United Democratic Front	7	0	4
	Indian National Congress	13	1	1
	Gana Suraksha Party	35	1	1
	Asom Gana Parishad	1	0
	Independents		0	15
Total			40

Winning candidates

S.No	Constituency	Elected Candidate's Name	Party		Margin
1.	Parbatjhora	Moon Moon Brahma		BPF	7776
2.	Guma	Rahindra Brahma		BPF	3789
3.	Srirampur	Sajal Kumar Singha		INC	7499
4.	Jamduar	Reo Reoa Narzihary		BPF	5842
5.	Soraibil	Mrityunjoy Narzary		BPF	3527
6.	Kachugaon	Ukil Mushahary		UPPL	507
7.	Dotma	Prakash Basumatary		BPF	1485
8.	Fakiragram	Arup Kumar Dey		BJP	2088
9.	Banargaon	Rajib Brahma		BPF	4857
10.	Deborgaon	Hagrama Mohilary		BPF	1982
11.	Baukhungri	Dhaneswar Goyary		BPF	3835
12.	Salakati	Derhasat Basumatary		BPF	4912
13.	Chirang	Saikong Basumatary		BPF	1339
14.	Chirang Duars	Ranjit Basumatary		UPPL	2143
15.	Kajalgaon	Paniram Brahma		BPF	3996
16.	Nichima	James Basumatary		BPF	2781
17.	Sobhaijhar	Prabhat Basumatary		BPF	2006
18.	Manas Serfang	Dhananjay Basumatary		BPF	1240
19.	Thuribari	Abhiram Mahanayak		BJP	1859
20.	Mathanguri	Gautam Das		BJP	5123
21.	Salbari	Joy Muchahary		BPF	448
22.	Koklabari	Pramod Boro		UPPL	3734
23.	Dihira	Ghanashyam Das		GSP	1519
24.	Musalpur	Rakesh Brahma		UPPL	3641
25.	Baganpara	Katiram Boro		UPPL	4029
26.	Darangajuli	Bijit Gawra Narzary		BPF	4347
27.	Nagrijuli	Dharma Narayan Das		BJP	644
28.	Goibari	Pramod Boro		UPPL	5789
29.	Suklai Serfang	Ranendra Narzary		BJP	1674
30.	Goreswar	Pabitra Kumar Boro		UPPL	1605
31.	Khwirwbari	Bhabendra Boro		BJP	1119
32.	Bhergaon	Daobaicha Boro		UPPL	6528
33.	Nonwi Serfang	Sanjit Tanti		BJP	2008
34.	Khaling Duar	Dilip Kumar Boro		UPPL	1150
35.	Mwdwibari	Diganta Baruah		BJP	1539
36.	Horisinga	Sonjoy Swargiary		UPPL	1334
37.	Dwhwnsri	Fresh Muchahari		BPF	2736
38.	Bhairabkunda	Gobinda Basumatary		UPPL	1082
39.	Pasnwi Serfang	Dipak Mour		BJP	4471
40.	Rowta	Dr. Nilut Swargiary		UPPL	6353

Post-election executive formation

On the 13th of December, the BJP announced that it has agreed to support efforts by the UPPL to form an executive position. The leader of the UPPL, Pramod Boro, became the new Chief Executive Member of the Bodoland Territorial Council on the 15th of December. ^{[9] [10]}

See also

• 2020 elections in India

References

1. "Assam's Bodoland Territorial Council elections to be held on 7, 10 December". 17 November 2020.
2. "Coronavirus | Bodoland council polls in Assam deferred". The Hindu. 20 March 2020 – via www.thehindu.com.
3. "Buzz over President's rule in BTC". www.telegraphindia.com.
4. "Dark clouds of uncertainty loom over Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) polls". www.sentinelassam.com. 13 April 2020.
5. Kumar Nath, Hemanta (27 April 2020). "Assam: Governor takes over Bodoland Territorial Council in absence of term end polls". India Today.
6. "TIME8 News | Governor's Rule Imposed In Assam's BTC". 27 April 2020.
7. @LokPoll (11 December 2020). "Our analysis for #Bodoland Territorial Council elections@BJP4Assam 8 - 10UPPL 12 - 14@bpfront 10 - 12@INCAssam…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
8. Ghosh, Nilavro (13 December 2020). "BPF seeks BJP's support in formation of Bodoland Territorial Council" . Retrieved 13 December 2020.
9. "After Fractured Poll Results, BJP to Back Hardliner in Assam's Bodoland".
10. "Assam Guv accepts claim of UPPL-BJP-GSP for BTC executive".