Bodoland Territorial Council

This article is about the council which controls the Bodoland Territorial Region. For the region and proposed state, see Bodoland Territorial Region.

Bodoland Territorial Council
Type
Type	Autonomous Council of the Bodoland Territorial Region
Term limits	5 years
Leadership
CEM	Hagrama Mohilary, BPF [1]
Deputy CEM	Rihon Daimary, BPF
Leader of Opposition	Kampa Borgoyary, UPPL
Structure
Seats	46 (40 elected + 6 Nominated)
Political groups	Government (33)   BPF (28) [2]   BJP (5) Opposition (7)   UPPL (7) Nominated (6)   NOM (6)
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	22 September 2025
Next election	2030
Meeting place
Bodoland Secretariat, Bodofa Nwgwr, Kokrajhar
Website
www.bodoland.gov.in

The Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) is an autonomous council for the Bodoland Territorial Region established under 6th Schedule of The Constitution of India according to the Memorandum of Settlement between Bodoland Liberation Tiger Force (BLTF) and Government of India and Government of Assam.

The BTC has 40 elected members and an additional six members that are appointed by the Governor of Assam. The area under the BTC jurisdiction is officially called the Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD). The region falls within the geographical map of the least developed region in India. The agro-based economy is the only source of livelihood of the people. Industrialisation and other employment opportunities are scant.

The Bodoland Territorial Council is headed by a Speaker and the executive committee is chaired by a Chief Executive Member, currently Pramod Boro.

The BTC consists of five contiguous districts — Kokrajhar, Baksa, Udalguri, Chirang, Tamulpur — carved out of seven existing districts — Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Nalbari, Kamrup, Darrang and Sonitpur — an area of 8970 km² (11% of Assam land area i.e. 78,438  km²) comprising various protected tribal belts and blocks in Assam. Its establishment was under the Amended Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India. ^[3]

History

The BTC was constituted in 2003 and the first elections were held in 2005. ^[4]

Powers and competencies

Executive and legislative powers

The executive and legislative powers of the Bodoland Territorial Council are derived from the provisions of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India and the 2003 and 2020 Bodoland Peace Agreements.

The powers and competencies of the council are as follows: ^{[5] [6]}

• Cottage Industry
• Animal Husbandry and Veterinary
• Forestry & Wild life
• Climate Change
• Agriculture
• Public Works
• Silk Industry
• Soil Conservation
• Co-operatives
• Fisheries
• Handlooms and Textiles
• Health and Family Welfare
• Public Health Engineering
• Irrigation
• Social Welfare & Nutrition
• Flood control schemes
• Sports and Youth Welfare
• Weights and Measures
• Library Services
• Museums and Archaeology
• Urban Development and Town and Country Planning
• Tribal Research Institute
• Education
• Land and Land Revenue
• Public Relations
• Printing and Stationery
• Tourism
• Transport
• Urban Development
• Dairy Development
• Municipal Corporations
• Village administration
• Tribal Welfare
• Welfare of SCs, OBCs, Scheduled Tribes and Minority
• Markets and Fairs
• Lotteries, Theatres, Dramatic Performance and Cinemas
• Registration of Births and Deaths
• Food Processing
• Intoxicating liquors and opium and derivatives
• Renewable Energy
• Cultural Affairs
• Industry
• Legal Metrology
• Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
• Excise
• Horticulture
• Science and Technology
• Farmers Welfare
• AYUSH
• Social Justice & Empowerment
• Welfare of Tea Tribes
• Economic and Statistics
• Traditional Skill Development
• Food and Civil Supplies
• Consumer Affairs
• Welfare of Bodoland
• Labour and Employment including Industrial Training Institutes

Revenue and taxation

The Bodoland Territorial Council to levy taxes, fees and tolls on; buildings and land, animals, vehicles, boats, entry of goods into the area, roads, ferries, bridges, sanitation, employment and income and general taxes for the maintenance of schools and roads. ^{[6] [5]}

Composition

BPF won a majority in the elections in the December 2025 council election ^[7]

Party summary

Party		Contested	Won	+/-	% of Votes
	Bodoland People's Front	40	28	11
	United People's Party Liberal	40	7	5
	Bharatiya Janata Party	30	5	4
	Gana Suraksha Party	11	0	1
	Indian National Congress	40	0	1
	Nominated		6
Total			46

Current members

The latest elections were held on 22 September 2025, where the BPF won a majority of 28. The UPPL and BJP won 7 and 5 seats each. Below are the newly elected members of the BTC. The BJP announced its support to the BPF.

Chief Executive Member: Hagrama Mohilary
Ward No.	Ward Name	Reservation	Name of Councillor	Party		Remarks
1	Parbatjhora	ST	Moon Moon Brahma		Bodoland People's Front
2	Guma	None	Antaz Ali
3	Srirampur		Wilson Hansda		United People's Party Liberal
4	Jamduar	ST	William Narzary		Bodoland People's Front
5	Soraibil		Mritunjoy Narzary
6	Kachugaon		Rabiram Narzary
7	Fakiragram	None	Azamul Haque
8	Dotma	ST	Prakash Basumatary
9	Banargaon		Jubiraj Basumatary
10	Debargaon		Hagrama Mohilary
11	Baokhungri		Dhaneshwar Goyari
12	Salakati		Derhasat Basumatary
13	Chirang		Sukursing Muchahary
14	Chirang Duars		Khampa Borgoyari		United People's Party Liberal
15	Kajalgaon		Paniram Brahma		Bodoland People's Front
16	Nichima		James Basumatary
17	Sobhaijhar		Dhiraj Borgoyary
18	Manas Serfang		Dhananjay Basumatary		United People's Party Liberal
19	Thuribari	None	Khalilur Rahaman		Bodoland People's Front
20	Mathanguri		Begum Akhtara Ahmed
21	Salbari	ST	Diganta Goyary
22	Koklabari		Mantu Boro		United People's Party Liberal
23	Dihira	None	Augustush Tigga		Bodoland People's Front
24	Mushalpur	ST	Rakesh Brahma		United People's Party Liberal
25	Baganpara		Rekharani Das Boro		Bharatiya Janata Party
26	Darrangajuli		Bijit Gwra Narzary
27	Nagrijuli	None	Bhajan Das
28	Goibari	ST	Pramod Boro		United People's Party Liberal
29	Suklai Serfang		Ganesh Kachary		Bodoland People's Front
30	Goreswar		Maheshwar Basumatary
31	Khwirwbari		Lwmsrao Daimary
32	Bhergaon		Daobaisa Boro		United People's Party Liberal
33	Nonwi Serfang	None	Paul Toppo		Bodoland People's Front
34	Khaling Duar	ST	Arjun Daimary		Bharatiya Janata Party
35	Mwdwibari	None	Diganta Baruah
36	Horisinga	ST	Tridip Daimari		Bodoland People's Front
37	Dwhwnsri		Fresh Mushahary
38	Bhairabkunda		Rihon Daimary
39	Pasnwi Serfang		Shyam Sundi
40	Rowta		Charan Boro

Executive Committee

The leader of the UPPL, Pramod Boro, became the new Chief Executive Member of the Bodoland Territorial Council on 15 December 2020 with Gobinda Basumatary becoming the Deputy Chief Executive. Subsequently, a new twelve member executive committee was formed with eight members from the United People's Party Liberal, seven members from the Bharatiya Janata Party and one member from the Gana Suraksha Party. ^{[8] [9]} But in mid 2021, GSP left NDA and started talks with TMC. ^[10]

S.No	Name	Constituency	Department	Party
1.	Hagrama Mohilary Chief	Debargaon	● TBA	BPF
2.	Rihon Daimary Deputy Chief	Bhairabkunda	● TBA	BPF
3.	TBA
4.	TBA
5.	TBA
6.	TBA
7.	TBA
8.	TBA
9.	TBA
10.	TBA
11.	TBA
12.	TBA
13.	TBA
14.	TBA
15.	TBA
16.	TBA

See also

• 2020 Bodoland Territorial Council election
• 2015 Bodoland Territorial Council election
• Bodo Kachari Welfare Autonomous Council
• Autonomous regions of India
• Bodoland

References

1. "Assam: Governor takes over Bodoland Territorial Council in absence of term end polls". Archived from the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
2. Anand, Akriti (27 September 2025). "BTC Election Result 2025: All 40 seats held by NDA constituents, claims Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma". mint. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
3. "BTC Accord". 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
4. Bansal, Kritika (13 December 2020). "Assam BTC Election Results 2020: BPF, UPPL, BJP Fail to Cross Halfway Mark, Coalition Rule Likely". India.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
5. "THE BODOLAND AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL ACT, 1993 PDF" (PDF).
6. "SIXTH SCHEDULE [Articles 244(2) and 275(1)]" (PDF).
7. Ghosh, Nilavro (13 December 2020). "BPF seeks BJP's support in formation of Bodoland Territorial Council". Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
8. "Six Executive Members of Bodoland Territorial Council take oath". Sentinel Assam. 2 February 2021. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
9. Singh, Bikash. "Pramod Boro takes oath as Bodoland Territorial Council chief". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
10. "ASSAM MP NABA KUMAR NOT JOINING TMC, BUT OPEN TO AN ALLIANCE". 18 August 2021. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.