Kokrajhar district is an administrative district in Bodoland Territorial Region of Assam. It is predominantly inhabited by the Boro tribe. The district has its headquarters located at Kokrajhar Town and occupies an area of 3,169.22 km2 (1,223.64 sq mi). It has two civil sub-divisions namely Parbatjhora and Gossaigaon and five revenue circles namely Kokrajhar,Dotma,Bhaoraguri,Gossaigaon and Bagribarilll
Kokrajhar is a town in the Bodoland Territorial Region,an autonomous territory in Assam,one of the North Eastern states of India.
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.
Gossaigaon is one of the fastest-developing towns and the hometown of the state's youngest Raimona National Park in the Bodoland region of Assam,India. This is a sub-divisional headquarter of Kokrajhar district. It shares its boundaries with the neighboring state of West Bengal in the west and Dhubri district to the south. It is one of the BTR's proposed districts. Gossaigaon is well connected by ground transportation and rails. The town serves as a direct route by road to the state's youngest Rupsi Airport located in the southernmost part of the town. Madati and Sankosh are some of the prominent rivers that flow through the heart of the town,and forested areas include such saleable trees as Shorea robusta (sal),Tectona grandis (teak). This place practices organic farming as well as modern agriculture,following recent scientific developments.
The Bodoland People's Front (BPF) is a state political party in Assam,India. The party is headquartered in Kokrajhar Town and previously was in ruling government in the autonomous region of Bodoland. It along with UPPL is the two main regional parties of Assam from Bodoland.
Kokrajhar East Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a north east state of India. Kokrajhar is also part of Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency.
Kokrajhar West Assembly constituency is one of the 126 constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly in India. Kokrajhar West forms a part of the Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency.
Sidli Assembly constituency is one of the 126 constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly in India. Sidli forms a part of the Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency.
Bhabanipur Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly in India. Bhabanipur forms part of Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency. There is an assembly segment by the same name in West Bengal Vidhan Sabha as well.
Barama Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly in Baksa District of lower Assam. Barama forms part of the Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency.
Chapaguri Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Chapaguri forms part of the Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency. It is a reserved seat for the Scheduled tribes (ST).
Majbat Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Majbat forms part of the Mangaldoi Lok Sabha constituency.
Hitesh Basumatary is an Asom Gana Parishad politician from Assam. He has been elected in Assam Legislative Assembly election in 2011 from Chapaguri constituency. In 2016,he joined the United People's Party Liberal ahead of the Assam election in 2016.
Chandan Brahma is a politician from Assam belonging to the Bodoland People's Front who represented the Sidli Assembly constituency of Kokrajhar district from 2006 until 2021. He was first elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly in 2006 as an independent candidate and later joined the Bodoland People's Front.
The 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election was the 15th quinquennial legislative assembly election held in the Indian state of Assam from March 27 to April 6 in three phases,to elect 126 MLAs to the 15th Assam Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the result declared on Sunday,2 May. The term of the previous Fourteenth Legislative Assembly of Assam ended on 31 May 2021.
The United People's Party Liberal is a regional party of Assam. The party has its headquarters in Kokrajhar Town. The party has significant support in Bodoland Territorial Region.
Lawrence Islary is an Indian politician. He was elected to the Assam Legislative Assembly from Kokrajhar East in the 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election as a member of the United People's Party Liberal.
Jiron Basumatary is an Indian politician and member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from Gossaigaon. Basumatary is member of the United People's Party Liberal. He won 2021 elections by elections for Gossaigaon after Majendra Narzary died of COVID-19 in 2021. Previously,he was member of the Bodoland Territorial Council from Jamduar constituency.
Gobinda Chandra Basumatary is a United People's Party Liberal politician from the Indian state of Assam. He has been elected in Assam Legislative Assembly election in 2021 from Udalguri.
Nirmal Kumar Brahma is an Indian politician from Assam. He is a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly since 2024,representing Sidli Assembly constituency as a Member of the United People's Party,Liberal.
