Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency

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Kokrajhar
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Lok Sabha constituency
Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency
Interactive Map Outlining Kokrajhar. Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
Country India
Region Northeast India
State Assam
Established1952
Reservation ST
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party United People's Party Liberal
Elected year 2024

Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam state in north-eastern India. The seat is reserved for scheduled tribes.

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Assembly segments

Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: [1]

Current assembly segments

Constituency numberNameReserved for (SC/ST/None)DistrictPartyMLA2024 Lead
1 Gossaigaon None Kokrajhar UPPL
2DotmaST UPPL
3KokrajharST BPF
4BaokhungriNone UPPL
5ParbatjhoraNone BPF
19Sidli–ChirangST Chirang UPPL
20 Bijni None UPPL
41ManasNone Baksa UPPL
42BaksaST UPPL

Previous assembly segments

Constituency numberNameReserved for (SC/ST/None)DistrictPartyMLA
28 Gossaigaon None Kokrajhar UPPL Jiron Basumatary
29 Kokrajhar West ST Kokrajhar BPF Rabiram Narzary
30 Kokrajhar East ST Kokrajhar UPPL Lawrence Narzary
31 Sidli ST Chirang UPPL Nirmal Kumar Brahma
33 Bijni None Chirang BJP Ajoy Kumar Ray
40 Sorbhog None Barpeta

CPI(M)

Manoranjan Talukdar
41 Bhabanipur None Bajali BJP Phanidhar Talukdar
58 Tamulpur None Baksa UPPL Jolen Daimary
62 Barama ST Baksa UPPL Bhupen Boro
63 Chapaguri ST Baksa UPPL Urkhao Gwra Brahma

Members of Parliament

YearWinnerParty
1957 D. Basumatari Indian National Congress
1962
1967
1971
1977 Charan Narzary Independent
1984 Samar Brahma Choudhury
1991 Satyendranath Brohmo Choudhury
1996 Louis Islary
1998 Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary
1999
2004
2009 Bodoland People's Front
2014 Naba Kumar Sarania Independent
2019
2024 Joyanta Basumatary United People's Party Liberal

Election results

General election 2024

2024 Indian general election: Kokrajhar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UPPL Joyanta Basumatary 488,995 39.39 Increase2.svg18.27
BPF Kampa Borgoyari4,37,41235.23Increase2.svg5.03
INC Garjan Mushahary1,13,7369.16Decrease2.svg0.78
GSP Binita Deka94,1897.59New
Independent Prithviraj Narayandev Mech33,7372.72N/A
AITC Gauri Sankar Sarania23,5191.89New
NOTA None of the above 13,9121.12Increase2.svg0.04
Majority51,5834.16Increase2.svg1.61
Turnout 12,41,49683.55Increase2.svg0.25
UPPL gain from Independent Swing

2019

2019 Indian general elections: Kokrajhar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Naba Kumar Sarania 484,560 32.75 −19.07
BPF Pramila Rani Brahma 446,77430.20+10.29
UPPL Urkhao Gwra Brahma 312,43521.12
INC Sabda Ram Rabha147,1189.94
CPI(M) Biraj Deka28,1281.90
NOTA None of the Above15,9881.08N/A
Majority37,7862.55
Turnout 1,479,74483.30
Independent hold Swing

General elections 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Kokrajhar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Naba Kumar Sarania (Hira) 634,428 51.82 +51.82
Independent Urkhao Gwra Brahma 278,64922.76−7.28
BPF Chandan Brahma 243,75919.91−28.89
Independent Sabda Ram Rabha20,0741.64−19.52
AITC Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary17,5371.43+1.43
Independent Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary11,2390.92−47.88
NOTA None of the above18,1831.49
Majority355,77929.07+18.80
Turnout 1,224,24381.23
Independent gain from BPF Swing

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References

  1. "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
  2. The Sentinel. 16 candidates file nomination in Karimganj Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine

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