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Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency

Coordinates: 26°24′N 90°18′E / 26.4°N 90.3°E / 26.4; 90.3
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Kokrajhar
AS-1
Lok Sabha constituency
Map
Interactive Map Outlining Kokrajhar. Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNortheast India
StateAssam
Established1952
ReservationST
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyUnited People's Party Liberal
Elected year2024

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.

Assembly segments

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

Current assembly segments

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Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District Party MLA 2024 Lead
1 Gossaigaon None Kokrajhar UPPL
2 Dotma ST UPPL
3 Kokrajhar ST BPF
4 Baokhungri None UPPL
5 Parbatjhora None BPF
19 Sidli–Chirang ST Chirang UPPL
20 Bijni None UPPL
41 Manas None Baksa UPPL
42 Baksa ST UPPL

Previous assembly segments

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Constituency number Name Reserved for (SC/ST/None) District Party MLA
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 Joyanta Basumatry
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

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Year Winner Party
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

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General election 2024

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2024 Indian general election: Kokrajhar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UPPL Joyanta Basumatary 488,995 39.39 Increase18.27
BPF Kampa Borgoyari 4,37,412 35.23 Increase5.03
INC Garjan Mushahary 1,13,736 9.16 Decrease0.78
GSP Binita Deka 94,189 7.59 New
Independent Prithviraj Narayandev Mech 33,737 2.72 N/A
AITC Gauri Sankar Sarania 23,519 1.89 New
NOTA None of the above 13,912 1.12 Increase0.04
Majority 51,583 4.16 Increase1.61
Turnout 12,41,496 83.55 Increase0.25
UPPL gain from Independent Swing

2019

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2019 Indian general elections: Kokrajhar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Naba Kumar Sarania 484,560 32.75 −19.07
BPF Pramila Rani Brahma 446,774 30.20 +10.29
UPPL Urkhao Gwra Brahma 312,435 21.12
INC Sabda Ram Rabha 147,118 9.94
CPI(M) Biraj Deka 28,128 1.90
NOTA None of the Above 15,988 1.08 N/A
Majority 37,786 2.55
Turnout 1,479,744 83.30
Independent hold Swing

General elections 2014

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2014 Indian general elections: Kokrajhar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Naba Kumar Sarania (Hira) 634,428 51.82 +51.82
Independent Urkhao Gwra Brahma 278,649 22.76 −7.28
BPF Chandan Brahma 243,759 19.91 −28.89
Independent Sabda Ram Rabha 20,074 1.64 −19.52
AITC Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary 17,537 1.43 +1.43
Independent Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary 11,239 0.92 −47.88
NOTA None of the above 18,183 1.49
Majority 355,779 29.07 +18.80
Turnout 1,224,243 81.23
Independent gain from BPF Swing

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References

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  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

See also

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26°24′N 90°18′E / 26.4°N 90.3°E / 26.4; 90.3