Chapaguri Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Constituency of the Assam legislative assembly in India}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Chapaguri

| constituency_no = 63

| type = SLA

| map_image = Chapaguri Assembly constituency map.svg

| state = Assam

| latest_election_year = 2021

| loksabha_cons = Kokrajhar

| established = 1978

| district = Baksa

| reservation = ST

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Chapaguri Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Chapaguri forms part of the Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency.{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3931-delimitation-of-parliamentary-assembly-constituencies-order-2008/ |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008 |publisher=Election Commission of India |date=26 November 2008 |accessdate= 12 February 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://www.ceoassam.nic.in/information/pdf/2_PC%20wise%20LAC%20breakup.pdf |title=List of Assembly constituencies showing their Parliamentary constituences wise break-up |website=www.ceoassam.nic.in| access-date=13 November 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://www.ceoassam.nic.in/information/pdf/3_Assembly_HPC_wise_MapA1.pdf |title=Map of Assam showing District-wise assembly and Parliamentary constituencies |website=www.ceoassam.nic.in| access-date=13 November 2021}} It is a reserved seat for the Scheduled tribes (ST).

Town Details

Following are details on Chapaguri Assembly constituency{{cite news |title=Chapaguri Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Chapaguri Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat |url=https://www.news18.com/assembly-elections-2021/assam/chapaguri-election-result-s03a063/ |access-date=22 November 2021 |publisher=News18 |date=2 May 2021}}-

Country: India.
State: Assam.
District: Baksa district .
Lok Sabha Constituency: Kokrajhar Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.
Assembly Categorisation: Rural constituency.
Literacy Level:70.53%.
Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,59,257 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:79,384 . Female Electors: 79,873.
Geographic Co-Ordinates: 26°43'33.6"N 91°12'10.4"E..
Total Area Covered:262 square kilometres.
Area Includes: Chapaguri and Kaklabari mouzas and Reserved forest in Patacharkuchi thana in Barpeta subdivision; and Uttar Baska and Dakhin Baska mouzas in Barama thana in Nalbari sub-division, of Baksa district of Assam.
Inter State Border :Baksa.
Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-184,Year 2016-185,Year 2021-63.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Following is the list of past members representing Chabua Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature.{{cite news |title=Chapaguri Election Result 2021 LIVE: Chapaguri MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia |url=https://www.oneindia.com/chapaguri-assembly-elections-as-63/ |access-date=22 November 2021 |publisher=oneindia.com |date=2 May 2021 |language=en}}

1978: Manik Chandra Das, Independent.
1983: Bimal Gayari, Plain Tribals Council of Assam.
1985: Suren Swargiary, Independent.
1991: Suren Swargiary, Asom Gana Parishad.
1996: Jagmohan Basmatary, Independent.
2001: Tijen Basumatary, Independent.
2006: Thaneswar Basumatary, Independent.
2011: Hitesh Basumatary, Bodoland People's Front{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4010-assam-2011/ |title=Assam General Legislative Election 2011 |publisher=Election Commission of India |accessdate=27 April 2023}}
2016: Thaneswar Basumatary, Bodoland People's Front.

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!Election

!Name

! colspan="2" |Party

2021

|Urkhao Gwra Brahma

| {{Full party name with color|United People's Party Liberal}}

Election results

=2021=

{{Election box begin |title=Assam Legislative Assembly Election, 2021: Chapaguri{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/13620-assam-general-legislative-election-2021/ |title=Assam General Legislative Election 2021 |publisher=Election Commission of India |accessdate=13 November 2021}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

||candidate=Urkhao Gwra Brahma

|party=United People's Party Liberal

|votes= 61,804

|percentage= 48.58

|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

||candidate=Hitesh Basumatary

|party=Bodoland People's Front

|votes=35,065

|percentage= 27.56

|change=-10.23}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

||candidate=Sujan Das

|party=Independent (politician)

|votes= 20,989

|percentage=16.50

|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=None of the above|votes=1,884|percentage=1.48|change=-0.31}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=1,27,223|percentage=78.92|change=}}

{{Election box Registered electors

|reg. electors = 1,61,197

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{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = United People's Party Liberal

|loser = Bodoland People's Front

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= 2016 =

{{Election box begin|

title=2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Chapaguri{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4017-assam-general-legislative-election-2016/ |title=Assam General Legislative Election 2016 |publisher=Election Commission of India |accessdate=13 November 2021}}}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bodoland People's Front

|candidate = Thaneswar Basumatary

|votes = 43,250

|percentage = 37.79

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Sujan Das

|votes = 41,769

|percentage = 36.50

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Hitesh Basumatary

|votes = 27,342

|percentage = 23.89

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = None of the above

|candidate = None of the above

|votes = 2,058

|percentage = 1.79

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 1,481

|percentage = 1.29

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 1,14,419

|percentage = 83.35

|change =

}}

{{Election box Registered electors|

|reg. electors = 1,37,267

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Bodoland People's Front

|loser =

|swing =

}}

References

External links

{{cite web |title=Results of all Assam Assembly elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/67-assam/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=15 March 2022}}

Category:Assembly constituencies of Assam

Category:Baksa district

Category:Politics of Assam

Category:Constituencies established in 1978

Category:1978 establishments in Assam