Chapaguri Assembly constituency

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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. It is a reserved seat for the Scheduled tribes (ST).

Town Details

Following are details on Chapaguri Assembly constituency–

  • 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.

Member of Legislative Assembly

Following is the list of past members representing Chabua Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature.

  • 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.
  • 2016: Thaneswar Basumatary, Bodoland People’s Front.
  • 2021: Urkhao Gwra Brahma, United People’s Party Liberal.

Election results

2021 result

Assam Legislative Assembly Election, 2021: Chapaguri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UPPL Urkhao Gwra Brahma 61,804 48.58
BPF Hitesh Basumatary 35,065 27.56 -10.23
Independent Sujan Das 20,989 16.50
NOTA None of the above 1,884 1.48 -0.31
Majority 26,739 16.58
Turnout 1,27,223 78.92
Registered electors 1,61,197
UPPL gain from ] Swing

2016 result

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Chapaguri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BPF Thaneswar Basumatary 43,250 37.79
Independent Sujan Das 41,769 36.50
Independent Hitesh Basumatary 27,342 23.89
NOTA None of the above 2,058 1.79
Majority