Chapaguri Assembly constituency explained

Chapaguri
Constituency No:	63
Type:	SLA
State:	Assam
Latest Election Year:	2021
Loksabha Cons:	Kokrajhar
Established:	1978
District:	Baksa
Reservation:	ST

Chapaguri Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Chapaguri forms part of the Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency.^{[1] [2] [3]} It is a reserved seat for the Scheduled tribes (ST).

Town Details

Following are details on Chapaguri Assembly constituency^[4] -

• 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.^[5]

• 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^[6]
• 2016: Thaneswar Basumatary, Bodoland People's Front.

Election results

2016

External links

• Web site: Results of all Assam Assembly elections . eci.gov.in . Election Commission of India . 15 March 2022.

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008 . . 26 November 2008 . 12 February 2021.
2. Web site: List of Assembly constituencies showing their Parliamentary constituences wise break-up . www.ceoassam.nic.in. 13 November 2021.
3. Web site: Map of Assam showing District-wise assembly and Parliamentary constituencies . www.ceoassam.nic.in. 13 November 2021.
4. News: Chapaguri Election 2021: Assembly Elections News, Chapaguri Constituency, Vidhan Sabha Seat . 22 November 2021 . News18 . 2 May 2021.
5. News: Chapaguri Election Result 2021 LIVE: Chapaguri MLA Election Result & Vote Share - Oneindia . 22 November 2021 . oneindia.com . 2 May 2021 . en.
6. Web site: Assam General Legislative Election 2011 . . 27 April 2023.