Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency explained

Type:LS
Kokrajhar
Established:1952
Reservation:ST
Party:United People's Party Liberal
State:Assam
Mp:Joyanta Basumatary
Latest Election 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.

Assembly segments

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

Current assembly segments

Constituency numberNameReserved for (SC/ST/None)DistrictPartyMLA
1GossaigaonNoneKokrajhar
2DotmaST
3KokrajharST
4BaokhungriNone
5ParbatjhoraNone
19Sidli–ChirangSTChirang
20BijniNone
41ManasNoneBaksa
42BaksaST

Previous assembly segments

Constituency numberNameReserved for (SC/ST/None)DistrictPartyMLA
28GossaigaonNoneKokrajharUPPLJiron Basumatary
29STKokrajharBPFRabiram Narzary
30STKokrajharUPPLLawrence Narzary
31STChirangUPPLJoyanta Basumatry
33BijniNoneChirangBJPAjoy Kumar Ray
40SorbhogNoneBarpetaCPI(M)Manoranjan Talukdar
41BhabanipurNoneBajaliBJPPhanidhar Talukdar
58TamulpurNoneBaksaUPPLJolen Daimary
62STBaksaUPPLBhupen Boro
63STBaksaUPPL

Members of Parliament

YearWinnerParty
1957D. Basumatari
1962
1967
1971
1977Charan Narzary
1984Samar Brahma Choudhury
1991Satyendranath Brohmo Choudhury
1996Louis Islary
1998Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary
1999
2004
2009
2014Naba Kumar Sarania
2019
2024Joyanta Basumatary

Election results

General elections 2014

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See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies . 2008-10-05 . Assam . Election Commission of India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060504181808/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S03/AS_ACPC.pdf . 2006-05-04 .
  2. The Sentinel. 16 candidates file nomination in Karimganj