Bongaigaon Assembly constituency is one of the 126 constituencies of the
Assam Legislative Assembly
The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Guwahati, the capital city of Assam, geographically situated in present Western Assam region. The Legislative Assembly comprises 126 Me ...
in
India
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. Bongaigaon forms a part of the
Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency.
Town Details
Following are details on Bongaigaon Assembly constituency
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*Country: India.
* State: Assam.
* District: Bongaigaon district .
* Lok Sabha Constituency: Barpeta Lok Sabha/Parliamentary.
* Assembly Categorisation: Semi Urban constituency.
* Literacy Level: 70.44%.
* Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,59,836 Eligible Electors. Male Electors: 81,690 . Female Electors: 78,146.
* Geographic Co-Ordinates: 26°29'18.6"N 90°32'58.9"E.
* Total Area Covered: 468 square kilometres.
* Area Includes: Bongaigaon (Part) thana in Kokrajhar sub-division; and Bongaigaon (Part) thana in Goalpara sub-division, of Bongaigaon district of Assam.
* Inter State Border :Bongaigaon.
* Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-218,Year 2016-222,Year 2021-32.
Members of Legislative Assembly
Following is the list of past members representing Bongaigaon Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature.
* 1967: M. M. Sinha,
Indian National Congress
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* 1972: Dhruba Barua,
Indian National Congress
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.
* 1978: Mathura Mohan Sinha,
Janata Party
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* 1983:
Phani Bhusan Choudhury
Phani Bhusan Choudhury (born 1 May 1952) is an Indian politician from Assam, India. He has a distinct record of representing Bongaigaon constituency for the 8th consecutive time in the Assam Legislative Assembly since 1985. He was the Minister o ...
,
Independent
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* Independ ...
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* 1985:
Phani Bhusan Choudhury
Phani Bhusan Choudhury (born 1 May 1952) is an Indian politician from Assam, India. He has a distinct record of representing Bongaigaon constituency for the 8th consecutive time in the Assam Legislative Assembly since 1985. He was the Minister o ...
,
Independent
Independent or Independents may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups
* Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s
* Independ ...
.
* 1991:
Phani Bhusan Choudhury
Phani Bhusan Choudhury (born 1 May 1952) is an Indian politician from Assam, India. He has a distinct record of representing Bongaigaon constituency for the 8th consecutive time in the Assam Legislative Assembly since 1985. He was the Minister o ...
,
Asom Gana Parishad
Asom Gana Parishad (translation: ''Assam People's Council'', AGP) is a state political party in Assam, India. The AGP was formed after the historic Assam Accord of 1985 and formally launched at the Golaghat Convention held from 13–14 Octobe ...
.
* 1996:
Phani Bhusan Choudhury
Phani Bhusan Choudhury (born 1 May 1952) is an Indian politician from Assam, India. He has a distinct record of representing Bongaigaon constituency for the 8th consecutive time in the Assam Legislative Assembly since 1985. He was the Minister o ...
,
Asom Gana Parishad
Asom Gana Parishad (translation: ''Assam People's Council'', AGP) is a state political party in Assam, India. The AGP was formed after the historic Assam Accord of 1985 and formally launched at the Golaghat Convention held from 13–14 Octobe ...
.
* 2001:
Phani Bhusan Choudhury
Phani Bhusan Choudhury (born 1 May 1952) is an Indian politician from Assam, India. He has a distinct record of representing Bongaigaon constituency for the 8th consecutive time in the Assam Legislative Assembly since 1985. He was the Minister o ...
,
Asom Gana Parishad
Asom Gana Parishad (translation: ''Assam People's Council'', AGP) is a state political party in Assam, India. The AGP was formed after the historic Assam Accord of 1985 and formally launched at the Golaghat Convention held from 13–14 Octobe ...
.
* 2006:
Phani Bhusan Choudhury
Phani Bhusan Choudhury (born 1 May 1952) is an Indian politician from Assam, India. He has a distinct record of representing Bongaigaon constituency for the 8th consecutive time in the Assam Legislative Assembly since 1985. He was the Minister o ...
,
Asom Gana Parishad
Asom Gana Parishad (translation: ''Assam People's Council'', AGP) is a state political party in Assam, India. The AGP was formed after the historic Assam Accord of 1985 and formally launched at the Golaghat Convention held from 13–14 Octobe ...
.
* 2011:
Phani Bhusan Choudhury
Phani Bhusan Choudhury (born 1 May 1952) is an Indian politician from Assam, India. He has a distinct record of representing Bongaigaon constituency for the 8th consecutive time in the Assam Legislative Assembly since 1985. He was the Minister o ...
,
Asom Gana Parishad
Asom Gana Parishad (translation: ''Assam People's Council'', AGP) is a state political party in Assam, India. The AGP was formed after the historic Assam Accord of 1985 and formally launched at the Golaghat Convention held from 13–14 Octobe ...
.
* 2016:
Phani Bhusan Choudhury
Phani Bhusan Choudhury (born 1 May 1952) is an Indian politician from Assam, India. He has a distinct record of representing Bongaigaon constituency for the 8th consecutive time in the Assam Legislative Assembly since 1985. He was the Minister o ...
,
Asom Gana Parishad
Asom Gana Parishad (translation: ''Assam People's Council'', AGP) is a state political party in Assam, India. The AGP was formed after the historic Assam Accord of 1985 and formally launched at the Golaghat Convention held from 13–14 Octobe ...
.
Election results
2016 result
External links
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References
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Assembly constituencies of Assam