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Boko, Kamrup
Boko is a town located in Assam, in the Kamrup district in the Indian state of Assam. The town is composed of 139 villages. It is approximately 60 kilometers west of Guwahati. Culture Boko's cultural tradition is known mainly for the Bogai festival, which began in honor of a King Bogai who ruled the area. People visit Boko during this event, because it is the only one of its kind in the region and is the biggest festival held in the South Kamrup area. Boko is also home to the Suwori (সুঁৱৰি) festival, which has been celebrated in the town for almost a century. This festival is similar to Assam's Bihu, which is celebrated with great fervor and joy by all the indigenous Assamese communities irrespective of caste, creed, religion, faith or belief. The festival coincides with Rongali Bihu. Transport Boko is accessible through National Highway 17 which connects it to nearby cities and towns. It has good communication infrastructure, which effectively connects it wit ...
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Assam
Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, northeastern India by area and the largest in terms of population, with more than 31 million inhabitants. The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur to the east; Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram and Bangladesh to the south; and West Bengal to the west via the Siliguri Corridor, a strip of land that connects the state to the rest of India. Assamese language, Assamese and Bodo language, Bodo are two of the official languages for the entire state and Meitei language, Meitei (Manipuri language, Manipuri) is recognised as an additional official language in three districts of Barak Valley and Hojai district. in Hojai district and for the Barak valley region, alongside Bengali language, Bengali, which is also ...
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Asom Gana Parishad
Asom Gana Parishad (translation: ''Assam People's Council'', AGP) is a political party in the state of Assam, India. The AGP was formed following the historic Assam Accord of 1985 and formally launched at the Golaghat Convention held from 13 to 14 October 1985 in Golaghat, which also allowed Prafulla Kumar Mahanta who was  the youngest chief minister of the state to be elected. The AGP has formed government twice once in 1985 then again in 1996. The popularity of AGP surged in the late 1980s but declined in the 2000s. After a 20-year gap, AGP, in alliance with National Democratic Alliance (India), NDA, won a Lok Sabha seat in 2024. The party split in 2005, with former Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta forming the Asom Gana Parishad (Progressive), but regrouped on 14 October 2008 in Golaghat. It won 14 seats out of 126 in the 2016 Legislative Assembly Elections, coming to power after a long gap. It was a partner in a coalition with the Bodoland People's Front and Bharati ...
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Chaygaon
Chaygaon is a town in the Kamrup district of Assam, India; situated on the south bank of the Brahmaputra River. It is 38 km from the major town of Guwahati. The town is known for "Maa Chandika Devalaya", a Shakta pitha, where thousands of devotees visit during Durga Puja. The Historical "Mer Ghar" of Chand Sadagar is situated in Champak Nagar, Chaygaon.Nanditha Krishna, ''Sacred Animals Of India'',2010 Chand Saudagar, a wealthy merchant of Champaka, on the southern banks of the Brahmaputra in the modern Kamrup district of Assam. Etymology The word Chaygaon is derived from two Kamrupi Assamese words ''soy (ছয়)'' (six) and ''gaon (গাঁও)'' (village) meaning six villages. Anglicised as ''Chaygaon'' based on the IAST values of the Eastern Nagari script. Culture The people from different religions are residing here, with distinct Kamrupi culture. The devotee throng here to pay their homage to the ancient temple of 'Chandika'. The Mer Ghar of Chand Sadagar, the ...
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All India United Democratic Front
The All India United Democratic Front (also known as AIUDF and ''Sarva Bharatiya Sanyukt Ganatantric Morcha'') is a political party active in the Indian state of Assam. It is the 3rd largest political party in Assam Legislative Assembly after BJP and INC. The party was founded by Maulana Badruddin Ajmal on 3 October 2005 and at that time, its name was Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF). It was relaunched as a national party under its current name at a press meet in New Delhi on 2 February 2009, again with the Badruddin Ajmal as the party's leader. The party is headquartered in Guwahati. The AIUDF is a key opposition party in Assam, which has the support of millions of Miya Bengali Muslims from Lower Assam and Barak Valley. It won 18 of 126 seats in the 2011 Legislative Assembly election; in 2016, it won 13 of 126 seats. In 2021, Assam Assembly Election, Congress and AIUDF formed grand alliance along with BPF and communist parties. The alliance fought against BJP led N ...
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Jyoti Prasad Das
Jyoti Prasad Das is an Indian politician and member of the Asom Gana Parishad. Das was member of the Assam Legislative Assembly The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral Assam Legislature, legislature of the List of states and union territories of India, Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Dispur, the capital city of Assam, geographically situated in present L ... from the Boko constituency in South Kamrup district.He was a two-time Member of the Legislative Assembly, serving from 1996 to 2001 and again from 2006 to 2011. Education He is has a Bachelor Degree in Science from Arya Vidyapeeth College in the year 1981. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Das, Jyoti Prasad Asom Gana Parishad politicians Living people Assam MLAs 1996–2001 Assam MLAs 2006–2011 People from Kamrup district Year of birth missing (living people) ...
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Independent Politician
An independent politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or Bureaucracy, bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views that do not align with the platforms of any political party and therefore they choose not to affiliate with them. Some independent politicians may be associated with a party, perhaps as former members of it or else have views that align with it, but choose not to stand in its name, or are unable to do so because the party in question has selected another candidate. Others may belong to or support a political party at the national level but believe they should not formally represent it (and thus be subject to its policies) at another level. In some cases, a politician may be a member of an unregistered party and therefore officially recognised as an independent. Officeholders may become independents after losing or r ...
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Gopinath Das
Gopinath Das is an Indian politician and member of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee. Das was a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral Assam Legislature, legislature of the List of states and union territories of India, Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Dispur, the capital city of Assam, geographically situated in present L ... from the Boko constituency in South Kamrup district. References All India United Democratic Front politicians Assam MLAs 1985–1991 Assam MLAs 1991–1996 Assam MLAs 2001–2006 Assam MLAs 2011–2016 Living people People from Kamrup district Indian National Congress politicians from Assam Trinamool Congress politicians from Assam Year of birth missing (living people) {{Assam-politician-stub ...
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Janata Party
The Janata Party (JP, ) is an unrecognised political party in India. Navneet Chaturvedi is the current president of the party since November 2021, replacing Jaiprakash Bandhu. The JP was established as an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to The Emergency (India), the Emergency that was imposed between 1975 and 1977 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of the Indian National Congress (R). They included the conservative Indian National Congress (Organisation), the hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the liberal to social-democratic Bharatiya Lok Dal (formed in 1974 by the merger of the conservative-liberal Swatantra Party, the conservative Bharatiya Kranti Dal, the Samyukta Socialist Party and the Utkal Congress) and the Socialist Party (India), Socialist Party, as well as later defectors from the Indian National Congress. Raj Narain, a Socialist, had filed a legal writ alleging electoral malpractice against Indira Gandhi in 1971. On 12 June 1975, Allahabad High Cou ...
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Socialist Party (India)
The Socialist Party was an Indian political party. It won 12 seats at the 1951 Indian general election, coming third. Despite Jayaprakash Narayan's personal popularity, its electoral fortunes did not improve. It merged with the Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party, which was formed by J.B. Kripalani, to form the Praja Socialist Party. References See also * Socialism in India * List of political parties in India India has a multi-party system. The Election Commission of India (ECI) grants recognition to national-level and state-level political parties based on objective criteria. A recognised political party enjoys privileges such as a reserved party ... {{india-party-stub Socialist parties in India ...
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Member Of The Legislative Assembly (India)
A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district (constituency) to the legislature of States of India, State government in the Indian system of government. From each constituency, the people elect one representative who then becomes a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). Each state has between seven and nine MLAs for every Member of parliament, Lok Sabha, Member of Parliament (MP) that it has in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India's Bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of India, parliament. There are also members in three unicameral legislatures in Union Territories: the Delhi Legislative Assembly, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly and the Puducherry Legislative Assembly. Only a Member of the Legislative Assembly can work as a minister for more than 6 months. If a non-Member of the Legislative Assembly becomes a Chief Minister or a minister, he must become an MLA within 6 months to continue in the job. Only ...
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Nandita Das (politician)
Nandita Das (born 23 October 1969) is an Indian National Congress politician from the state of Assam, India. She is a two time member of Assam Legislative Assembly The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral Assam Legislature, legislature of the List of states and union territories of India, Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Dispur, the capital city of Assam, geographically situated in present L .... She won 2016 and 2021 assembly election from Boko constituency. Nandita Das was appointed president of Assam Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee on 3 January 2019. References Assam MLAs 2021–2026 Indian National Congress politicians from Assam Assam MLAs 2016–2021 Politicians from Guwahati 1969 births Living people {{Assam-INC-politician-stub ...
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Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council
The Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council (RHAC) was constituted by the Government of Assam in 1995. It was constituted for development in the areas of economic, educational, socio-cultural and ethnic identity of Rabha people residing in the council area. RHAC has different tribes such as Rabha, Bodo, Garo, Hajong etc. The majority of the population in RHAC is Rabha. Currently the RHAC head office is located at Dudhnoi, Assam. The current chief of the RHAC is Tankeswar Rabha. The RHAC region spans the southern bank of the mighty Brahmaputra River, extending from Jayramkuchi in Lakhipur Rev. Circle of Goalpara District to Lakhara in Palashbari Rev. Circle of Kamrup District, and from the southern bank of the Brahmaputra to the Assam border with Meghalaya (Garo Hills). The RHAC region spans significant portions of Kamrup and Goalpara Districts, encompassing an approximate area of 6,000 square kilometers. Initially, the council area comprised 306 villages across these districts. H ...
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