| Boko | |
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| Constituency No. 48 for the Assam Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Northeast India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Kamrup |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Gauhati |
| Established | 1951 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Assam Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bhartiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2026 |
Boko Assembly constituency is one of the 126 constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly.123 This constituency was renamed to Boko–Chaygaon in 2023,4 after the Chaygaon Assembly constituency was merged into it.
Boko formed part of the Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency. It was one of the Assam constituencies reserved for Scheduled Tribes. Raju Mesh of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the present MLA (as of 2026) for the constituency.
Town Details
Following are details on Boko Assembly constituency5
- Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 2,36,661. Eligible Electors. Male Electors: 85,984. Female Electors: 84,350.
- Total Area Covered: 742 square kilometres.
- Area Includes: Boko thana (excluding Bongaon mouza) in Gauhati sub-division.
- Number of Polling Stations: 238 (2011), 245 (2016), 48 (2021).
Members of Legislative Assembly
Following is the list of past members representing Boko Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature.6
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Radha Charan Choudhury | Socialist Party | |
| 1957 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1962 | Prabin Kumar Chaudhuri | ||
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Umesh Chandra Das | Janata Party | |
| 1983 | Upendra Das | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Gopinath Das | Independent politician | |
| 1991 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1996 | Jyoti Prasad Das | Asom Gana Parishad | |
| 2001 | Gopinath Das | Indian National Congress | |
| 2006 | Jyoti Prasad Das | Asom Gana Parishad | |
| 2011 | Gopinath Das | All India United Democratic Front | |
| 2016 | Nandita Das | Indian National Congress | |
| 20217 | |||
| 2026 | Raju Mesh | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
2026
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Raju Mesh | 1,07,113 | 63.77 | N/A | |
| INC | Ramen Singh Rabha | 47,559 | 28.31 | −30.51 | |
| National People's Party | Ganseng B. Sangma | 7,092 | 4.22 | New | |
| AITC | Bhoglal Rabha | 1,178 | 0.70 | −5.43 | |
| NOTA | NOTA | 1,552 | 0.98 | −0.84 | |
| Margin of victory | 59,554 | 35.45 | +9.86 | ||
| Turnout | 167,980 | 85.11 | −1.34 | ||
| Rejected ballots | |||||
| Registered electors | |||||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | +4.95 | |||
2021
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Nandita Das | 120,613 | 58.82 | +19.13 | |
| AGP | Jyoti Prasad Das | 68,147 | 33.23 | +3.52 | |
| AITC | Gopinath Das | 12,571 | 6.13 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 3,735 | 1.82 | +0.78 | |
| Majority | 52,466 | 25.59 | +15.61 | ||
| Turnout | 2,05,066 | 86.45 | −2.60 | ||
| Registered electors | |||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Nandita Das | 69,986 | 39.69 | +8.74 | |
| AGP | Jyoti Prasad Das | 52,392 | 29.71 | +12.65 | |
| AIUDF | Gopinath Das | 42,338 | 24.01 | −14.51 | |
| Independent | Dr. Ghanashyam Das | 5,794 | 3.28 | N/A | |
| Independent | Anirban Das | 2,796 | 1.58 | N/A | |
| Independent | Nitish Ranjan Das | 1,148 | 0.65 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,851 | 1.04 | N/A | |
| Majority | 17,594 | 9.98 | +2.41 | ||
| Turnout | 1,76,305 | 89.05 | +5.78 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,97,963 | +16.75 | |||
| INC gain from AIUDF | Swing | +1.17 | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIUDF | Gopinath Das | 54,388 | 38.52 | ||
| INC | Jayanta Das | 43,697 | 30.95 | ||
| AGP | Jyoti Prasad Das | 24,086 | 17.06 | ||
| BPF | Prabin Mandal | 13,318 | 9.43 | ||
| BJP | Jiten Sarkar | 3,656 | 2.59 | ||
| AITC | Niranjan Das | 2,050 | 1.45 | ||
| Majority | 10,691 | 7.57 | |||
| Turnout | 1,41,195 | 83.27 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,69,554 | ||||
| AIUDF gain from AGP | Swing | ||||
References
References
- "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- "List of Assembly constituencies showing their Parliamentary constituences wise break-up" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- "Map of Assam showing District-wise assembly and Parliamentary constituencies" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- https://www.eci.gov.in/Documents/Delimitation/DELIMITATIONASSAM_UPDATED.pdf
- "Boko Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Nandita Das of INC Leading Wins". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- "Boko Election Results 2016, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up and Current MLAs". Elections in India. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- "Assam Election Results 2021: Check Full List Of Winners". ndtv.com. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- "Assam General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- "Assam General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
External links
External links
- "Results of all Assam Assembly elections". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 15 March 2022.