Boko Assembly constituency

Boko Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly.[1][2][3] Boko forms part of the Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the SC reserved constituencies of Assam. Nandita Das of INC is the present MLA of the constituency.

Town Details

Following are details on Boko Assembly constituency[4]-

  • Country: India.
  • State: Assam.
  • District: Kamrup district .
  • Lok Sabha Constituency: Gauhati Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.
  • Assembly Categorisation: Rural.
  • Literacy Level: 72.81%.
  • Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 2,36,661 Eligible Electors. Male Electors: 85,984 . Female Electors: 84,350 .
  • Geographic Co-Ordinates: 25°57’41.8"N 91°08’25.1"E.
  • Total Area Covered: 742 square kilometres.
  • Area Includes:Boko thana (excluding Bongaon mouza) in Gauhati sub-division.
  • Inter State Border :Kamrup.
  • 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.[5]

Election results

2021
2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Boko[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Nandita Das 1,20,613 58.82
AGP Jyoti Prasad Das 68,147 33.23
TMC Gopinath Das 12,571 6.13
NOTA None of the above 3,735 1.82
Majority 52,466
Turnout 2,05,066 {{{percentage}}}
Registered electors
INC hold Swing

2016
2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Boko[7]
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
INC gain from AIUDF Swing

2011 result
2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Boko
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
TMC 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
  1. "Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008". Election Commission of India. 26 November 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. "List of Assembly constituencies showing their Parliamentary constituences wise break-up" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. "Map of Assam showing District-wise assembly and Parliamentary constituencies" (PDF). www.ceoassam.nic.in. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  4. "Boko Election Result 2021 Live Updates: Nandita Das of INC Leading Wins". News18. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  5. "Boko Election Results 2016, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up and Current MLAs". Elections in India. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  6. "Assam General Legislative Election 2021". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  7. "Assam General Legislative Election 2016". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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