Thengal Kachari Autonomous Council

The Thengal Kachari Autonomous Council (TKAC), is an autonomous district council for the Thengal Kachari people in the state of Assam, India.[2]

Thengal Kachari Autonomous Council
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Chief Executive Councillor
Kumud Ch Kachari
Structure
Seats22 Councillors
Political groups
Government (17)
  •   BJP (14)[1]
  •   AGP (3)

Opposition (5)

Elections
First past the post
Last election
January 2022
Next election
2027
Meeting place
Titabar, Assam

History

The council was created in 2005 by Thengal Kachari Autonomous Council Act, which was passed by the Assam Legislative Assembly.[3]

Structure

The council has 26 members of whom 22 are directly elected and 4 are appointed by the Governor of Assam on behalf of the central Government of India. The council elects a Chief Executive Councillor who nominates an executive committee.[4]

At the most recent election, held in January 2022; the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 14 seats, the Indian National Congress won 4, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) won 3 and one seat was won by an Independent.[5] The BJP went on to form a coalition executive with the AGP with Pratap Kachari as Chief Executive Councillor.[6]

See also

References
  1. "BJP-AGP alliance sweeps Thengal Kachari Autonomous Council polls in Assam". Print. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  2. "Autonomous Councils". directorwptbc.assam.gov.in. Department of Welfare of Plain Tribes & Backward Classes, Government Of Assam.
  3. https://wptbc.assam.gov.in/sites/default/files/swf_utility_folder/departments/wpt_uneecopscloud_com_oid_3/menu/document/Thengal-Kachari-Autonomous-Council-Act%202005.pdf
  4. https://wptbc.assam.gov.in/sites/default/files/swf_utility_folder/departments/wpt_uneecopscloud_com_oid_3/menu/document/Thengal-Kachari-Autonomous-Council-Act%202005.pdf
  5. "BJP swept the polls in Thengal Kachari Autonomous Council". The Economic Times.
  6. "BJP-AGP alliance sweeps Thengal Kachari Autonomous Council polls in Assam". 24 January 2022.
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