Bokajan Assembly constituency

Bokajan Assembly constituency is one of the 126 constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly in India.^[1][2][3] Bokajan forms a part of the Autonomous District Lok Sabha constituency. This seat is reserved for the Scheduled Tribes (ST).

Bokajan
Constituency No. 17 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Assam
District	Karbi Anglong
Lok Sabha constituency	Autonomous District
Established	1967
Reservation	ST
Elected year	2021

Town Details

Following are details on Bokajan Assembly constituency^[4]-

• Country: India.
• State: Assam.
• District: Karbi Anglong district .
• Lok Sabha Constituency: Tezpur Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.
• Assembly Categorization: Town
• Literacy Level: 86.02%.
• Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,50,315 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:76,350 . Female Electors: 73,965 .
• Geographic Co-Ordinates:26°18'16.9"N 93°38'02.0"E.
• Total Area Covered: 2356 square kilometers.
• Area Includes: Bokajan thana in Diphu sub-division.. It shares an inter-state border with Karbi Anglong, of Karbi Anglong district of Assam.
• Inter State Border : Karbi Anglong.
• Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-149,Year 2016-175,Year 2021-17.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Following is the list of past members representing Biswanath Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature.^[5]

• 1967: S. S. Terang, Indian National Congress.
• 1972: S. S. Terang, Indian National Congress.
• 1978: Bilton Momin, Janata Party.
• 1983: Rajen Timung, Indian National Congress.
• 1985: Rajen Timung, Indian National Congress.
• 1991: Mansing Rongpi, Autonomous State Demand Committee.
• 1996: Jagat Sing Engti, Autonomous State Demand Committee.
• 2001: Jagat Sing Engti, Autonomous State Demand Committee (United).
• 2006: Jagat Sing Engti, Autonomous State Demand Committee.
• 2011: Klengdoon Engti, Indian National Congress.

Year	Member	Party
2016	Numal Momin		Bharatiya Janata Party
2021[6]

Election results

2021

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Bokajan^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Numal Momin	60,726	51.05	+13.57
	INC	Raton Engti	42,841	36.02	+2.96
	Independent	Semson Teron	6,630	5.57
	ASDC(U)	Rajendra Rongpi	3,410	2.87	N/A
	CPI(ML)L	Amlong Ingti	1,572	1.32	N/A
	NPP	Daniel Momin	1,472	1.24	−0.27
	BTP	Sanjay Kemprai	710	0.6	N/A
	NOTA	None of the above	1,584	1.33	−0.67
Majority			17,885	15.03	+10.61
Turnout			1,18,945
Registered electors
	BJP hold		Swing

2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Bokajan^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Numal Momin	40,170	37.48	+32.15
	INC	Klengdoon Engti	35,426	33.06	−20.95
	Independent	Jagat Sing Engti	25,388	23.69	−13.30
	NPP	Daniel Momin	1,628	1.51	N/A
	Independent	Sanjay Kemprai	1,441	1.34	N/A
	JCP	Bikha Tokbi	959	0.89	N/A
	NOTA	None of the above	2,144	2.00	N/A
Majority			4,744	4.42	−12.60
Turnout			1,07,156	82.63	+6.96
Registered electors			1,29,677
	BJP gain from INC		Swing

2011

2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Bokajan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Klengdoon Engti	53,332	54.01
	Independent	Jagat Sing Engti	36,524	36.99
	BJP	Sandhya Rani Sangma	5,259	5.33
	AGP	Baburam Bey	2,226	2.25
	AITC	Chandra Sing Rongpi	1,411	1.43
Majority			16,808	17.02
Turnout			98,752	75.67
Registered electors			1,30,498
	INC gain from ASDC		Swing

See also

• Bokajan
• Diphu
• Autonomous District Lok Sabha constituency
• Karbi Anglong district