Chapaguri Assembly constituency

Chapaguri Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Chapaguri forms part of the Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency.^[1][2][3] It is a reserved seat for the Scheduled tribes (ST).

Chapaguri
Constituency No. 63 for the Assam Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	Northeast India
State	Assam
District	Baksa
Lok Sabha constituency	Kokrajhar
Established	1978
Reservation	ST
Elected year	2021

Town Details

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

• Country: India.
• State: Assam.
• District: Baksa district .
• Lok Sabha Constituency: Kokrajhar Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.
• Assembly Categorisation: Rural constituency.
• Literacy Level:70.53%.
• Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,59,257 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:79,384 . Female Electors: 79,873.
• Geographic Co-Ordinates: 26°43'33.6"N 91°12'10.4"E..
• Total Area Covered:262 square kilometres.
• Area Includes: Chapaguri and Kaklabari mouzas and Reserved forest in Patacharkuchi thana in Barpeta subdivision; and Uttar Baska and Dakhin Baska mouzas in Barama thana in Nalbari sub-division, of Baksa district of Assam.
• Inter State Border :Baksa.
• Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-184,Year 2016-185,Year 2021-63.

Members of Legislative Assembly

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

• 1978: Manik Chandra Das, Independent.
• 1983: Bimal Gayari, Plain Tribals Council of Assam.
• 1985: Suren Swargiary, Independent.
• 1991: Suren Swargiary, Asom Gana Parishad.
• 1996: Jagmohan Basmatary, Independent.
• 2001: Tijen Basumatary, Independent.
• 2006: Thaneswar Basumatary, Independent.
• 2011: Hitesh Basumatary, Bodoland People's Front^[6]
• 2016: Thaneswar Basumatary, Bodoland People's Front.

Election	Name	Party
2021	Urkhao Gwra Brahma		United People's Party Liberal

Election results

2021

Assam Legislative Assembly Election, 2021: Chapaguri^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UPPL	Urkhao Gwra Brahma	61,804	48.58
	BPF	Hitesh Basumatary	35,065	27.56	−10.23
	Independent	Sujan Das	20,989	16.50
	NOTA	None of the above	1,884	1.48	−0.31
Majority			26,739	16.58
Turnout			1,27,223	78.92
Registered electors			1,61,197
	UPPL gain from BPF		Swing

2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Chapaguri^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BPF	Thaneswar Basumatary	43,250	37.79
	Independent	Sujan Das	41,769	36.50
	Independent	Hitesh Basumatary	27,342	23.89
	NOTA	None of the above	2,058	1.79
Majority			1,481	1.29
Turnout			1,14,419	83.35
Registered electors			1,37,267
	BPF hold		Swing