2015 Bodoland Territorial Council election

2015 Bodoland Territorial Council election

8 April 2015
All 40 seats in the Bodoland Territorial Council
Turnout	2,065,956 (78.18%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Hagrama Mohilary Badruddin Ajmal undeclared Party BPF AIUDF BJP Leader's seat Deborgaon (ST) none Seats won 20 4 1 Seat change 11 4 1 Popular vote 441,437 58,692 200,494
Chief before election Hagrama Mohilary Bodoland People's Front Elected Chief Hagrama Mohilary Bodoland People's Front

The 2015 Bodoland Territorial Council election was held on Wednesday, 8 April 2015 to elect the 3rd council of the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts. All 40 seats in the legislative assembly were set up for election. Bodoland People's Front won the election for the third consecutive term by winning 20 seats and 28.5 percent of the votes. BPF also lost 11 seats in contrast to the last election in which they won 31 seats.

Independent candidates won 15 seats, followed by AIUDF winning 4 seats and 1 by the BJP. The INC, which was the ruling party of Assam at the time, did not win a seat.

Synopsis

The 2015 elections shows BPF facing stiff competition from various other political parties as contrast to their domination in the last two elections. This time the BJP and AIUDF too fielded their candidates in the elections. The BJP tried hard to gain the ground by conducting a high voltage campaign, but the party had to satisfy itself by winning only one seat out of 40 seats, while AIUDF won 4.

Most of the competition to BPF came from non-Bodo candidates, and the Peoples Coordination for Democratic Rights (PCDR). PCDR, formed by the All Bodoland Student Union (ABSU), Bodoland Peoples Progressive Front (BPPF)—in collaboration with the Pro-talk National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), contested the elections as an independent party. PCDR came out of the Bodo community, who claims it as a response to the widespread corruption by the BPF party, and its dictatorship in the governing process. The PCDR, which contested as an independent, had snatched seven seats from the BPF. While the ruling Indian National Congress in Assam could not win even a single seat.

Result

Party		Contested	Won	+/-	% of Votes
	Bodoland People's Front	40	20	11	28.5
	All India United Democratic Front	8	4	4	4
	Bharatiya Janata Party	40	1	1	13
	Asom Gana Parishad	6	0		0.50
	Indian National Congress	40	0	3	6
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	7	0		1
	Independents	191	15	9	47
Total				40

Winning candidates

S.No	Constituency	Elected Candidate's Name	Party		Margin
1.	Parbatjhora	Jatindra Nath Brahma		All India United Democratic Front
2.	Guma	Mominur Islam		All India United Democratic Front
3.	Srirampur	Abdul Khaleque Mandal		Independent
4.	Jamduar	Jiron Basumatary		Independent
5.	Soraibil	Mrityunjoy Narzary		BPF
6.	Kachugaon	Banamali Rabha		Independent
7.	Dotma	Jyatirinda Brahma		Independent
8.	Fakiragram	Abdul Ali Mondal		AIUDF
9.	Banargaon	Rajib Brahma		BPF
10.	Deborgaon	Hagrama Mohilary		BPF
11.	Baukhungri	Dhaneswar Goyary		BPF
12.	Salakati	Aparna Das		Independent
13.	Chirang	Maoti Brahma Hazowary		Independent
14.	Chirang Duars	Kampa Borgoyari		BPF
15.	Kajalgaon	Rwgwra Narzary		Independent	4028
16.	Nichima	Nirmal Kumar Brahma		Independent
17.	Sobhaijhar	Guneshwar Goyari		Independent
18.	Manas Serfang	Atin Hajong		Independent
19.	Thuribari	Maheneswar Ray		Independent
20.	Mathanguri	Gautam Das		BPF
21.	Salbari	Chakradar Das		Independent
22.	Koklabari	Anip Basumatary		Independent
23.	Dihira	Ghanashyam Das		Independent
24.	Musalpur	Ansumwi Khungur Boro		BPF
25.	Baganpara	Phalindra Basumatary		BPF
26.	Darangajuli	Bijit Gawra Narzary		BPF
27.	Nagrijuli	Dharma Narayan Das		BJP
28.	Goibari	Deben Boro		BPF
29.	Suklai Serfang	Ganesh Kachary		BPF
30.	Goreswar	Maheswar Basumatary		Independent
31.	Khwirwbari	Lwmshrao Daimary		BPF
32.	Bhergaon	Nershwn Baro		BPF
33.	Nonwi Serfang	Suresh Tanti		BPF
34.	Khaling Duar	Bonjar Daimari		BPF
35.	Mwdwibari	Jagadish Sarkar		BPF
36.	Horisinga	Tridip Daimari		BPF
37.	Dwhwnsri	Robert Narzary		AIUDF
38.	Bhairabkunda	Ripen Daimari		BPF
39.	Pasnwi Serfang	Shyam Sundi		BPF
40.	Rowta	Alindra Mushahary		BPF

Members of the Executive Committee (2015-2020 session)

The members of the Executive Committee up to 27 April 2020 were as follows:

	Executive Member	Portfolio
1.	Hagrama Mohilary Chief Executive Member	PWD. P & RD. WPT & BC. IBA.
2.	Kampa Borogoyary Deputy Chief Executive Member	Forest. Tourism. Education.
3.	Lwmsraw Daimary	PHE. Museum & Archaeology. Excise.
4.	Bonjar Daimary	Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs. Cinema. Cultural Affairs.
5.	Rajib Brahma	Irrigation. WPT & BC (Plan Fund).
6.	Mritunjay Narzary	Social Welfare. Information & Public Relations.
7.	Alindra Mushahary	Land Revenue. Disaster Management. Printing & Stationery. Market & Fairs.
8.	Ganesh Kochary	Health Services. Cottage Industry.
9.	Doneswar Goyary	Urban Development. Town & Country Planning. Sports & Youth Welfare.
10.	Ansumwi Khungur Boro	Agriculture. Weight & Measure.
11.	Deben Boro	Handloom & Textile. Sericulture.
12.	Shyam Sundi	Fishery. Animal Husbandry & Veterinary. Labour & Employment.
13.	Jagadish Sarkar	Soil Conservation. Transport. Cooperation.
14.	Maheswar Basumatary	Water Resources. Library Services.

See also

2015 elections in India