Deori Autonomous Council

Deori Autonomous Council
Deori Autonomous Council
Type
Type	Autonomous District Council
Leadership
Chief Executive Councillor	Bhoirab Deori
Chairman	Amrit Prova Deori
Vice Chairman	Bhaskar Deori
Structure
Seats	22 Councillors
Political groups	Government (21) BJP (19); AGP (1); IND (1); Opposition (1) INC (1);
Elections
Voting system	22 plurality voting
Last election	November 2022
Next election	2027
Meeting place
	Narayanpur, Assam
Website
	www.dacassam.org.in

The Deori Autonomous Council (DAC) is an autonomous district council in Lakhimpur district in the state of Assam in India.

History

The Deori Autonomous Council was founded in 2005 following an agreement between the Government of Assam and representatives of the Deori people who wanted greater autonomy for the area.^[3] The first election for the council were held in 2007.

Structure

Deori Autonomous Council

Earlier, the Deori Autonomous Council had 20 members of which 18 are elected by the first past the post system and 2 were nominated by the Government of Assam. Of the elected seats, nine were reserved for members of scheduled tribes and three for women.

The Deori Autonomous Council (Amendment) Bill, 2021 increased the number of seats to 26, out of which 22 seats will be directly elected and 4 seats will be nominated by the Government. Out of 22 elected seats, 18 seats will be reserved for Scheduled Tribes, 3 seats will be reserved for women and 1 seat will be reserved for general category.^[4]

Village councils

Each village in the area elects a village council of 10 members of which at least five must be from the Deori community and at least one a woman. Each village council is led by a president.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Executive & Member – Deori Autonomous Council (DAC)".
^ "BJP-AGP alliance wins Deori autonomous council elections in Assam". Times of India. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^ http://dacassam.org/About.htm ^{[bare URL]}
^ "The Deori Autonomous Council (Amendment) Bill, 2021" (PDF). PRS India.
^ http://dacassam.org/Accord.htm ^{[bare URL]}

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