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Lakhimpur (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam state in north-eastern India. Assembly segments Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: Members of Parliament ^ by poll Election results General election 2019 2016 by-election A by-election was necessitated following the election of Sarbananda Sonowal as Chief Minister of Assam. 2014 result General election 2009 See also * Lakhimpur district * List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, is made up of Members of Parliament ( MPs). Each MP, represents a single geographic constituency. There are currently 543 constituencies while maximum seats will fill up to 550 (after ar ... References External linksLakhimpur lok sabha constituency election 2019 date and schedule {{coord, 26.5, 91.9, display=title Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam Lak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assam
Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur to the east; Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram and Bangladesh to the south; and West Bengal to the west via the Siliguri Corridor, a wide strip of land that connects the state to the rest of India. Assamese and Boro are the official languages of Assam, while Bengali is an additional official language in the Barak Valley. Assam is known for Assam tea and Assam silk. The state was the first site for oil drilling in Asia. Assam is home to the one-horned Indian rhinoceros, along with the wild water buffalo, pygmy hog, tiger and various species of Asiatic birds, and provides one of the last wild habitats for the Asian elephant. The Assamese economy is aided by wildlife tourism to Kaziranga National Park and Manas National Park, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dhemaji (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Dhemaji Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a north east state of India. Dhemaji is also part of Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency. It is a reserved seat for the Scheduled tribes (ST). Dhemaji Assembly constituency Following are details on Dhemaji Assembly constituency- *Country: India. * State: Assam. * District: Dhemaji district . * Lok Sabha Constituency: Lakhimpur Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency. * Assembly Categorisation: Rural constituency. * Literacy Level:69.07%. * Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 2,11,237 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:1,08,573. Female Electors:1,02,664. * Geographic Co-Ordinates: 27°27’31.0"N 94°23’25.1"E. * Total Area Covered: 1147 square kilometres. * Area Includes: : Dhakuakhana thana (excluding Gohain and Dhakuakhana mouzas) and Dhemaji mouza in Dhemaji thana in Dhemaji sub-division, of Dhemaji district of Assam. * Inter State Border :Dhemaji. * Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa. From the late 19th century, and especially after 1920, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, the Congress became the principal leader of the Indian independence movement. The Congress led India to independence from the United Kingdom, and significantly influenced other anti-colonial nationalist movements in the British Empire. Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, along with its main rival the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is a "big tent" party whose platform is generally considered to lie in the centre to of Indian politics. After Indian independence in 1947, Congress emerged as a catch-all and secular party, dominating Indian politics for the next 20 years. The party's first prime min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biswanarayan Shastri
Biswanarayan Shastri (1918–2002) was a renowned Indologist, Sanskrit scholar par excellence, multi-award winning author, committed educationist and a public servant. He was elected from Lakhimpur, Assam to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India as a member of the Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British E .... Early life and education Shastri was born on 11 August 1918, to Rupada Devi and Benikanta Goswami, in a Vainavaite Satra in the Narayanpur area of the present Lakhimpur district of Assam, a place very closely associated with the Kala-Samiti faith of New Vaisnavism. He lost his mother, Rupada Devi, at the age of four and was brought up by his paternal grandmother, whom he considered as his mother. His father, Benikanta G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Indian General Election
General elections were held in India between 17 and 21 February 1967 to elect 520 of the 523 members of the 4th Lok Sabha, an increase of 15 from the previous session of Lok Sabha. Elections to State Assemblies were also held simultaneously, the last general election to do so. The incumbent Indian National Congress government retained power, albeit with a significantly reduced majority. Indira Gandhi was resworn in as the Prime Minister on 4 March. Background By 1967, economic growth in India had slowed – the 1961–1966 Five-Year Plan gave a target of 6% annual growth, but the actual growth rate was 2%. Under Lal Bahadur Shastri, the government's popularity was boosted after India prevailed in the 1965 War with Pakistan, but the war, along with the previous 1962 War with China, put a strain on the economy. Internal divisions were emerging in the Indian National Congress while its two popular leaders Nehru and Shastri had both died. Indira Gandhi had succeeded Shastri as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolin Chetia
Assam Legislative Assembly, Bolin Chetia is an Indian politician of Bharatiya Janata Party from Assam who is serving as the member of the Assam Legislative Assembly representing Sadiya constituency since 2016 as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and from 2006 to 2016 as a member of the Indian National Congress . He belongs to the Buruk clan of the Chutia community and hails from Barekuri , Tinsukia. References Living people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Assam Assam MLAs 2006–2011 Assam MLAs 2011–2016 Assam MLAs 2016–2021 People from Tinsukia district Indian National Congress politicians Year of birth missing (living people) Assam MLAs 2021–2026 Indian National Congress politicians from Assam {{Assam-BJP-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadiya (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Sadiya Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a North-eastern state of India. Sadiya is also part of Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency. Members of Legislative Assembly * 1978: Bipin Hazarika, Communist Party of India (Marxist) * 1983: Lambheswar Sonowal, Indian National Congress * 1985: Jyotsna Sonowal, Independent * 1990: Debendra Nath Baruah, Indian National Congress * 1996: Jagadish Bhuyan, Asom Gana Parishad * 2001: Jagadish Bhuyan, Asom Gana Parishad * 2006: Bolin Chetia, Indian National Congress * 2011: Bolin Chetia, Indian National Congress * 2016: Bolin Chetia, Bharatiya Janata Party * 2021: Bolin Chetia , Bharatiya Janata Party Election results See also * Sadiya * Tinsukia district * List of constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Dispur, the capital of Assam, g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinsukia District
Tinsukia district () is one of the 34 administrative districts in the state of Assam, India. The district headquarters is located at Tinsukia city. The district occupies an area of 3790 km2. Towns *Digboi * Doomdooma *Jagun * Kakopathar * Lido Town *Makum *Margherita * Sadiya * Tinsukia History The area of the present district was an integral part of the Chutiya kingdom during the medieval period. After the defeat of the Chutias, the Ahoms placed ''Sadiya-khowa gohain'' to rule the region. Later, the Matak kingdom rose in its place after the Moamoria rebellion. The older name of Tinsukia city was ''Bengmara''. It was later made the capital of the Motok Kingdom when a member of the former Chutia royal family named Sarbananada Singha established his capital at Rangagarh situated in the bank of river Guijan. In 1791 AD, he transferred his capital to the city of Bengmara. Bengmara was built by King Sarbananda Singha with the help of his Minister, Gopinath Barbaruah (alias ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doom Dooma (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Doom Dooma Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam a north east state of India. Doom Dooma is also part of Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency. Dileswar Tanti is a MLA of Doom Dooma Constituency from 1978 to 2006. He won six times from the INC Party. In 1996 he was the Labour Minister of Assam. He is the General Secretary of Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha Assam. Doom Dooma Assembly constituency Following are details on Doom Dooma (Vidhan Sabha constituency) *Country: India. * State: Assam. * District: Tinsukia district. * Lok Sabha Constituency: Lakhimpur Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency. * Assembly Categorisation: Rural constituency. * Literacy Level:70.92%. * Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,20,375 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:61,085. Female Electors:59,290 . * Geographic Co-Ordinates: 27°34'02.6"N 95°36'02.9"E. * Total Area Covered:3188 square kilometres. * Area Includes: Doom Dooma and Hapjan (part) mouzas and the vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binod Hazarika
Binod Hazarika is an Indian politician and a Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Assam. He was elected in 2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election from Chabua. In protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 was passed by the Parliament of India on 11 December 2019. It amended the Citizenship Act, 1955 by providing a pathway to Indian citizenship for persecuted religious minorities from Afghanistan, Banglade ... in December 2019 a group of demonstrators set fire to his house. In May 2021 he was elected as MLA for Lahowal. References Living people Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Assam Assam MLAs 2016–2021 People from Lakhimpur district Year of birth missing (living people) Assam MLAs 2021–2026 {{Assam-BJP-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dibrugarh District
Dibrugarh (Pron:ˌdɪbru:ˈgor:) is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. The district headquarters are located within the city of Dibrugarh, which the district itself is named for. The district occupies an area of 3381 km². Etymology Dibrugarh derived its name from Dibarumukh (as a renowned encampment of Ahoms during the Ahom-Chutia war). Either the name “Dibru” evolved from Dibaru river or from the Bodo-Kachari word “Dibru” which means a “blister” and “Garh” meaning "fort". The Bodo-Kacharis add the prefix “Di-” (which means “water”) wherever there is small stream, a river, or a large river in a town or city. History The region was part of the Chutia Kingdom until the Ahoms occupied it in the year 1523 AD. The Chutia army under the generals Kasitora, Alangi Chetia and Borpatra fought against the Ahoms at Dibrumukh, but were defeated. After the Ahoms captured Sadiya in 1524 AD, bringing an end to the Chutia kingdom, the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chabua (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Chabua Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Chabua forms part of the Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency. Town Details Following are details on Chabua Assembly constituency- *Country: India. * State: Assam. * District: Dibrugarh district . * Lok Sabha Constituency: Lakhimpur Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.. * Assembly Categorisation: Rural constituency. * Literacy Level: 76.22%. * Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,65,742 Eligible Electors. Male Electors: 82,136 . Female Electors: 83,604. * Geographic Co-Ordinates: 27°37'06.2"N 95°21'31.0"E. * Total Area Covered: 212 square kilometres. * Area Includes: Chabua thana and Ghorbondi (part) mouza in Tinsukia thana (part) in Dibrugarh sub-division; and Rangagora, Ghorbondi (part) and Bogdung (part) mouzas in Tinsukia thana (part) in Tinsukia sub- division of Assam. * Inter State Border :Dibrugarh. * Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-188,Year 2016-18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
