# Boko Assembly constituency

Boko Assembly constituency is one of the 126 assembly constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly. Boko forms part of the Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency. It is one of the SC reserved constituencies of Assam. Nandita Das of INC is the present MLA of the constituency.

## Town Details

Following are details on Boko Assembly constituency-
* Country: India.
* State: Assam.
* District: Kamrup district .
* Lok Sabha Constituency: Gauhati Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.
* Assembly Categorisation: Rural.
* Literacy Level: 72.81%.
* Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 2,36,661 Eligible Electors. Male Electors: 85,984 . Female Electors: 84,350 .
* Geographic Co-Ordinates: 25°57’41.8"N 91°08’25.1"E.
* Total Area Covered: 742 square kilometres.
* Area Includes:Boko thana (excluding Bongaon mouza) in Gauhati sub-division.
* Inter State Border :Kamrup.
* Number of Polling Stations: 238 (2011), 245 (2016), 48 (2021).

## Members of Legislative Assembly

Following is the list of past members representing Boko Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature.
* 1951: Radha Charan Choudhury, Socialist Party.
* 1957: Radha Charan Choudhury, Indian National Congress.
* 1962: Prabin Kumar Choudhury, Indian National Congress.
* 1967: Prabin Kumar Choudhury, Indian National Congress.
* 1972: Prabin Kumar Choudhury, Indian National Congress.
* 1978: Umesh Chandra Das, Janata Party.
* 1983: Upendra Das, Indian National Congress.
* 1985: Gopinath Das, Independent.
* 1991: Gopinath Das, Indian National Congress.
* 1996: Jyoti Prasad Das, Asom Gana Parishad.
* 2001: Gopinath Das, Indian National Congress.
* 2006: Jyoti Prasad Das, Asom Gana Parishad.
| Year | Member | Party |
| 2011 | Gopinath Das | All India United Democratic Front |
| 2016 | Nandita Das | Indian National Congress |
| 2021 | Nandita Das | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### 2021

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Boko :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Nandita Das | 120,613 | 58.82 |
| | AGP | Jyoti Prasad Das | 68,147 | 33.23 |
| | AITC | Gopinath Das | 12,571 | 6.13 |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 3,735 | 1.82 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 52,466 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,05,066 | {{{percentage}}} |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |

### 2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Boko :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Nandita Das | 69,986 | 39.69 | +8.74 |
| | AGP | Jyoti Prasad Das | 52,392 | 29.71 | +12.65 |
| | AIUDF | Gopinath Das | 42,338 | 24.01 | −14.51 |
| | Independent | Dr. Ghanashyam Das | 5,794 | 3.28 | N/A |
| | Independent | Anirban Das | 2,796 | 1.58 | N/A |
| | Independent | Nitish Ranjan Das | 1,148 | 0.65 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,851 | 1.04 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,594 | 9.98 | +2.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,76,305 | 89.05 | +5.78 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,97,963 | | |
| | INC gain from AIUDF | INC gain from AIUDF | Swing | | |

### 2011

2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Boko :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | AIUDF | Gopinath Das | 54,388 | 38.52 |
| | INC | Jayanta Das | 43,697 | 30.95 |
| | AGP | Jyoti Prasad Das | 24,086 | 17.06 |
| | BPF | Prabin Mandal | 13,318 | 9.43 |
| | BJP | Jiten Sarkar | 3,656 | 2.59 |
| | AITC | Niranjan Das | 2,050 | 1.45 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,691 | 7.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,41,195 | 83.27 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,69,554 | |
| | AIUDF gain from AGP | AIUDF gain from AGP | Swing | |