# Bokajan Assembly constituency

Bokajan Assembly constituency is one of the 126 constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly in India. Bokajan forms a part of the Autonomous District Lok Sabha constituency. This seat is reserved for the Scheduled Tribes (ST).

## Town Details

Following are details on Bokajan Assembly constituency-
* Country: India.
* State: Assam.
* District: Karbi Anglong district .
* Lok Sabha Constituency: Tezpur Lok Sabha/Parliamentary constituency.
* Assembly Categorization: Town
* Literacy Level: 86.02%.
* Eligible Electors as per 2021 General Elections: 1,50,315 Eligible Electors. Male Electors:76,350 . Female Electors: 73,965 .
* Geographic Co-Ordinates:26°18'16.9"N 93°38'02.0"E.
* Total Area Covered: 2356 square kilometers.
* Area Includes: Bokajan thana in Diphu sub-division.. It shares an inter-state border with Karbi Anglong, of Karbi Anglong district of Assam.
* Inter State Border : Karbi Anglong.
* Number Of Polling Stations: Year 2011-149,Year 2016-175,Year 2021-17.

## Members of Legislative Assembly

Following is the list of past members representing Biswanath Assembly constituency in Assam Legislature.
* 1967: S. S. Terang, Indian National Congress.
* 1972: S. S. Terang, Indian National Congress.
* 1978: Bilton Momin, Janata Party.
* 1983: Rajen Timung, Indian National Congress.
* 1985: Rajen Timung, Indian National Congress.
* 1991: Mansing Rongpi, Autonomous State Demand Committee.
* 1996: Jagat Sing Engti, Autonomous State Demand Committee.
* 2001: Jagat Sing Engti, Autonomous State Demand Committee (United).
* 2006: Jagat Sing Engti, Autonomous State Demand Committee.
* 2011: Klengdoon Engti, Indian National Congress.
| Year | Member | Party | Party |
| 2016 | Numal Momin | | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2021 | Numal Momin | | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results
### 2021

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Bokajan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Numal Momin | 60,726 | 51.05 | +13.57 |
| | INC | Raton Engti | 42,841 | 36.02 | +2.96 |
| | Independent | Semson Teron | 6,630 | 5.57 | |
| | ASDC(U) | Rajendra Rongpi | 3,410 | 2.87 | N/A |
| | CPI(ML)L | Amlong Ingti | 1,572 | 1.32 | N/A |
| | NPP | Daniel Momin | 1,472 | 1.24 | −0.27 |
| | BTP | Sanjay Kemprai | 710 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 1,584 | 1.33 | −0.67 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,885 | 15.03 | +10.61 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,18,945 | | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | | | |
| | BJP hold | BJP hold | Swing | | |

### 2016

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Bokajan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BJP | Numal Momin | 40,170 | 37.48 | +32.15 |
| | INC | Klengdoon Engti | 35,426 | 33.06 | −20.95 |
| | Independent | Jagat Sing Engti | 25,388 | 23.69 | −13.30 |
| | NPP | Daniel Momin | 1,628 | 1.51 | N/A |
| | Independent | Sanjay Kemprai | 1,441 | 1.34 | N/A |
| | JCP | Bikha Tokbi | 959 | 0.89 | N/A |
| | NOTA | None of the above | 2,144 | 2.00 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,744 | 4.42 | −12.60 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,07,156 | 82.63 | +6.96 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,29,677 | | |
| | BJP gain from INC | BJP gain from INC | Swing | | |

### 2011

2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election: Bokajan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Klengdoon Engti | 53,332 | 54.01 |
| | Independent | Jagat Sing Engti | 36,524 | 36.99 |
| | BJP | Sandhya Rani Sangma | 5,259 | 5.33 |
| | AGP | Baburam Bey | 2,226 | 2.25 |
| | AITC | Chandra Sing Rongpi | 1,411 | 1.43 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 16,808 | 17.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 98,752 | 75.67 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,30,498 | |
| | INC gain from ASDC | INC gain from ASDC | Swing | |