The 2020 Bodoland Territorial Council election was held between 7 and 10 December 2020 to elect members to the Bodoland Territorial Council, the autonomous district council for the Bodoland Territorial Region in India. All 40 elected seats in the council were up for election.
Background On the previous council, the BPF and BJP were in an asymmetrical alliance, with the BPF as the major partner. The BJP on the other hand was in power at the state and center.
Scheduled date and postponement
The elections were due to be held on 4 April 2020, but were postponed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
The term of the current council was due to expire on 27 April 2020. There were two possible options for the council after that date, those being the term of the current council being extended by up to six months, or the Bodoland Territorial Region being placed under President's rule by the Governor of Assam. On 27 April 2020, it was announced that Bodoland would come under Governor's rule until a new council is elected.
Election schedule
Elections to 40 seats in Bodoland Territorial council were held in two phases. Phase 1 (7 Dec 2020) 21 seats in Udalguri and Baksa districts. Phase 2 (10 Dec 2020) 19 seats in Chirang and Kokrajhar districts.
Election results were announced on 12 December 2020.
Voting
During phase 1, Assam State election Commission puts voting percentage at 77%.
Exit Polls Polling firm/Link/Portal Date BPF UPPL BJP INC Others Lok-Poll11 December 202010 - 1212 - 148 - 103 - 50 - 4
Results No party has won a majority in the elections, but the BPF has emerged as the single largest party.
Party summary Party Contested Won +/-Bodoland People's Front37173United People's Party Liberal401212Bharatiya Janata Party2698Indian National Congress1311Gana Suraksha Party3511All India United Democratic Front704Asom Gana Parishad10Independents015Total40
Winning candidates S.NoConstituency Elected Candidate's NameParty Margin1.ParbatjhoraMoon Moon BrahmaBPF77762.GumaRahindra BrahmaBPF37893.SrirampurSajal Kumar SinghaINC74994.JamduarReo Reoa NarziharyBPF58425.SoraibilMrityunjoy NarzaryBPF35276.KachugaonUkil MushaharyUPPL5077.DotmaPrakash BasumataryBPF14858.FakiragramArup Kumar DeyBJP20889.BanargaonRajib BrahmaBPF485710.DeborgaonHagrama MohilaryBPF198211.BaukhungriDhaneswar GoyaryBPF383512.SalakatiDerhasat BasumataryBPF491213.ChirangSaikong BasumataryBPF133914.Chirang DuarsRanjit BasumataryUPPL214315.KajalgaonPaniram BrahmaBPF399616.NichimaJames BasumataryBPF278117.SobhaijharPrabhat BasumataryBPF200618.Manas SerfangDhananjay BasumataryBPF124019.ThuribariAbhiram MahanayakBJP185920.MathanguriGautam DasBJP512321.SalbariJoy MuchaharyBPF44822.KoklabariPramod BoroUPPL373423.DihiraGhanashyam DasGSP151924.MusalpurRakesh BrahmaUPPL364125.BaganparaKatiram BoroUPPL402926.DarangajuliBijit Gawra NarzaryBPF434727.NagrijuliDharma Narayan DasBJP 64428.GoibariPramod BoroUPPL578929.Suklai SerfangRanendra NarzaryBJP167430.GoreswarPabitra Kumar BoroUPPL160531.KhwirwbariBhabendra BoroBJP111932.BhergaonDaobaicha BoroUPPL652833.Nonwi SerfangSanjit TantiBJP200834.Khaling DuarDilip Kumar BoroUPPL115035.MwdwibariDiganta BaruahBJP153936.HorisingaSonjoy SwargiaryUPPL133437.DwhwnsriFresh MuchahariBPF273638.BhairabkundaGobinda BasumataryUPPL108239.Pasnwi SerfangDipak MourBJP447140.RowtaDr. Nilut SwargiaryUPPL6353
Post-election executive formation On the 13th of December, the BJP announced that it has agreed to support efforts by the UPPL to form an executive position. The leader of the UPPL, Pramod Boro, became the new Chief Executive Member of the Bodoland Territorial Council on the 15th of December.
See also 2020 elections in India
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