2015 Bodoland Territorial Council election

The 2015 Bodoland Territorial Council election was held on Wednesday, 8 April 2015 to elect the 3rd council of the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts. All 40 seats in the legislative assembly were set up for election. Bodoland People's Front won the election for the third consecutive term by winning 20 seats and 28.5 percentage of votes. BPF also lost 11 seats in contrast to last election in which they won 31 seats.

2015 Bodoland Territorial Council election

8 April 2015
All 40 seats in the Bodoland Territorial Council
Turnout	2,065,956 (78.18%)
Chief before election Hagrama Mohilary Bodoland People's Front Elected Chief Hagrama Mohilary Bodoland People's Front

Independent candidates won 15 seats, followed by AIUDF winning 4 seats and 1 by the BJP. The INC, which was ruling party of Assam could not able to win even a single seat.

Synopsis

The 2015 elections shows BPF facing stiff competition from various other political parties as contrast to their domination in the last two elections. This time the BJP and AIUDF too fielded their candidates in the elections. The BJP tried hard to gain the ground by conducting a high voltage campaign, but the party had to satisfy itself by winning only one seat out of 40 seats, while AIUDF won 4.

Most of the competition to BPF came from non-Bodo candidates, and the Peoples Coordination for Democratic Rights (PCDR). PCDR, formed by the All Bodoland Student Union (ABSU), Bodoland Peoples Progressive Front (BPPF)—in collaboration with the Pro-talk National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), contested the elections as an independent party. PCDR came out of the Bodo community, who claims it as a response to the widespread corruption by the BPF party, and its dictatorship in the governing process. The PCDR, which contested as an independent, had snatched seven seats from the BPF. While the ruling Indian National Congress in Assam could not win even a single seat.

Result

Party		Contested	Won	+/-	% of Votes
	Bodoland People's Front	40	20	11	28.5
	All India United Democratic Front	8	4	4	4
	Bharatiya Janata Party	40	1	1	13
	Asom Gana Parishad	6	0		0.50
	Indian National Congress	40	0	3	6
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	7	0		1
	Independents	191	15	9	47
Total				40

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Members of the Executive Committee (2015-2020 session)

The members of the Executive Committee up to 27 April 2020 were as follows:

	Executive Member	Portfolio
1.	Hagrama Mohilary Chief Executive Member	PWD. P & RD. WPT & BC. IBA.
2.	Kampa Borogoyary Deputy Chief Executive Member	Forest. Tourism. Education.
3.	Lwmsraw Daimary	PHE. Museum & Archaeology. Excise.
4.	Bonjar Daimary	Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs. Cinema. Cultural Affairs.
5.	Rajib Brahma	Irrigation. WPT & BC (Plan Fund).
6.	Mritunjay Narzary	Social Welfare. Information & Public Relations.
7.	Alindra Mushahary	Land Revenue. Disaster Management. Printing & Stationery. Market & Fairs.
8.	Ganesh Kochary	Health Services. Cottage Industry.
9.	Doneswar Goyary	Urban Development. Town & Country Planning. Sports & Youth Welfare.
10.	Ansumwi Khungur Boro	Agriculture. Weight & Measure.
11.	Deben Boro	Handloom & Textile. Sericulture.
12.	Shyam Sundi	Fishery. Animal Husbandry & Veterinary. Labour & Employment.
13.	Jagadish Sarkar	Soil Conservation. Transport. Cooperation.
14.	Maheswar Basumatary	Water Resources. Library Services.

See also

2015 elections in India

References

1. http://www.epw.in/journal/2015/31/reports-states-web-exclusives/bodoland-territorial-area-district-elections-2015.html