Bodoland Territorial Council

This article is about the council which controls the Bodoland Territorial Region. For the region and proposed state, see Bodoland.

Bodoland Territorial Council

Type
Type|

Autonomous Council

of the Bodoland Territorial Region

Term limits

| 5 years
Leadership

Chief

Pramod Boro[1]

Deputy Chief

Gobinda Basumatary

Speaker

Katiram Boro

Leader of Opposition

Ghanashyam Das, GSP

Structure
Seats| 46 (40+6)

Political groups

| Government (27)

* UPPL (15)
* BJP (11)

Opposition (14)

* BPF (13)
* GSP (1)[2]

Other (6)

* Appointed (6)

Elections

Voting system

| First past the post

Last election

| 7-10 December 2020

Next election

| 2025
Meeting place
Bodoland Secretariat,
Bodofa Nwgwr, Kokrajhar
Website
www.bodoland.gov.in

The Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) is an autonomous council for the Bodoland Territorial Region established under 6th Schedule of The Constitution of India according to the Memorandum of Settlement between Bodoland Liberation Tiger Force (BLTF) and Government of India and Government of Assam.

The BTC has 40 elected members and an additional six members that are appointed by the Governor of Assam. The area under the BTC jurisdiction is officially called the Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD). The region falls within the geographical map of the least developed region in India. The agro-based economy is the only source of livelihood of the people. Industrialisation and other employment opportunities are scant.

The Bodoland Territorial Council is headed by a Speaker and the executive committee is chaired by a Chief Executive Member, currently Pramod Boro.

The BTC consists of five contiguous districts -- Kokrajhar, Baksa, Udalguri, Chirang, Tamulpur -- carved out of seven existing districts -- Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Nalbari, Kamrup, Darrang and Sonitpur -- an area of 8970 km2 (11% of Assam land area i.e. 78,438  km2) comprising various protected tribal belts and blocks in Assam. Its establishment was under the Amended Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India.[3]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Powers and competencies
* 2.1 Executive and legislative powers
* 2.2 Revenue and taxation
* 3 Composition
* 3.1 Party summary
* 4 Members
* 4.1 Membership (2020-2025 session)
* 5 Executive Committee
* 6 See also
* 7 References

## History[edit]

The BTC was constituted in 2003 and the first elections were held in 2005.[4]

## Powers and competencies[edit]

### Executive and legislative powers[edit]

The executive and legislative powers of the Bodoland Territorial Council are derived from the provisions of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India and the 2003 and 2020 Bodoland Peace Agreements.

The powers and competencies of the council are as follows:[5][6]

* Cottage Industry
* Animal Husbandry and Veterinary
* Forestry & Wild life
* Climate Change
* Agriculture
* Public Works
* Silk Industry
* Soil Conservation
* Co-operatives
* Fisheries
* Handlooms and Textiles
* Health and Family Welfare
* Public Health Engineering
* Irrigation
* Social Welfare & Nutrition
* Flood control schemes
* Sports and Youth Welfare
* Weights and Measures
* Library Services
* Museums and Archaeology
* Urban Development and Town and Country Planning
* Tribal Research Institute
* Education
* Land and Land Revenue
* Public Relations
* Printing and Stationery
* Tourism
* Transport
* Urban Development
* Dairy Development
* Municipal Corporations
* Village administration
* Tribal Welfare
* Welfare of SCs, OBCs, Tea Tribes and Minority
* Markets and Fairs
* Lotteries, Theatres, Dramatic Performance and Cinemas
* Registration of Births and Deaths
* Food Processing
* Intoxicating liquors and opium and derivatives
* Renewable Energy
* Cultural Affairs
* Industry
* Legal Metrology
* Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
* Excise
* Horticulture
* Science and Technology
* Farmers Welfare
* AYUSH
* Social Justice & Empowerment
* Welfare of Tea Tribes
* Economic and Statistics
* Traditional Skill Development
* Food and Civil Supplies
* Consumer Affairs
* Welfare of Bodoland
* Labour and Employment including Industrial Training Institutes

### Revenue and taxation[edit]

The Bodoland Territorial Council to levy taxes, fees and tolls on; buildings and land, animals, vehicles, boats, entry of goods into the area, roads, ferries, bridges, sanitation, employment and income and general taxes for the maintenance of schools and roads.[6][5]

## Composition[edit]

No party has won an majority in the elections in the December 2020 council election with BPF emerging as the single largest party.[7] On 13 December 2020, the UPPL, BJP and GSP agreed to form the next executive.[8]

### Party summary[edit]

Party  | Contested  | Won  | +/-  | % of Votes

|
|
|
|

| Bodoland People's Front | 37  | 17 - 7 = 10  |  7  |
| United People's Party Liberal | 40  | 12 + 3 = 15  |  3  |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 26  | 9 + 5 = 14  |  3  |
| All India United Democratic Front | 7  | 0  |  4  |
| Indian National Congress | 13  | 1 - 1 = 0 (defected to BJP)[9] |  |
| Gana Suraksha Party | 35  | 1  |  1  |
| Asom Gana Parishad | 1  | 0  |  |
| Appointed  | n/a  | 6  |  |
Total | 46  |  |

## Members[edit]

Executive power is vested in an Executive Committee led by the Chief Executive Member.

However, between April 2020 and December 2020, all executive and legislative functions were exercised by a principal secretary acting on behalf of the Governor of Assam.[10] In April 2020, Siddharth Singh has been appointed as the Principal Secretary of Bodoland Territorial Council,[11] while Rajesh Prasad was posted as the administrator.[12][10]

### Membership (2020-2025 session)[edit]

S.No  | Constituency  | Elected Candidate's Name  | Party  | Margin  | Remarks

|
|
|
|
|

1\.  | Parbatjhora  | Moon Moon Brahma  |  | BPF | 7776  |
2\.  | Guma  | Rahindra Brahma  |  | BPF | 3789  |
3\.  | Srirampur  | Sajal Kumar Singha  |  | BJP | 7499  | Joined BJP in 2020
4\.  | Jamduar  | Reo Reoa Narzihary  |  | BJP | 5842  | Joined BJP in 2020
5\.  | Soraibil  | Mrityunjoy Narzary  |  | BPF | 3527  |
6\.  | Kachugaon  | Ukil Mushahary  |  | UPPL | 507  |
7\.  | Dotma  | Prakash Basumatary  |  | BPF | 1485  |
8\.  | Fakiragram  | Arup Kumar Dey  |  | BJP | 2088  |
9\.  | Banargaon  | Rajib Brahma  |  | BJP | 1975

join bjp

10\.  | Deborgaon  | Hagrama Mohilary |  | BPF | 1982  |
11\.  | Baukhungri  | Dhaneswar Goyary  |  | BPF | 3835  |
12\.  | Salakati  | Derhasat Basumatary  |  | BPF | 4912  |
13\.  | Chirang  | Saikong Basumatary  |  | BPF | 1339  | Joined UPPL in 2021
14\.  | Chirang Duars  | Ranjit Basumatary  |  | UPPL | 2143  |
15\.  | Kajalgaon  | Paniram Brahma  |  | BPF | 3996  |
16\.  | Nichima  | James Basumatary  |  | BPF | 2781  |
17\.  | Sobhaijhar  | Prabhat Basumatary  |  | UPPL | 2006  |
18\.  | Manas Serfang  | Dhananjay Basumatary  |  | BPF | 1240  | Joined UPPL in 2021
19\.  | Thuribari  | Abhiram Mahanayak  |  | BJP | 1859  |
20\.  | Mathanguri  | Gautam Das  |  | BJP | 5123  |
21\.  | Salbari  | Joy Muchahary  |  | BPF | 448  |
22\.  | Koklabari  | Pramod Boro |  | UPPL | 3734  |
23\.  | Dihira  | Ghanashyam Das  |  | GSP | 1519  |
24\.  | Musalpur  | Rakesh Brahma  |  | UPPL | 3641  |
25\.  | Baganpara  | Katiram Boro  |  | UPPL | 4029  |
26\.  | Darangajuli  | Bijit Gawra Narzary  |  | BJP | 4347  | Joined BJP in 2021
27\.  | Nagrijuli  | Dharma Narayan Das  |  | BJP | 644  |
28\.  | Goibari  | Pramod Boro |  | UPPL | 5789  |
29\.  | Suklai Serfang  | Ranendra Narzary  |  | BJP | 1674  |
30\.  | Goreswar  | Pabitra Kumar Boro  |  | UPPL | 1605  |
31\.  | Khwirwbari  | Bhabendra Boro  |  | BJP | 1119  |
32\.  | Bhergaon  | Daobaisa Boro  |  | UPPL | 6528  |
33\.  | Nonwi Serfang  | Sanjit Tanti  |  | BJP | 2008  |
34\.  | Khaling Duar  | Dilip Kumar Boro  |  | UPPL | 1150  |
35\.  | Mwdwibari  | Diganta Baruah  |  | BJP | 1539  |
36\.  | Horisinga  | Sonjoy Swargiary  |  | UPPL | 1334  |
37\.  | Dwhwnsri  | Fresh Muchahari  |  | BPF | 2736  |
38\.  | Bhairabkunda  | Gobinda Basumatary  |  | UPPL | 1082  |
39\.  | Pasnwi Serfang  | Dipak Mour  |  | BJP | 4471  |
40\.  | Rowta  | Dr. Nilut Swargiary  |  | UPPL | 6353  |

## Executive Committee[edit]

The leader of the UPPL, Pramod Boro, became the new Chief Executive Member of the Bodoland Territorial Council on 15 December 2020 with Gobinda Basumatary becoming the Deputy Chief Executive. Subsequently, a new twelve member executive committee was formed with eight members from the United People's Party Liberal, seven members from the Bharatiya Janata Party and one member from the Gana Suraksha Party.[13][14].But in mid 2021,GSP left NDA and started talks with TMC.[15]

S.No  | Name  | Constituency  | Department  | Party

|
|
|
|

1\.  | Pramod Boro
Chief | Koklabari  | ● PWD, Finance, Education, Renewable Energy.  | United People's Party Liberal |
2\.  | Gobinda Basumatary
Deputy Chief | Bhairabkunda  | ● P&RD, Soil conservation, Tribal Research Institute, Relief and Rehabilitation, and Excise  | United People's Party Liberal |
3\.  | Gautam Das | Mathanguri  | ● Social Welfare, Mental Health and Happiness, BTCLA Affairs, MSME  | Bharatiya Janata Party |
4\.  | Daobaisa Boro | Panery  | ● Sports & Youth Welfare, and Cultural Affairs, Sericulture, Promotion of Indigenous Sports  | United People's Party |
5\.  | Diganta Baruah | Mwdwibari  | ● Irrigation, Museum and Archaeology, and AYUSH  | Bharatiya Janata Party |
6\.  | Dr. Nilut Swargiary | Rowta  | ● PHE, Information & Public Relation, Library Services, and Indigenous Faith  | United People's Party Liberal |
7\.  | Ukil Basumatary | Kachugaon  | ● Water Resources, Food and Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Co-operation, Welfare of SCs  | United People's Party Liberal |
8\.  | Dharma Narayan Das | Nagrijuli  | ● Tourism, Social Justice & Empowerment, Border Area Development  | Bharatiya Janata Party |
9\.  | Ranjit Basumatary | Chirang Duars  | ● Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Land & Revenue, Minority Affairs  | United People's Party Liberal |
10\.  | Rakesh Brahma | Mushalpur  | ● Fishery, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary, Dairy Development  | United People's Party |
11\.  | Arup Kumar Dey | Fakiragram  | ● Health and Family Welfare, Registration of Birth & Death, and Welfare of OBCs  | Bharatiya Janata Party |
12\.  | Ranendra Narzary | Suklai Serfang  | ● Transport, Lotteries, Road Safety, Traditional Skill Development  | Bharatiya Janata Party |
13\.  | Sanjib Tanti | Nonwi Serfang  | ● Welfare of Tea Tribes, Labour & Employment, Economic and Statistics, Science & Technology  | Bharatiya Janata Party |
14\.  | Dhananjay Basumatary | Manas Serfang  | ● Handloom and Textiles, Food Processing  | United People's Party, Liberal |
15\.  | Wilson Hasda | Gov. Nominated Candidate  | ● Urban Development, SEED and IT  | United People's Party, Liberal |
16\.  | Reo Reoa Narjihary | Jamduar  | ● Industry, Legal Metrology, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship  | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## See also[edit]

* 2020 Bodoland Territorial Council election
* 2015 Bodoland Territorial Council election
* Bodo Kachari Welfare Autonomous Council
* Autonomous regions of India
* Bodoland

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Assam: Governor takes over Bodoland Territorial Council in absence of term end polls".
2. ^ "ASSAM MP NABA KUMAR NOT JOINING TMC, BUT OPEN TO AN ALLIANCE".
3. ^ "BTC Accord". 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
4. ^ Bansal, Kritika (13 December 2020). "Assam BTC Election Results 2020: BPF, UPPL, BJP Fail to Cross Halfway Mark, Coalition Rule Likely". India.com. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
5. ^ a b https://ucdpged.uu.se/peaceagreements/fulltext/India 19930220.pdf[bare URL PDF]
6. ^ a b https://www.mea.gov.in/Images/pdf1/S6.pdf[bare URL PDF]
7. ^ Ghosh, Nilavro (13 December 2020). "BPF seeks BJP's support in formation of Bodoland Territorial Council". Retrieved 13 December 2020.
8. ^ "Assam Guv accepts claim of UPPL-BJP-GSP for BTC executive".
9. ^ "Lone Cong winner in Bodoland Territorial Council announces joining BJP".
10. ^ a b Nath, Hemanta Kumar (27 April 2020). "Assam: Governor takes over Bodoland Territorial Council in absence of term end polls". India Today.
11. ^ "Siddhartha Singh takes over as Principal Secretary of BTC". South Asia Views. 29 April 2020.
12. ^ "Rajesh Prasad takes over as New Administrator of Bodoland Territorial Council". inSidene. 30 April 2020.
13. ^ "Six Executive Members of Bodoland Territorial Council take oath". Sentinel Assam. 2 February 2021.
14. ^ Singh, Bikash. "Pramod Boro takes oath as Bodoland Territorial Council chief". The Economic Times.
15. ^ "ASSAM MP NABA KUMAR NOT JOINING TMC, BUT OPEN TO AN ALLIANCE".

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