Bodoland Territorial Council
Bodoland Territorial Council | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Council | |
| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral |
Term limits | 5 years |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | Tridip Daimary |
Deputy Speaker | Nerswn Boro |
Chief | Hagrama Mohilary |
Deputy Chief | Kampa Borgoyary |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 40 (30 reserved for Scheduled Tribes, 5 for non-tribal communities, 5 open for all communities and 6 nominated by Governor of Assam from the unrepresented communities of the region) |
 | |
Political groups | Government (20)
Opposition (20)
|
| Elections | |
Voting system | First past the post |
Last election | 8 April 2015 |
Next election | 2020 |
| Meeting place | |
| Bodoland Secretariat, Bodofa Nwgwr, Kokrajhar | |
| Website | |
| http://www.bodoland.gov.in | |
The Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) is a territorial council in Assam state of India which has jurisdictions in the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts. It was established on 10 of February 2003. The BTC has 46 executive members each looking after a specific area of control called somisthi. The area under the BTC jurisdiction is officially called the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD). The region falls within the geographical map of 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. Bodoland Territorial Council is Headed by Shri Hagrama Mahilary as the Chief and Shri Kampa Borgoyari as its deputy Chief.
The BTAD consists of four contiguous districts — Kokrajhar, Baksa, Udalguri and Chirang — carved out of seven existing districts — Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Nalbari, Kamrup, Darrang and Sonitpur — an area of 8,822 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.[1]
Religion and Language
See also
- Autonomous regions of India
- Bodoland
References
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