Bodoland Territorial Council

Bodoland Territorial Council
Bodoland Territorial Council
Type
Type	Autonomous Council of the Bodoland Territorial Region
Term limits	5 years
Leadership
CEM	Hagrama Mohilary, BPF
Deputy CEM	Rihon Daimary, BPF
Leader of Opposition	Kampa Borgoyary, UPPL
Structure
Seats	46 (40 elected + 6 Nominated)
Political groups	Government (33) BPF (28); BJP (5); Opposition (7) UPPL (7); Nominated (6) NOM (6);
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	22 September 2025
Next election	2030
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 Hagrama Mohilary.

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]

History

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

Powers and competencies

Executive and legislative powers

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, Scheduled 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

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

BPF won a majority in the elections in the December 2025 council election^[7]

Party summary

Party		Contested	Won	+/-
	Bodoland People's Front	40	28	11
	United People's Party Liberal	40	7	5
	Bharatiya Janata Party	30	5	4
	Gana Suraksha Party	11	0	1
	Indian National Congress	40	0	1
	Nominated		6
Total			46

Current members

The latest elections were held on 22 September 2025, where the BPF won a majority of 28. The UPPL and BJP won 7 and 5 seats each. Below are the newly elected members of the BTC. The BJP announced its support to the BPF.

Chief Executive Member: Hagrama Mohilary
Ward No.	Ward Name	Reservation	Name of Councillor	Party		Remarks
1	Parbatjhora	ST	Moon Moon Brahma		Bodoland People's Front
2	Guma	None	Antaz Ali		Bodoland People's Front
3	Srirampur	None	Wilson Hansda		United People's Party Liberal
4	Jamduar	ST	William Narzary		Bodoland People's Front
5	Soraibil		Mritunjoy Narzary
6	Kachugaon		Rabiram Narzary
7	Fakiragram	None	Azamul Haque
8	Dotma	ST	Prakash Basumatary
9	Banargaon		Jubiraj Basumatary
10	Debargaon		Hagrama Mohilary
11	Baokhungri		Dhaneshwar Goyari
12	Salakati		Derhasat Basumatary
13	Chirang		Sukursing Muchahary
14	Chirang Duars		Khampa Borgoyari		United People's Party Liberal
15	Kajalgaon		Paniram Brahma		Bodoland People's Front
16	Nichima		James Basumatary
17	Sobhaijhar		Dhiraj Borgoyary
18	Manas Serfang		Dhananjay Basumatary		United People's Party Liberal
19	Thuribari	None	Khalilur Rahaman		Bodoland People's Front
20	Mathanguri	None	Begum Akhtara Ahmed
21	Salbari	ST	Diganta Goyary
22	Koklabari	ST	Mantu Boro		United People's Party Liberal
23	Dihira	None	Augustush Tigga		Bodoland People's Front
24	Mushalpur	ST	Rakesh Brahma		United People's Party Liberal
25	Baganpara		Rekharani Das Boro		Bharatiya Janata Party
26	Darrangajuli		Bijit Gwra Narzary
27	Nagrijuli	None	Bhajan Das
28	Goibari	ST	Pramod Boro		United People's Party Liberal
29	Suklai Serfang		Ganesh Kachary		Bodoland People's Front
30	Goreswar		Maheshwar Basumatary
31	Khwirwbari		Lwmsrao Daimary
32	Bhergaon		Daobaisa Boro		United People's Party Liberal
33	Nonwi Serfang	None	Paul Toppo		Bodoland People's Front
34	Khaling Duar	ST	Arjun Daimary		Bharatiya Janata Party
35	Mwdwibari	None	Diganta Baruah		Bharatiya Janata Party
36	Horisinga	ST	Tridip Daimari		Bodoland People's Front
37	Dwhwnsri		Fresh Mushahary
38	Bhairabkunda		Rihon Daimary
39	Pasnwi Serfang		Shyam Sundi
40	Rowta		Charan Boro

Executive Committee

S.No	Name	Constituency	Department	Party
1.	Hagrama Mohilary Chief	Debargaon	Public Works Panchayat & Rural Development Finance Sports & Youth Welfare Cultural Affairs any other departments not allotted to any other EMS	BPF
2.	Rihon Daimary Deputy Chief	Bhairabkunda	Agriculture	BPF
3.	Mritunjoy Narzary	Soraibil	Transport	BPF
4.	Moon Moon Brahma	Parbatjhora	Urban	BPF
5.	Rabiram Narzary	Kachugaon	Education	BPF
6.	Derhasat Basumatary	Salakati	Health & Family Welfare	BPF
7.	Prakash Basumatary	Dotma	Social Welfare	BPF
8.	Paniram Brahma	Kajalgaon	Forest & Wild Life	BPF
9.	Dhiraj Borgoyary	Sobhaijhar	Excise Soil Conservation	BPF
10.	Begum Akhtara Ahmed	Mathanguri	PHE	BPF
11.	Augustus Tigga	Dihira	Animal Husbandry & Veterinary	BPF
12.	Ganesh Kachary	Suklai Serfang	Irrigation	BPF
13.	Lwmsrao Daimary	Khwirwbari	Land Revenue & Disaster Management	BPF
14.	Fresh Mushahary	Dwhwnsri	Water Resource	BPF

References

^ Singh, Bikash (6 October 2025). "Hagrama Mohilary sworn in as chief executive member of Bodoland Territorial Council in Assam". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
^ Anand, Akriti (27 September 2025). "BTC Election Result 2025: All 40 seats held by NDA constituents, claims Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma". mint. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
^ "BTC Accord". 1 January 2018. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^ Bansal, Kritika (13 December 2020). "Assam BTC Election Results 2020: BPF, UPPL, BJP Fail to Cross Halfway Mark, Coalition Rule Likely". India.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b "THE BODOLAND AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL ACT, 1993 PDF" (PDF).
^ ^a ^b "SIXTH SCHEDULE [Articles 244(2) and 275(1)]" (PDF).
^ Ghosh, Nilavro (13 December 2020). "BPF seeks BJP's support in formation of Bodoland Territorial Council". Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.

[1] Singh, Bikash (6 October 2025). "Hagrama Mohilary sworn in as chief executive member of Bodoland Territorial Council in Assam". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 10 November 2025.

[2] Anand, Akriti (27 September 2025). "BTC Election Result 2025: All 40 seats held by NDA constituents, claims Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma". mint. Retrieved 28 September 2025.

[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. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.

[ucdpged.uu.se-5] "THE BODOLAND AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL ACT, 1993 PDF" (PDF).

[mea.gov.in-6] "SIXTH SCHEDULE [Articles 244(2) and 275(1)]" (PDF).

[7] Ghosh, Nilavro (13 December 2020). "BPF seeks BJP's support in formation of Bodoland Territorial Council". Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.

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