Autonomous District (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Autonomous District is a Lok Sabha constituency in Assam, a north eastern state of India. The constituency is constists of the autonomous district which is home to the Karbi people. The political situation in the area is often volatile, and different armed fractions operate in the area.
The constituency seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribes.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1977: Biren Singh Engti, Indian National Congress
- 1984: Biren Singh Engti, Indian National Congress
- 1991: Jayanta Rongpi, Autonomous State Demand Committee
- 1996: Jayanta Rongpi, Autonomous State Demand Committee
- 1998: Jayanta Rongpi, Autonomous State Demand Committee
- 1999: Jayanta Rongpi, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation
- 2004: Biren Singh Engti, Indian National Congress
[edit] Election results
| General Election, 2004: Autonomous District | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Congress | Biren Singh Engti | 125,937 | 31.38 | ||
| ASDC(U) | Elwin Teron | 101,808 | 25.36 | ||
| CPI(M-L) Liberation | Dr. Jayanta Rongpi | 74,399 | 18.54 | ||
| BJP | Ratan Teron | 57,584 | 14.35 | ||
| Independent | Sanmoni Temprai | 26,713 | 6.66 | ||
| Independent | Chember G. Momin | 8,003 | 1.99 | ||
| AGP | Sailendra Hasnu | 3,755 | 0.94 | ||
| Samata Party | Harsing Teron | 3,178 | 0.79 | ||
| Majority | 24,129 | ||||
| Turnout | 401,377 | 69.42 | |||
| Congress gain from CPI(M-L) Liberation | Swing | ||||
