Nawgong Parliamentary Constituency 2014, Nawgong Lok sabha Constituency Details, Political News Nawgong, Assam Lok Sabha Elections 2014 News Updates, Assam Parliamentary Constituency details 2014,Nawgong MP Issues
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Nawgong Parliamentary Constituency 2014, Nawgong Lok sabha Constituency Details, Political News Nawgong, Assam Lok Sabha Elections 2014 News Updates, Assam Parliamentary Constituency details 2014,Nawgong MP Issues
About Nawgong:
Nowgong parliamentary constituency, presently referred to as Nagaon, is one of the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies that are representative of the north-eastern state of Assam in the Parliament. The Nawgong Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 10) consists of 1,411,331 number of electorates in totality, of these 726,396 are males and 684,935 are females as the Election commission of India 2009 data suggests. Situated in the Nagaon district in the central regions of Assam, this parliamentary constituency is part of the Municipal Board in the Nagaon city.
The Nowgong or Nagaon parliamentary constituency houses the famous Kalang River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra in north-eastern India. In its importance as an administrative and urban set-up, the Nowgong city as part of the Nowgong parliamentary constituency, ranks fifth not only in size, but also in commercial significance in the state, after the cities of Guwahati, Silchar, Dibrugarh and Jorhat.
Assembly Segments:
Nine assembly segments make up the Lok Sabha seat of Nowgong, out of which the segments of Raha and Jagiroad are reserved for candidates belonging to the scheduled caste community.
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Jagiroad (SC) |
Morigaon |
Laharighat |
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Raha (SC) |
Nagaon |
Barhampur |
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Jamunamukh |
Hojai |
Lumding |
About Nawgong:
The Nagaon city in Assam is well known across the country, for its exceptionally advanced literacy rates, which are unparalleled. Being one of Assam's most populated cities with a population of 1,47,231 people, the average literacy rate in Nagaon is 93.43% wherein male and female literacy rates are as high as 98.58% and 88.08% , respectively. The Nagaon district has a population of 28,26,006 as per 2011 Census data.
Present Political Scenario:
BJP has to reassure the arithmetic
A BJP seat, where sitting MP, Rajen Gohain has been re-nominated. Here AUDF had got almost 2 lakh 50k votes last time which had helped the BJP tremendously in defeating Congress. If a similar arithmetic unfolds this time, Then BJP may emerge victorious again.
A Look: Sitting MP
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Name of MP |
Rajen Gohain |
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Age |
63 |
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Nature of Membership |
Elected |
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Term |
18-May-09 to In office |
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Political Party |
Bharatiya Janata Party |
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Gender |
Male |
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Educational Qualification |
Graduate |
Performance in the 15th Lok Sabha
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Debates participated |
8 |
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Private member bills passed |
0 |
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Questions asked |
87 |
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Attendance |
54% |