Sivasagar district

Sivasagar, also spelled Sibsagar, is a district in the State of Assam in India. It was earlier known as Rangpur. The district derives its name from its headquarters town of the same name. It is located between 94°25' - 95°25' East Longitude and 21°45' - 27°15' North Latitude. The district is bounded in the east by Dibrugarh District, in the west by Jorhat District, in the north by Bramhaputra, and in the south by Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.

The districts covers an area of 2668 square kilometers. Population of the district as per census 2011 was 1151050. It comprises three sub-divisions – Sivasagar, Charaideo and Nazira. There are nine development blocks and 881 villages, out of which 12 are uninhabited.

Sivsagar, the historical city of Assam, is situated 363 km east of Guwahati and 55 km east of Jorhat, was the capital of the mighty Ahoms who ruled Assam for more than six hundred years before the advent of the British.

Politics

Vidhan Sabha constituencies after the delimitation order of 2023
95- Demow Vidhan Sabha Constituency - Demow Dev. Block, Demow Municipality Board, Sibasagar Dev. Block(Part)- Sibasagar Dev. Block excluding-Banmukh G.P., Chaolkara G.P., Desang-dhaiali G.P, Desnagmukh G.P, Panbecha G.P., Konwarpur G.P., Santipur G.P., Cherekapar GP., Hahchara GP.

96- Sibsagar Vidhan Sabha Constituency - Gaurisagar Dev. Block, Sibsagar Municipality Board, Amguri Dev. Block(Part)- Amguri Dev. Block excluding-Amguri G.P., Borahibari G.P. , Borbam G.P, Borchila G.P., Baruah ali GP, Namtidole G.P., Pengera G.P., Bhunyahat G.P (Part)- Changmai Konwer, Lalimchiga Chapari G.P (Part)- Uttar Gharphalia, Gharphalia Japisajia, Barua pukhuri Chah., Baruah Pukhuri Baghjan Grant, Lalimchiga Chapori, Sibasagar Dev. Block(Part)- Banmukh G.P., Chaolkara G.P., Desang-dhaiali G.P, Desnagmukh G.P, Konwarpur G.P., Panbecha G.P., Santipur G.P., Cherekapar GP., Hahchara GP., Nazira Dev. Block (Part)- Dulakakharia G.P.

97- Nazira Vidhan Sabha Constituency - Nazira Municipality Board, Amguri Municipality Board, Simaluguri Municipality Board, Nazira Dev. Block (Part)-Nazira Dev. Block excluding- Dulakakharia G.P., Amguri Dev. Block(Part)- Amguri G.P., Borahibari G.P. , Borbam G.P, Borchila G.P., Baruah ali GP, Namtidole G.P., Pengera G.P., Bhunyahat G.P (Part)- Changmai Konwer, Lalimchiga Chapari G.P (Part)- Uttar Gharphalia, Gharphalia Japisajia, Barua pukhuri Chah., Baruah Pukhuri Baghjan Grant, Lalimchiga Chapori.