Dima Hasao Autonomous Council

North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Chairperson
Chief Executive Member
Debolal Gorlosa, Bharatiya Janata Party
Structure
Seats30 Councillors (28 Elected + 2 Nominated)
Political groups
Government (25)
  •   BJP (25)[1]

Others (3)

Nominated (2)

Elections
28 plurality voting
2 nominated
Last election
8 January 2024
Next election
January 2029
Meeting place
Haflong, Assam
Website
nchac.in

The North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC), also known as known as the Dima Hasao Autonomous Council,[2] is an autonomous district council in the state of Assam in India.[3] It was constituted under the provisions of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India to administer the Dima Hasao district and to develop the hill people in the area. Its headquarters is in Haflong, Dima Hasao district.

The council has 30 members of whom 28 are elected by the first past the post system and 2 are nominated by the state government of Assam.[4] It is led by a Chief Executive Member, currently Debolal Gorlosa.[5]

  1. ^ a b "2024 Dima Hasao Autonomous Council election results". State Election Commission Assam. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
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  3. ^ "North Cachar Hills district, Dima Hasao, Informations about dima hasao, tourist places, hospitals in dima hasao". www.assaminfo.com. Archived from the original on February 23, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "161 candidates in fray for the NCHAC polls". April 26, 2013. Archived from the original on October 13, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2020 – via The Economic Times.
  5. ^ Singh, Bikash (October 11, 2019). "Inquiry ordered into Kopili hydropower project pipeline rapture". Archived from the original on July 31, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2020 – via The Economic Times.