Archive · 10 Jan 2026
Anger over delay in SKAC elections in Assam
People from the Sonowal Kachari community in Assam are very upset because the elections for their local council, called the Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council (SKAC), have been delayed.
The government hasn't given a reason for the delay, and the community feels this is unfair.
They held a protest to demand that the elections happen right away.
They say it's their right to vote and that the government is trying to stop them.
The council has 32 areas to vote in, and most of them are in Dibrugarh.
The community is warning that if the elections don't happen soon, they will protest even more.
The Sonowal Kachari community is angry about the delay in elections for the Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council (SKAC).
Protests were held in Dibrugarh, with demands for immediate election dates.
Community leaders accuse the BJP-led government of political motives behind the delay.
The SKAC has 32 constituencies, with 13 in Dibrugarh district.
A memorandum was submitted to the Chief Minister demanding the immediate conduct of elections.
- Who
- Sonowal Kachari community in Assam
- What
- Delay in elections to the Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council (SKAC)
- When
- January 10, 2024
- Where
- Dibrugarh, Assam, India
- Why
- No official explanation from the State government, allegations of political motives
- Community
- Sonowal Kachari
- Location
- Dibrugarh, Assam
- Number of Constituencies
- 32
- Established
- 2005
- Act
- Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council Act, 2005
- Headquarters
- Milan Nagar Officers’ Colony