Hojai

Hojai is a city and a municipal board in Hojai district in the Indian state of Assam. It was formerly a part of the Nagaon district. On 15 August 2015, Hojai was named a new district of the state.GeographyHojai is located at. It has an average elevation of 59 metres (193 feet).HistoryHojai was a part of Dimasa Kachari Kingdom in medieval times. According to Ahom Buranjee, Dimasa Kachari Kingdom stretches from Dikhu river to Kallong river. The Dimasa Kacharies living in Hojai are known as "Hojai- Kacharies" to others. "Hojai" is one of the clans (Sengphongs) of Dimasa tribe, probably The city "Hojai" got its name from this clan. It was made a subdivision on 15 August 1983 under Nagaon district and after 32 years on the same date it was declared a new district of the state.There are a number of small scale industries in Hojai, it is also known for its trade hub, there are also lots a of big markets with much of monopoly and competition prevailing as there is boom in all trades.Communities AssameseBengali HindusManipuri(Meitei)Hindi BhasiMiya(Bengali Muslim)KarbiDimasaBodoKhasiMisingTiwaKachari and some other communityAdministrationHojai is an MLA constituency it falls under Nagaon LS constituency. Formerly it was part of Jamunamukh LAC. Since its inception in 1967 it had seen 7 persons being elected as MLAs. The first being Jonab Rahimuddin Ahmed. following him are Idris Ali Fakir, Sadhan Ranjan Sarkar, Santi Ranjan Dasgupta and since 1991, Dr AK Dey has been consistently elected as an MLA, the lone defeat coming in 2006 to AIUDFs Dr. Aditya Langthasa who served as an MLA for a single term but again in 2011 he regained his seat for the fourth term. For the first time in 2016 assembly elections BJP has wrested this seat with the incumbent MLA being Shiladitya Dev.