Elections in Assam

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Elections in Assam are conducted since 1952 to elect the members of Assam Legislative Assembly and for the members of Lok Sabha. There are 126 assembly constituencies and 14 Lok Sabha constituencies. Next Assam Assembly Elections are due in 2026.

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Legislative Assembly elections[]

The elections for the Assam Legislative Assembly held since 1952.[1]

Year Election Winning Party/Coalition Chief Minister
1952 First Assembly Indian National Congress Bishnu Ram Medhi
1957 Second Assembly Indian National Congress B.P. Chaliha
1962 Third Assembly Indian National Congress B.P. Chaliha
1967 Fourth Assembly Indian National Congress B.P. Chaliha
Mahendra Mohan Choudhury
1972 Fifth Assembly Indian National Congress Sarat Chandra Sinha
1978 Sixth Assembly Janata Party
Indian National Congress 		Golap Borbora (JP)
Jogendra Nath Hazarika (JP)
Anowara Taimur (INC)
Kesab Chandra Gogoi (INC)
1983 Seventh Assembly Indian National Congress Hiteswar Saikia
1985 Eighth Assembly Asom Gana Parishad Prafulla Kumar Mahanta
1991 Ninth Assembly Indian National Congress Hiteswar Saikia
Bhumidhar Barman
1996 Tenth Assembly Asom Gana Parishad Prafulla Kumar Mahanta
2001 Eleventh Assembly Indian National Congress Tarun Gogoi
2006 Twelfth Assembly Indian National Congress Tarun Gogoi
2011 Thirteenth Assembly Indian National Congress Tarun Gogoi
2016 Fourteenth Assembly Bharatiya Janata Party Sarbananda Sonowal
2021 Fifteenth Assembly Bharatiya Janata Party Himanta Biswa Sarma

Lok Sabha Elections[]

Year Lok Sabha Election Party-wise Details
1951 Total: 10. INC: 9, SP:1
1957 Total: 12. INC: 9, PSP:2, Independent: 1
1962 Total: 12. INC: 9, PSP:2, HLC:1
1967 Total: 14. INC: 10, PSP:2, CPI: 1, AHL: 1
1971 Total: 14. INC: 13, AHL: 1
1977 Total: 14. INC: 10, Janata Party/BLD: 3, Independent: 1
1980 Total: 14. INC: 13, AHL: 1
1984 Total: 14. Independents: 8, INC: 4, ICS: 1, PTC: 1
1989 Elections not held due to security concerns[2]
1991 Total: 14. INC: 8, AGP: 1, BJP: 2, CPI(M): 1, ADC: 1, Independent: 1
1996 Total: 14. INC: 5, AGP: 5, BJP: 1, CPI(M): 1, ASDC: 1, Independent: 1
1998 Total: 14. INC: 10, BJP: 1, ASDC: 1, UMFA :1, Independent: 1
1999 Total: 14. INC: 10, BJP: 2, CPI(ML): 1, Independent: 1
2004 Fourteenth Lok Sabha Total: 14. INC: 9, AGP: 2, BJP: 2, Independent: 1
2009 Fifteenth Lok Sabha Total: 14. INC: 7, BJP: 4, AGP: 1, AIUDF: 1, BPF: 1
2014 Sixteenth Lok Sabha Total: 14. BJP: 7, INC: 3, AIUDF: 3, Independent: 1
2019 Seventeenth Lok Sabha Total: 14. BJP: 9, INC: 3, AIUDF: 1, Independent: 1

References[]

  1. ^ "List of Chief Ministers of Assam". Assam Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  2. ^ "1989 India General (9th Lok Sabha) Elections Results". www.elections.in. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
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