Elections in Assam
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.
Legislative Assembly elections[]
The elections for the Assam Legislative Assembly held since 1952.[1]
Year | Election | Winning Party/Coalition | Chief Minister |
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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 | |
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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[]
- ^ "List of Chief Ministers of Assam". Assam Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ "1989 India General (9th Lok Sabha) Elections Results". www.elections.in. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
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