2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election

The Assam Legislative Assembly Election of 2016 was held in two phases, on 4 and 11 April 2016, to elect members of the 126 constituencies in Assam, a state in North-eastern India.[1] The overall voter turnout was 84.72%, which set a new record for Assam.[2][3] The turnout was an increase from the 2011 Assembly election figure of 75%.[4]

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election
4–11 April 2016
All 126 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly
64 seats needed for a majority
Turnout84.72% (Increase8.68pp)
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Sarbananda Sonowal Tarun Gogoi Badruddin Ajmal
Party BJP INC AIUDF
Alliance NDA UPA Grand Alliance
Leader since 2016 1976 2005
Leader's seat Majuli Titabar Salmara South
(lost)
Last election 5 78 18
Seats won 86 26 13
Seat change Increase 81 Decrease 52 Decrease 5
Popular vote 7,035,724
(NDA)		 5,238,655
(INC)		 2,207,945
(AIUDF)
Percentage 41.9% 31.0% 13.0%
Results of the election
Chief Minister before election

Tarun Gogoi
INC

 Elected Chief Minister

Sarbananda Sonowal
BJP

The counting of votes and results declaration was completed on 19 May 2016. The election brought a change of power as the Indian National Congress (INC), which had formed the government under Tarun Gogoi since 2001, lost its majority to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP, lit "Indian People's Party") led by Sarbananda Sonowal.

Background

The prior Assam assembly ended on 5 June 2016.[5] The full bench of the Election Commission headed by Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi visited Assam on 21 December 2015.[6] Voter-verified paper audit trails were introduced in 10 constituencies (approximately 2400 polling booths) in Assam assembly polls.[7] These included the four assembly constituencies in Kamrup Metro district: Dispur, Jalukbari, Gauhati East and Gauhati West.[8] 250 polling stations were made model polling stations.[9]

Electoral process

An update to the National Register of Citizens of India (NRC) was to be completed by 1 January 2016, monitored by the Supreme Court of India.[10][11] By September 2015, the first phase was completed; over 66.90 lakh (6,690,000) households submitted forms linking themselves to either the NRC of 1951 or any of the electoral rolls prior to 24 March 1971. It was to be followed by verifying the applications.

The effort was intended to detect and deport the illegal migrants who came from neighbouring Bangladesh on or after 25 March 1971.[12] Since 1985, Foreigners' Tribunals have declared over 38,000 persons in Assam as illegal migrants. Nearly 1.5 lakh (150,000) names in Assam's electoral rolls carry the prefix "D" for "Doubtful" citizenship status.[13] The Supreme Court directed the Assam Government to complete the final NRC by 1 March 2016.[14][15] In May 2015, the historic India–Bangladesh land swap deal was signed, exchanging long-standing territorial enclaves and simplifying the border.[16]

According to the draft electoral rolls published in October 2015, the total number of voters in Assam stands at 1.92 crores (19.2  million). The Election Commission said that final electoral rolls would be published by 11 January 2016.

Religion data

According to the 2011 census, 61.5% were Hindus, 34.22% were Muslims.[17][18] Christian minorities (3.7%) are mostly among some of the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (SC/ST) population.[19] The Scheduled Tribe population (both ST(Plains) and ST(Hills) combined) in Assam is around 13% of which the Bodo people(an indigenous Assamese community) account for 40% and the Scheduled Caste population is about 7.4% of which the Kaibarta and Jal Keot(both indigenous Assamese communities) combined account for about 36%.[20]

Out of 32 districts of Assam, 11 are Muslim majority according to the 2011 census.[21] The districts are Dhubri, Goalpara, Barpeta, Morigaon, Nagaon, Hojai, Karimganj, South Salmara–Mankachar, Hailakandi, Darrang and Bongaigaon.[22][23][24] Bodos have a population share of 12% and the Kaibarta and Jal Keot have a total share of about 10% (all of which are a part of the indigenous Assamese community).[25] The share of the indigenous Assamese communities in Assam was about 47% in the 2001 census which has reduced to about 40-45% in 2016 as predicted by experts. Indigenous Assamese Muslims, also known as Khilonjia Muslims, include ethnic groups such as Goria and Moria, and are estimated to be around 40 lakhs in population out of a total 1 crore (4 million out of 10 million) Muslims in Assam.[26]

Campaign

In November 2015, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah held a party workers' rally in Dibrugarh in Upper Assam Division.[27] Union Minister and Lakhimpur MP Sarbananda Sonowal was made Assam BJP chief to head their election committee.[28] Sonowal found the situation of illegal immigration from Bangladesh "very alarming".[29] (Sonowal had led an effort to have the controversial Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunal) (IMDT) Act struck down by the Supreme court of India in December 2006, making deportations easier.)[30] Himanta Biswa Sarma, a state Congress heavyweight joined BJP.[31] BJP has aimed for 'Mission 84' in Assam.[32][33] BJP led in 69 assembly constituencies in the Lok Sabha elections 2014 by winning 7 Lok Sabha seats in Assam.[34] For the first time, the BJP had contested the Bodoland Territorial Council elections, and won a seat.[35]

In December 2015, Indian National Congress (INC) Vice-President Rahul Gandhi visited Assam where he accused Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS, lit "National Volunteer Organisation") workers of not letting him enter Barpeta Satra temple in Barpeta district.[36] RSS, widely regarded as the parent organisation of BJP, denied the charge. Gandhi announced that Tarun Gogoi would be the chief minister candidate of INC.[37] Demand was growing for giving scheduled tribe (ST) status to six communities – Tai Ahoms, Koch Rajbongshis, Moran, Motok, Sootea and 36 tea tribes (the descendants of tea garden workers settled by British in the state from Chotanagpur plateau in the mid-19th century).[38][39]

In November 2015, nine members of the legislative assembly left the INC and joined BJP.[40] Assam Governor PB Acharya made a controversial statement that Hindustan is only for Hindus.[41] Ex-United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) rebels announced that they would contest Assam polls.[42] On 26 December 2015, BJP's Assam unit launched its 'Assam Nirman' initiative, seeking public opinion to prepare a vision document for development in Assam.[43]

On 28 December 2015, Smriti Irani visited Barak Valley in Assam and accused the Tarun Gogoi government of not doing enough for women's safety.[44][45] Gogoi accused the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government of stalling tactics on granting citizenship to refugees from Bangladesh, claiming that they had been persecuted there.[46] Gogoi said external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj met with businessmen in Assam during her visit instead of talking about the problems and issues confronting the state.[47]

In January 2016, the Gogoi government announced rice prices at Rs 2 per kilogramme and to build all-religion bhawans.[48][49] The Assam INC President ruled-out any alliance with All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) or Asom Gana Parishad (AGP, lit "Assam Peoples Association") parties.[50][51] Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh visited Assam on 3 January 2016 and said the fencing along the Indo-Bangladesh border would be completed by December 2016.[52][53] A delegation of the All Assam Students Union (AASU) met Singh and visited the border areas. Rajnath Singh visited Dhubri district and expressed dissatisfaction with the fencing work there. He said that a feasibility study and two pilot projects were underway in the Dhubri sector of the riverine border.[54] Gogoi said that 97.32% of the border fencing work in Karimganj and Dhubri was complete and asked the Central Government to take up a pilot project involving technological solutions to plug the riverine border.[55][56]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally in Kokrajhar on 19 January 2016, after his visit to Sikkim on 18 January 2016.[57] Modi formally announced the alliance of Bodoland People's Front (BPF) with BJP in Assam.[58]

On 28 January, the BJP Parliamentary Board announced Sarbananda Sonowal as their Chief Ministerial candidate of Assam.[59] Union minister of state for commerce and industry Nirmala Sitharaman accused Gogoi of spreading misinformation on the suspension of the North East Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy (NEIIPP), 2007.[60] Ethnic groups of Assam sought ULFA pro-talks faction headed by founding general secretary Anup Chetia to help them receive ST designation.[61][62]

Modi arrived on 5 February to first attend the 85th conference of the Srimanta Sankaradeva Sangha at the erstwhile Ahom capital of Sivasagar. Then he addressed a rally at Moran.[63][64][65] Modi dedicated the Assam gas cracker project at Dibrugarh[66] and inaugurated the 2016 South Asian Games in Guwahati on 5 February.[67]

On 2 March, the BJP announced its alliance with AGP.[68] AGP was given 24 seats.[69] Gogoi announced a special package of Rs 3,000 cr (Rs 30 billion) for Barak Valley.[70] Gandhi visited Assam for two days, 4–5 March 2016, and addressed public meetings in Silchar and Nagaon.[71] On 6 March 2016, INC allied with Bodo-heartland-based United People's Party in a strategy to counter BJP's alliance with BPF.[72]

On 10 March, BJP declared candidates for the first phase of Assam elections.[73] Out of 126 Assembly constituencies, BJP contested 84 constituencies and left 42 to its four National Democratic Alliance (NDA) allies: AGP (24), BPF (16), Rabha Jatiya Aikya Manch (1) and Tiwa Jatiya Aikya Manch (1). BJP gave tickets to two ex-militants including Bhaskar Sarma (who was accused of secret killings). On 16 March 2016, Sarbananda Sonowal filed his nomination for the Majuli (ST) assembly seat.[74][75] Modi addressed a rally in Majuli on 23 March 2016.[76] INC released its first list of 65 candidates on 15 March 2016;[77] the second list of 57 candidates was announced on 21 March 2016.[78][79] INC contested 122 seats while its ally United People's Party contested the remaining 4 seats.[80] BJP's Himanta Biswa Sarma filed nomination papers from Jalukbari on 21 March 2016.[81] AIUDF contested around 76 seats while its allies in Assam – Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Janata Dal (United) (JD[U]) – contest 12 seats each.[82] AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal ran for South Salmara seat, while Gogoi ran for the Titabar seat against BJP MP Kamakhya Prasad Tasa.[83][84]

On 12 February 2016, the Election Commission of India announced that 10 assembly constituencies in Assam will have 2300 voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines attached along with electronic voting machines (EVMs).[85]

Schedule

The dates of the election were announced on 4 March 2016. (In previous elections, all 140 constituencies went to polls on the same day.)[86]

The polling was held in two phases, on 4 and 11 April 2016. The counting was scheduled for 19 May 2016 for both phases.[87]

Schedule of polling and results[87]
Phase 14 April 2016
Phase 211 April 2016
Counting of votes and result19 May 2016
Assembly constituencies of Assam having VVPAT facility with EVMs[87]
SilcharDhubriBongaigaon
Goalpara EastJalukbariDispur
Gauhati EastGuahati WestTezpur
Jorhat

Opinion polls
When conducted Ref Polling organisation/Agency Sample size
INC BJP+ AIUDF Other
April 2016 [88] India TV-C Voter NA 53
55
12
6
March 2016 [89] Nielsen NA 36
78
10
2
March 2016 [90] AVC NA 40
48-54
25
0
January 2016 [91][92][93] India TV-C-Voter NA 44
57
19
6

Exit polls
Agency INC+ BJP+ AIUDF Others Ref.[94]
News Nation 47-51 63-67 7-11 NA [95]
C Voter 41 57 18 10 [96]
Chanakya 27 90 9 NA [96]
ABP Nielsen 33 81 10 2 [96]
NDTV Poll of Polls 37 73 12 4 [96]

Voting

Voter turnout was 84.72%.[97] 87.03% polling was recorded in the second phase, the highest in Assam's history.[98][99] One person was killed by police in Assam.[100] 189 EVMs were replaced in the final phase due to technical issues.[101] A total of 1,064 candidates contested the elections – 122 from INC, 89 from BJP, 74 from AIUDF, 30 from AGP, 13 from the BPF, 15 from CPI, 19 from CPM, 205 others and 497 Independents. The total number of polling stations in Assam was 24,890, spread across 50 election districts.

Result

Parties and Coalitions Popular vote Seats
Vote  % +/- Contested Won +/-
Bharatiya Janata Party NDA 4,992,185 29.5 84 60 Increase55
Asom Gana Parishad 1,377,482 8.1 24 14 Increase4
Bodoland People's Front 666,057 3.9 16 12 Steady
Rabha Jatiya Aikya Manch 1 0 Steady
Tiwa Jatiya Aikya Manch 1 0 Steady
Indian National Congress UPA 5,238,655 30.9 122 26 Decrease52
United People's Party Liberal 4 0 Steady
All India United Democratic Front G.A 2,207,945 13.0 74 13 Decrease5
Janata Dal (United) 12,538 0.07 4 0 Steady
Communist Party of India (Marxist) Left 93,508 0.55 19 0 Steady
Communist Party of India 37,243 0.22 15 0 Steady
Independents 1,867,531 11.04 496 1 Decrease2
Total 16919364 100.0 126
Valid votes
Invalid votes
Votes cast / turnout
Abstentions
Registered voters

Results by Constituency
Results (from Election Commission of India)[102]
Assembly Constituency Winner Runner Up Margin
# Name Candidate Party Votes Candidate Party Votes
Karimganj District
1 Ratabari Kripanath Mallah Bharatiya Janata Party 59375 Akhil Ranjan Talukdar Indian National Congress 29449 24526
2 Patharkandi Krishnendu Paul Bharatiya Janata Party 46544 Debendra Kumar Sinha All India United Democratic Front 32726 9268
3 Karimganj North Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha Indian National Congress 45289 Mission Ranjan Das Bharatiya Janata Party 44821 468
4 Karimganj South Aziz Ahmed Khan All India United Democratic Front 58060 Siddeque Ahmed Indian National Congress 53644 4416
5 Badarpur Jamal Uddin Ahmed Indian National Congress 38266 Abdul Aziz All India United Democratic Front 36178 2088
Hailakandi District
6 Hailakandi Anwar Hussain Laskar All India United Democratic Front 41647 Soumyajit Dutta Choudhury Bharatiya Janata Party 39039 2608
7 Katlicherra Suzam Uddin Laskar All India United Democratic Front 50676 Gautam Roy Indian National Congress 35592 15084
8 Algapur Nizam Uddin Choudhury All India United Democratic Front 50531 Kaushik Rai Bharatiya Janata Party 32777 17754
Cachar District
9 Silchar Dilip Kumar Paul Bharatiya Janata Party 94787 Bithika Dev Indian National Congress 54867 39920
10 Sonai Aminul Haque Laskar Bharatiya Janata Party 44236 Anamul Haque Indian National Congress 36683 7553
11 Dholai Parimal Suklabaidya Bharatiya Janata Party 68694 Girindra Mallik Indian National Congress 41857 26837
12 Udharbond Mihir Kanti Shome Bharatiya Janata Party 54204 Ajit Singh Indian National Congress 45598 8606
13 Lakhipur Rajdeep Goala Indian National Congress 60135 Thoiba Singha Bharatiya Janata Party 35768 24367
14 Barkhola Kishor Nath Bharatiya Janata Party 36482 Misbahul Islam Laskar Independent 36440 48
15 Katigorah Amar Chand Jain Bharatiya Janata Party 59764 Khalil Uddin Mazumde All India United Democratic Front 50956 8808
Dima Hasao District
16 Haflong Bir Bhadra Hagjer Bharatiya Janata Party 52037 Nirmal Langthasa Indian National Congress 43731 8306
Karbi Anglong District
17 Bokajan Numal Momin Bharatiya Janata Party 40170 Klengdoon Engt Indian National Congress 35426 4744
18 Howraghat Joyram Engleng Bharatiya Janata Party 43378 Khorsing Engt Indian National Congress 36987 6391
19 Diphu Sum Ronghang Bharatiya Janata Party 64421 Bidya Sing Engleng Indian National Congress 36185 28236
West Karbi Anglong District
20 Baithalangso Mansing Rongpi Indian National Congress 62596 Arun Terang Bharatiya Janata Party 53077 9519
South Salmara District
21 Mankachar Dr. Motiur Rohman Mondal Indian National Congress 54181 Adv. Aminul Islam All India United Democratic Front 49868 4313
22 Salmara South Wazed Ali Choudhury Indian National Congress 80066 Badruddin Ajmal All India United Democratic Front 63343 16723
Dhubri District
23 Dhubri Najrul Hoque All India United Democratic Front 60933 Nazibul Umar Independent 36847 24086
24 Gauripur Nijanur Rahman All India United Democratic Front 73423 Banendra Kumar Mushahary Bodoland People's Front 53512 19911
25 Golakganj Ashwini Roy Sarkar Bharatiya Janata Party 76444 Abdus Sobahan Ali Sarkar Indian National Congress 68253 6391
26 Bilasipara West Hafiz Bashir Ahmed All India United Democratic Front 44407 Ali Akbar Miah Independent 33205 11202
27 Bilasipara East Ashok Kumar Singhi Bharatiya Janata Party 59206 Amrit Badsha Indian National Congress 54110 5096
Kokrajhar District
28 Gossaigaon Majendra Narzary Bodoland People's Front 45516 Ravi Sankar Kasireddy All India United Democratic Front 39476 6041
29 Kokrajhar West Rabiram Narzary Bodoland People's Front 64423 Dahit Chandra Brahma All India United Democratic Front 47083 17340
30 Kokrajhar East Pramila Rani Brahma Bodoland People's Front 76496 Pratibha Brahma Independent 36405 40091
Chirang District
31 Sidli Chandan Brahma Bodoland People's Front 66037 Rwngwra Nazary Independent 57049 8988
Bongaigaon District
32 Bongaigaon Phani Bhusan Choudhury Asom Gana Parishad 77292 Shankar Prasad Ray Indian National Congress 45972 31320
Chirang District
33 Bijni Kamal Singh Narzary Bodoland People's Front 29240 Ajay Kumar Ray Bharatiya Gana Parishad 27562 1678
Bongaigaon District
34 Abhayapuri North Abdul Hai Nagori Indian National Congress 48354 Bhupen Roy Bharatiya Janata Party 46211 2143
35 Abhayapuri South Ananta Kumar Malo All India United Democratic Front 51525 Chandan Kumar Sarkar Indian National Congress 51334 191
Goalpara District
36 Dudhnai Dipak Rabha Bharatiya Janata Party 79993 Sibcharan Basumatary Indian National Congress 51316 28667
37 Goalpara East Abdul Kalam Rasheed Alam Indian National Congress 57374 Gauranga Prasad Das Bharatiya Janata Party 54793 2581
38 Goalpara West Abdur Rasheed Mandal Indian National Congress 61007 Sheikh Shah Alam All India United Democratic Front 36668 24339
39 Jaleswar Sahab Uddin Ahmed All India United Democratic Front 56003 Aftab Uddin Mollah Independent 49341 6662
Barpeta District
40 Sorbhog Ranjit Kumar Das Bharatiya Janata Party 56454 Anurupa Hannan Indian National Congress 36928 19526
Bajali District
41 Bhabanipur Abul Kalam Azad All India United Democratic Front 28383 Phanihdar Talukdar Independent 25944 2439
42 Patacharkuchi Pabindra Deka Asom Gana Parishad 64558 Sailen Kalita Indian National Congress 12582 51976
Barpeta District
43 Barpeta Gunindra Nath Das Asom Gana Parishad 63563 A.Rahim Ahmed Indian National Congress 57753 5810
44 Jania Abdul Khaleque Indian National Congress 86930 Rafiqul Islam All India United Democratic Front 57194 29736
45 Baghbor Sherman Ali Ahmed Indian National Congress 73340 Sheikh Abdul Hamid All India United Democratic Front 29907 43433
46 Sarukhetri Jakir Hussain Sikdar Indian National Congress 70062 Chittaranjan Barman Asom Gana Parishad 45815 24247
47 Chenga Sukur Ali Ahmed Indian National Congress 51882 Monowara Khatun All India United Democratic Front 28525 23357
Kamrup District
48 Boko Nandita Das Indian National Congress 69986 Jyoti Prasad Das Asom Gana Parishad 52392 17594
49 Chaygaon Rekibuddin Ahmed Indian National Congress 72211 Kamala Kanta Kalita Asom Gana Parishad 64390 7821
50 Palasbari Pranab Kalita Bharatiya Janata Party 75210 Nabajyoti Talukdar Indian National Congress 26468 48742
Kamrup District
51 Jalukbari Himanta Biswa Sarma Bharatiya Janata Party 118390 Niren Deka Indian National Congress 32455 85935
52 Dispur Atul Bora Bharatiya Janata Party 198378 Akon Bora Indian National Congress 68181 130197
53 Gauhati East Siddhartha Bhattacharya Bharatiya Janata Party 127602 Bobbeeta Sharma Indian National Congress 30965 96637
54 Gauhati West Ramendra Narayan Kalita Asom Gana Parishad 132184 Jury Sharma Bordoloi Indian National Congress 42274 89910
Kamrup District
55 Hajo Suman Haripriya Bharatiya Janata Party 55096 Dulu Ahmed Indian National Congress 46188 8908
56 Kamalpur Satyabrat Kalita Asom Gana Parishad 78170 Pranjit Choudhury Indian National Congress 41261 36909
57 Rangia Bhabesh Kalita Bharatiya Janata Party 58353 Ghanashyam Kalita Indian National Congress 26286 32067
Baksa District
58 Tamulpur Emmanuel Mosahary Bodoland People's Front 63031 Rabindra Biswas Indian National Congress 43084 19947
Nalbari District
59 Nalbari Ashok Sarma Bharatiya Janata Party 99131 Pradyut Kumar Bhuyan Indian National Congress 46087 53044
60 Barkhetry Narayan Deka Bharatiya Janata Party 69223 Diganta Barman Indian National Congress 60610 8613
61 Dharmapur Chandra Mohan Patowary Bharatiya Janata Party 70503 Nilamani Sen Deka Indian National Congress 36560 33943
Baksa District
62 Barama Maneswar Brahma Bodoland People's Front 45289 Rekha Rani Das Boro Independent 35493 9796
63 Chapaguri Thaneswar Basumatary Bodoland People's Front 43250 Sujan Das Independent 41769 1481
Udalguri District
64 Panery Kamali Basumatari Bodoland People's Front 38668 Nanda Ram Baro Independent 22866 15802
Darrang District
65 Kalaigaon Maheswar Baro Bodoland People's Front 47206 Nathu Ram Boro All India United Democratic Front 29585 17621
66 Sipajhar Binanda Kumar Saikia Bharatiya Janata Party 65487 Zoii Nath Sarmah Indian National Congress 53312 12175
67 Mangaldoi Gurujyoti Das Bharatiya Janata Party 73423 Basanta Das Indian National Congress 51378 22045
68 Dalgaon Ilias Ali Indian National Congress 76607 Mazibur Rahman All India United Democratic Front 74287 2320
Udalguri District
69 Udalguri Rihon Daimary Bodoland People's Front 45037 Anjali Prabha Daimari Independent 20663 24374
70 Majbat Charan Boro Bodoland People's Front 48351 Teharu Gour All India United Democratic Front 22133 26218
Sonitpur District
71 Dhekiajuli Ashok Singhal Bharatiya Janata Party 71425 Habul Chakraborty Indian National Congress 36430 34995
72 Barchalla Ganesh Kumar Limbu Bharatiya Janata Party 53912 Tanka Bahadur Rai Indian National Congress 30230 23682
73 Tezpur Brindaban Goswami Asom Gana Parishad 71170 Hiranya Bhuyan Indian National Congress 36507 34663
74 Rangapara Pallab Lochan Das Bharatiya Janata Party 51597 Bhimananda Tanti Indian National Congress 28606 22991
75 Sootea Padma Hazarika Bharatiya Janata Party 60440 Praneswar Basumatary Indian National Congress 58622 1818
Biswanath District
76 Biswanath Promod Borthakur Bharatiya Janata Party 64225 Nurjamal Sarkar Indian National Congress 54105 10120
77 Behali Ranjit Dutta Bharatiya Janata Party 52152 Rupak Sarma Indian National Congress 28551 23601
Sonitpur District
78 Gohpur Utpal Borah Bharatiya Janata Party 85424 Monika Bora Indian National Congress 56489 28935
Morigaon District
79 Jagiroad Pijush Hazarika Bharatiya Janata Party 94550 Bibekananda Dalai Indian National Congress 66224 28326
80 Marigaon Rama Kanta Dewri Bharatiya Janata Party 80669 Jonjonali Baruah Indian National Congress 51046 26923
81 Laharighat Nazrul Islam Indian National Congress 57904 Siddique Ahmed All India United Democratic Front 52098 5806
Nagaon District
82 Raha Dimbeswar Das Bharatiya Janata Party 76941 Sashi Kanta Das Indian National Congress 43867 33074
83 Dhing Aminul Islam All India United Democratic Front 82786 Anwar Hussain Indian National Congress 58233 24553
84 Batadroba Angoorlata Deka Bharatiya Janata Party 46343 Gautam Bora Indian National Congress 40458 5885
85 Rupohihat Nurul Huda Indian National Congress 72627 Nurul Amin Chowdhury All India United Democratic Front 50783 21844
86 Nowgong Rupak Sarmah Bharatiya Janata Party 66706 Durlav Chamua Indian National Congress 53442 13264
87 Barhampur Prafulla Kumar Mahanta Asom Gana Parishad 65768 Suresh Bora Indian National Congress 60599 5169
88 Samaguri Rakibul Hussain Indian National Congress 66364 Jitu Goswami Bharatiya Janata Party 51849 14515
89 Kaliabor Keshab Mahanta Asom Gana Parishad 64759 Bindu Ganju Indian National Congress 26769 37990
Hojai District
90 Jamunamukh Abdur Rahim Ajmal All India United Democratic Front 65599 Rejaul Karim Chowdhury Independent 52195 13404
91 Hojai Shiladitya Dev Bharatiya Janata Party 105615 Dhaniram Thousen All India United Democratic Front 49756 55849
92 Lumding Sibu Misra Bharatiya Janata Party 72072 Netra Ranjan Mahanta Indian National Congress 41672 30400
Golaghat District
93 Bokakhat Atul Bora Asom Gana Parishad 62962 Arun Phukan Indian National Congress 22769 40193
94 Sarupathar Roselina Tirkey Indian National Congress 67150 Binod Gowalla Asom Gana Parishad 64223 2927
95 Golaghat Ajanta Neog Indian National Congress 73862 Bitupan Saikia Bharatiya Janata Party 68649 5213
96 Khumtai Mrinal Saikia Bharatiya Janata Party 57637 Bismita Gogoi Indian National Congress 40763 16874
97 Dergaon Bhabendra Nath Bharali Asom Gana Parishad 63079 Aroti Hazarika Kachari Indian National Congress 46807 16272
Jorhat District
98 Jorhat Hitendra Nath Goswami Bharatiya Janata Party 69209 Rana Goswami Indian National Congress 55571 13638
Majuli District
99 Majuli Sarbananda Sonowal Bharatiya Janata Party 49602 Rajib Lochan Pegu Indian National Congress 30679 18923
Jorhat District
100 Titabar Tarun Gogoi Indian National Congress 62025 Kamakhya Prasad Tasa Bharatiya Janata Party 44530 17495
101 Mariani Rupjyoti Kurmi Indian National Congress 36701 Alok Kumar Ghosh Nationalist Congress Party 34908 1793
102 Teok Renupoma Rajkhowa Asom Gana Parishad 40928 Pallabi Saikia Gogoi Indian National Congress 35879 5049
Sibsagar District
103 Amguri Prodip Hazarika Asom Gana Parishad 42010 Angkita Dutta Indian National Congress 40390 1620
104 Nazira Debabrata Saikia Indian National Congress 52869 Prohlad Gowala Bharatiya Janata Party 38014 14855
Charaideo District
105 Mahmara Jogen Mohan Bharatiya Janata Party 49036 Suruj Dehingia Indian National Congress 34711 14325
106 Sonari Topon Kumar Gogoi Bharatiya Janata Party 73327 Sarat Barkataky Indian National Congress 49210 24117
Sibsagar District
107 Thowra Kushal Dowari Bharatiya Janata Party 41560 Sushanta Borgohain Indian National Congress 40334 1226
108 Sibsagar Pranab Kumar Gogoi Indian National Congress 48584 Surabhi Rajkonwar Bharatiya Janata Party 48042 542
Lakhimpur District
109 Bihpuria Debananda Hazarika Bharatiya Janata Party 66563 Bhupen Kumar Borah Indian National Congress 40376 26187
110 Naoboicha Mamun Imdadul Haque Chawdhury All India United Democratic Front 56003 Rao Gajendra Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 54770 1233
111 Lakhimpur Utpal Dutta Asom Gana Parishad 45917 Joy Prakash Das Indian National Congress 41762 4155
112 Dhakuakhana Naba Kumar Doley Bharatiya Janata Party 81556 Bharat Chandra Narah Indian National Congress 57014 24542
Dhemaji District
113 Dhemaji Pradan Baruah Bharatiya Janata Party 69592 Sumitra Doley Patir Indian National Congress 50471 19121
114 Jonai Bhubon Pegu Independent 88441 Aswini Pait Bharatiya Janata Party 39148 49293
Dibrugarh District
115 Moran Chakradhar Gogoi Bharatiya Janata Party 54571 Paban Singh Ghatowar Indian National Congress 38340 16231
116 Dibrugarh Prasanta Phukan Bharatiya Janata Party 63985 Chandra Kanta Barua Indian National Congress 36611 27374
117 Lahowal Rituparna Baruah Bharatiya Janata Party 59013 Prithibi Majhi Indian National Congress 39414 19599
118 Duliajan Terash Gowalla Bharatiya Janata Party 58450 Dhruba Jyoti Gogoi Indian National Congress 41364 17086
119 Tingkhong Bimal Bora Bharatiya Janata Party 57072 Atuwa Munda Indian National Congress 38734 18338
120 Naharkatia Naren Sonowal Asom Gana Parishad 46051 Pranatee Phukan Indian National Congress 42520 3531
121 Chabua Binod Hazarika Bharatiya Janata Party 69351 Raju Sahu Indian National Congress 38597 30754
Tinsukia District
122 Tinsukia Sanjoy Kishan Bharatiya Janata Party 70937 Rajendra Prasad Singh Indian National Congress 35868 35069
123 Digboi Suren Phukan Bharatiya Janata Party 49167 Gautam Dhanowar Indian National Congress 34874 14293
124 Margherita Bhaskar Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 76365 Pradyut Bordoloi Indian National Congress 53621 22744
125 Doomdooma Durga Bhumij Indian National Congress 46938 Dilip Moran Bharatiya Janata Party 46156 782
126 Sadiya Bolin Chetia Bharatiya Janata Party 38845 Birinchi Neog Indian National Congress 32279 6566

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  NDA (68.26%)
  UPA (20.63%)
  AIUDF (10.32%)
  IND (0.79%)
  NDA (41.90%)
  UPA (31.00%)
  AIUDF (13.00%)
  CPM (0.55%)
  CPI (0.22%)
  Others (13.33%)

See also

References
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