Assam assembly election, May 2016
The 14th Assam legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
126
64 needed for a majority
Largest party
BJP
60 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
1,064
91 women, 8 elected
Turnout
84.64%
1.69 cr of 2 cr
The house
126 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- BJP60
- INC26
- AGP14
- AIUDF13
- BOPF12
- IND1
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Assam assembly election (2011)
BJP
+55
INC
-52
AIUDF
-5
AGP
+4
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 60 | +55 | 89 | 42.1% | 49,92,185 | 29.51% | +18.04 | 9 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 26 | -52 | 122 | 32.0% | 52,38,655 | 30.96% | -8.43 | 13 |
| AGPAsom Gana Parishad | 14 | +4 | 30 | 33.3% | 13,77,482 | 8.14% | -8.15 | 8 |
| AIUDFAll India United Democratic Front | 13 | -5 | 74 | 21.3% | 22,07,945 | 13.05% | +0.48 | 32 |
| BOPFBOPF | 12 | 0 | 13 | 39.1% | 6,66,057 | 3.94% | -2.20 | 0 |
| INDIndependent | 1 | -1 | 496 | 2.8% | 18,67,531 | 11.04% | +1.86 | 473 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3.4% | 93,508 | 0.55% | -0.58 | 18 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2.8% | 44,848 | 0.27% | -0.17 | 11 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2.1% | 37,243 | 0.22% | -0.30 | 15 |
| BGANPBGANP | 0 | — | 10 | 2.1% | 33,220 | 0.20% | — | 9 |
| AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 0 | -1 | 13 | 1.3% | 27,739 | 0.16% | -1.89 | 13 |
| SUCISUCI | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0.5% | 16,082 | 0.10% | -0.05 | 25 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2.0% | 15,909 | 0.09% | -0.09 | 7 |
| JNCPJNCP | 0 | — | 17 | 0.7% | 15,072 | 0.09% | — | 17 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.4% | 12,538 | 0.07% | +0.05 | 4 |
| LDPLDP | 0 | — | 14 | 0.6% | 11,888 | 0.07% | — | 14 |
| RPIARPIA | 0 | — | 17 | 0.4% | 10,874 | 0.06% | — | 17 |
| NPEPNational People's Party | 0 | — | 4 | 1.7% | 9,303 | 0.06% | — | 4 |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 0 | — | 9 | 0.6% | 8,187 | 0.05% | — | 9 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.4% | 7,602 | 0.04% | -0.05 | 15 |
| RAJPARAJPA | 0 | — | 11 | 0.3% | 5,071 | 0.03% | — | 11 |
| BVMBVM | 0 | — | 5 | 0.8% | 4,701 | 0.03% | — | 5 |
| TNRMPITNRMPI | 0 | — | 5 | 0.5% | 3,848 | 0.02% | — | 5 |
| RSSCRSSC | 0 | — | 7 | 0.4% | 3,663 | 0.02% | — | 7 |
| JMBPJMBP | 0 | — | 6 | 0.4% | 3,571 | 0.02% | — | 6 |
| BHARPBHARP | 0 | — | 5 | 0.4% | 3,546 | 0.02% | — | 5 |
| JDPJanta Darbar Party | 0 | — | 2 | 1.1% | 2,386 | 0.01% | — | 2 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | — | 3 | 0.4% | 1,760 | 0.01% | — | 3 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.4% | 1,690 | 0.01% | -0.04 | 3 |
| RCPIRRCPIR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.4% | 1,185 | 0.01% | 0.00 | 2 |
| JCPBJCPB | 0 | — | 1 | 0.8% | 1,022 | 0.01% | — | 1 |
| RPPRashtriya Power Party | 0 | — | 3 | 0.2% | 961 | 0.01% | — | 3 |
| AICPAICP | 0 | — | 2 | 0.4% | 960 | 0.01% | — | 2 |
| AIFBAIFB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.7% | 699 | 0.00% | -0.02 | 1 |
| FDLPFDLP | 0 | — | 1 | 0.4% | 607 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| ABHMABHM | 0 | — | 1 | 0.3% | 491 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
| IUMLIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | — | 1 | 0.2% | 250 | 0.00% | — | 1 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Assam at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.
Largest victories of May 2016
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAUHATI EAST | Assam | BJPSIDDHARTHA BHATTACHARYA | INCBOBBEETA SHARMA | 96,63759.44% |
| JALUKBARI | Assam | BJPHIMANTA BISWA SARMA | INCNIREN DEKA | 85,93555.62% |
| PATACHARKUCHI | Assam | AGPPABINDRA DEKA | INCSAILEN KALITA | 51,97649.69% |
| DISPUR | Assam | BJPATUL BORA | INCAKON BORA | 1,30,19746.69% |
| GAUHATI WEST | Assam | AGPRAMENDRA NARAYAN KALITA | INCDR. JURY SHARMA BORDOLOI | 89,91043.58% |
| PALASBARI | Assam | BJPPRANAB KALITA | INCNABAJYOTI TALUKDAR | 48,74240.14% |
| BOKAKHAT | Assam | AGPATUL BORA | INCARUN PHUKAN | 40,19338.11% |
| KALIABOR | Assam | AGPKESHAB MAHANTA | INCBINDU GANJU | 37,99036.39% |
| BAGHBAR | Assam | INCSHERMAN ALI AHMED | AIUDFSHEIKH ABDUL HAMID | 43,43334.10% |
| NALBARI | Assam | BJPASHOK SARMA | INCPRADYUT KUMAR BHUYAN | 53,04433.67% |
Closest results of May 2016
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARKHOLA | Assam | BJPKISHOR NATH | INDMISBAHUL ISLAM LASKAR | 420.04% |
| ABHAYAPURI SOUTH | Assam | AIUDFANANTA KUMAR MALO | INCCHANDAN KUMAR SARKAR | 1910.12% |
| KARIMGANJ NORTH | Assam | INCKAMALAKHYA DEY PURKAYASTHA | BJPMISSION RANJAN DAS | 4680.36% |
| SIBSAGAR | Assam | INCPRANAB KUMAR GOGOI | BJPSURABHI RAJKONWAR | 5420.48% |
| NAOBOICHA | Assam | AIUDFMAMUN IMDADUL HAQUE CHAWDHURY | BJPRAO GAJENDRA SINGH | 1,2330.76% |
| DOOM DOOMA | Assam | INCDURGA BHUMIJ | BJPDILIP MORAN | 7820.76% |
| CHAPAGURI | Assam | BOPFTHANESWAR BASUMATARY | INDSUJAN DAS | 1,4811.29% |
| DALGAON | Assam | INCILIAS ALI | AIUDFMAZIBUR RAHMAN | 2,3201.29% |
| SOOTEA | Assam | BJPPADMA HAZARIKA | INCPRANESWAR BASUMATARY | 1,8181.38% |
| BIJNI | Assam | BOPFKAMAL SHING NARZARY | BGANPAJAY KUMAR RAY | 1,6781.41% |
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Assam assembly election, May 2016?
Bharatiya Janata Party won 60 of 126 seats, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Assam assembly election, May 2016?
Turnout was 84.64% — 1.69 cr of 2 cr registered electors voted.
How many candidates contested the Assam assembly election, May 2016?
1,064 candidates contested 126 seats.
