Assam assembly election, Feb 1978
126 assembly constituencies in Assam, 64.78% turnout.
Seats
126
Candidates
938
22 women, 1 elected
Turnout
64.78%
51.7 lakh of 79.7 lakh
Leading party
JNP
53 of 126 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Assam
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JNPJanata Party | 53 | +53 | 117 | 14,23,204 | 27.55% | — |
| INCIndian National Congress | 26 | -69 | 126 | 12,20,189 | 23.62% | -29.57 |
| INDIndependent | 15 | +5 | 485 | 13,25,850 | 25.67% | -4.08 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 11 | +11 | 27 | 2,90,385 | 5.62% | +3.04 |
| INC(I)INC(I) | 8 | +8 | 115 | 4,53,523 | 8.78% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 5 | +2 | 35 | 2,11,384 | 4.09% | -1.55 |
| PTCPTC | 4 | +3 | 9 | 1,34,533 | 2.60% | +0.93 |
| RCIRCI | 4 | +4 | 10 | 72,445 | 1.40% | — |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22,685 | 0.44% | — |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4,839 | 0.09% | +0.03 |
| SUCSUC | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3,711 | 0.07% | — |
| IGLIGL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2,305 | 0.04% | — |
- JNP53 (42%)
- INC26 (21%)
- IND15 (12%)
- CPM11 (9%)
- INC(I)8 (6%)
- CPI5 (4%)
- Others8 (6%)
- JNP53
- INC26
- IND15
- CPM11
- INC(I)8
- CPI5
- Others8
- JNP53
- INC26
- IND15
- CPM11
- INC(I)8
- CPI5
- PTC4
- RCI4
Constituency performance
From the 126 results in Assam
Closest contest
DIGBOI
won by 67 (0.21%)
Biggest victory
DHING
won by 27,684 (64.28%)
Highest turnout
MANKACHAR
82.31%
Lowest turnout
DHOLAI
45.47%
Seat change
Against Assam's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1972), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained0 (0%)
- Changed hands0 (0%)
- New seat126 (100%)
0 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 0 changed hands. 126 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Assam, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- JNP
- INC
- IND
- CPM
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 126 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 126
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABHAYAPURI NORTH | INDPANI MEDHI | CPMMOHODAR CHANDRA PATHAK | 1,7794.31% | 73.0% |
| ABHAYAPURI SOUTH | JNPRABINDRA NATH CHOUDHURY | INCAYODHYA RAM DAS | 6,83816.46% | 67.6% |
| ALGAPUR | INC(I)NEPAL CHANDRA DAS | JNPNURUL HUDA LASKAR | 2,2987.24% | 50.5% |
| AMGURI | RCIKHAGEN BORBARUA | JNPMOHENDRTA HAZARIKA | 8592.56% | 57.2% |
| BADARPUR | CPMRAMENDRA DE | INCMOULANA ABDUL JALIL CHOUDHURY | 5571.35% | 60.7% |
| BAGHBAR | INCIBRAHIM ALI | INDA. RAHMAN | 5,33413.96% | 68.6% |
| BAITHALANGSO | INCDHANI RAM RONGPI | JNPROY ENGHEE | 2,1696.32% | 47.4% |
| BARAMA | INCBAIKUNTHA NATH DAS | PTCALIT BORO | 5971.62% | 62.9% |
| BARCHALLA | PTCKAMAL CHANDRA BASUMATARI | INDPRAFULLA GOSWAMI | 1,4863.44% | 71.2% |
| BARHAMPUR | JNPLAKESHWAR GOHAIN | INCDEBENDRA NATH BORA | 11,57428.05% | 61.0% |
| BARKHETRY | JNPSEIKH CHAND MAHAMMAD | INCRAMESH CHANDRA CHOUDHURY | 15,93535.80% | 63.0% |
| BARKHOLA | JNPA.F.GOLAM OSMANI | INDBEDOKE BEHARI DAS LASKAR | 1,8354.61% | 63.3% |
| BARPETA | INDA. LATIF | INCSURENDRA NATH DAS | 1,0162.09% | 66.5% |
| BATADROBA | RCIBANESWAR SAIKIA | CPITULARAM BHUYAN | 4,55110.10% | 66.8% |
| BEHALI | INCBISHNULAL UPADHAYA | JNPKAMAKHYA PRASAD TRIPATHI | 3,60511.59% | 65.0% |
| BHABANIPUR | JNPTARINI CHARAN DAS | INDPURNANDA KHERKATARY | 3,9299.72% | 69.4% |
| BIHPURIA | INDPREMADHAR BORA | INCDURGESWAR PATHAK | 5491.35% | 64.2% |
| BIJNI | INDPADMALOCHAN BORO | INCGOLAK CHANDRA PATGIRI | 4,0128.89% | 77.6% |
| BILASIPARA EAST | INCSURAT CHANDDRA SINHA | JNPJAHAN UDDIN AHMED | 7,33714.79% | 77.3% |
| BILASIPARA WEST | INDGAISUDDIN AHMED | INCSIRAJUDDIN AHMED | 3,4018.59% | 79.8% |
| BISWANATH | JNPKOSHESWAR BORA | INCSATYA NARAYAN RAM | 13,08735.99% | 72.9% |
| BOKAJAN | JNPBILTON G.MOMIN | INCCHATRASING TERON | 1,3295.60% | 52.2% |
| BOKAKHAT | INCCHATRA GOPAL KARMAKAR | JNPJITENDRA BARUA | 2,5427.09% | 66.0% |
| BOKO | JNPUMESH CHANDRA DAS | INCUPENDRA DAS | 8,96518.57% | 70.5% |
| BONGAIGAON | JNPMATHURA MOHAN SINHA | CPMGURU CHARAN SINGHA | 2460.78% | 69.0% |
| CHABUA | JNPJNAN GOGOI | INCUPENDRA NATH SANATAN | 3,94111.55% | 54.7% |
| CHAPAGURI | INDMANIK CHANDRA DAS | PTCKHOGENDRA NATH BORO | 2170.55% | 68.0% |
| CHAYGAON | INC(I)A. N. AKRAM HUSSAIN | JNPNARBADA CHOUDHURY | 1,9344.59% | 68.4% |
| CHENGA | INCDANES ALI AHMED | INDBIBEKANADA TALUKDAR | 6231.58% | 76.2% |
| DALGAON | INC(I)SYEDA ANWARA TAIMUR | JNPABDUL MAZID | 9,20621.23% | 68.4% |
| DERGAON | JNPRAMESH DAS | INCTULSI DAS | 7,05120.04% | 52.4% |
| DHAKUAKHANA | INCLAKHYA NATH DOLEY | INDJADU HAZARIKA | 5431.16% | 63.8% |
| DHARMAPUR | JNPRAMANI BARMAN | INCBHUMIDHAR BARMAN | 3,3638.55% | 61.3% |
| DHEKIAJULI | INCPRATAP KALITA | JNPINDRA KANTA BORA | 2,2095.50% | 72.2% |
| DHEMAJI | INDPURNA CHANDRA BORA | CPMUPENDRA NATH PANGING | 8041.45% | 64.6% |
| DHING | RCIMD. SAMSUL HUDA | INCABDUAL HUSSAIN MIR | 27,68464.28% | 62.1% |
| DHOLAI | INC(I)SISIR RANJAN DAS | JNPSUBITA DAS | 4,54213.02% | 45.5% |
| DHUBRI | INCMOHAMMAD UMARUDDIN | INDRAJENDRA MOHAN DUTTA | 8561.92% | 74.4% |
| DIBRUGARH | JNPKESHAB CHANDRA GOGOI | INCLAKSHI PRASAD DUTTA | 11,93031.36% | 63.9% |
| DIGBOI | INC(I)RAMESWAR DHANOWAR | JNPNIRANJAN BISWAS | 670.21% | 61.1% |
| DIPHU | JNPGANDHI RAM TIMUNG | INCSAI SAI TERANG | 6,97625.57% | 58.1% |
| DISPUR | JNPTARINI MOHAN BARUA | INCMOHENDRA MOHAN CHOUDHURY | 4,64212.39% | 64.6% |
| DOOM DOOMA | INCDILESWAR TANTI | JNPPURNA CHANDRA MAHATO | 4,20912.67% | 58.5% |
| DUDHNAI | JNPJAGAT CHANDRA PATGIRI | CPMTARUN KHAKHALARY | 1,6714.63% | 61.1% |
| DULIAJAN | JNPJOGEN HAZARIKA | INCINDESWAR KHOUND | 1,1183.20% | 56.2% |
| GAUHATI EAST | JNPAJOY KUMAR DUTTA | CPMNANDESWAR TALUKDAR | 2,4995.78% | 58.9% |
| GAUHATI WEST | JNPKIRAN CHANDRA BEZBARUA | CPMUDDHAB BARMAN | 5961.56% | 62.0% |
| GAURIPUR | JNPMOHAMMAD AZAD ALI | INCRAMESH CHANDRA ROY | 4,1028.90% | 77.7% |
| GOALPARA EAST | CPMBIRENDRA NATH CHOUDHURY | INDMOHMOD ALI | 2,1046.15% | 64.8% |
| GOALPARA WEST | INDNAZMUL HAQUE | JNPMIZANAUR RAHMAN MANDAL | 4961.33% | 64.8% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Assam alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Assam assembly election, Feb 1978?
Janata Party won 53 of 126 seats in Assam, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Assam assembly election, Feb 1978?
Turnout was 64.78% — 51.7 lakh of 79.7 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Assam have?
Assam has 126 assembly seats.
