Assam assembly election, Feb 1978
126 assembly constituencies in Assam, 64.78% turnout.
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
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
- JNP
- INC
- IND
- CPM
Assembly seat results
All 126 seats, alphabetical · showing 101–126 of 126
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RANGAPARA | INCGOLOK RAJBANSHI | CPMDHANI RAM KHOSLA | 5,79815.44% | 72.0% |
| RANGIYA | CPMPURNA BORO | INDGOLAP BASUMATARY | 1,5533.75% | 67.2% |
| RATABARI | JNPLILAMOY DAS | INDRAM DEB MALAH | 2,8917.22% | 52.7% |
| RUPOHIHAT | INCMOHAMMAD IDRIS | JNPKASEM ALI | 18,85143.86% | 67.9% |
| SADIYA | CPMBIPIN HAZARIKA | INDSANTANU DAS | 1,1022.91% | 63.8% |
| SALMARA SOUTH | INDDEWAN JOYNAL ABEDIN | JNPNASIRUDDIN | 10,92725.38% | 71.5% |
| SAMAGURI | JNPBHABENDRA KUMAR SAIKIA | INDHAFIZUDDIN AHMED | 3,72910.25% | 63.1% |
| SARUKHETRI | INDSIRAJUL HAQUE | INDBICHITRA COUDHURY | 8,13016.38% | 68.4% |
| SARUPATHAR | INCAKLIUS TIRKEY | JNPMOHANLALL JALLAN | 7861.87% | 61.8% |
| SIBSAGAR | CPIPROMODE GOGOI | JNPPRONOB KUMAR GOGOI | 1,5323.27% | 66.6% |
| SIDLI | PTCPANCHANAN BRAHMA | INCUTTAM BRAHMA | 4,6418.38% | 77.1% |
| SILCHAR | CPMNOORUL KUDA | JNPKABINDRA PURKAYASTHAN | 5,78112.64% | 60.6% |
| SIPAJHAR | JNPMADHAB RAJBANSHI | INDLOKESWAR NATH | 9,40824.47% | 61.7% |
| SONAI | JNPALTAF HOSSAIN MAZUMDAR | INCNURUL HAQUE CHOUDHURY | 1,4702.87% | 66.3% |
| SONARI | INC(I)SATYA TATI | JNPJANAKINATH HONDIQUE | 2070.54% | 56.5% |
| SOOTEA | JNPGOLOK KAKATI | INCNARAYAN BHUYAN | 4,07210.80% | 72.2% |
| SORBHOG | CPMHEMEN DAS | INCPRANITA TALUKDAR | 16,90733.92% | 71.6% |
| TAMULPUR | JNPPADAM BAHADUR CHOUHAN | INDMANESWAR BORO | 2860.68% | 70.2% |
| TEOK | JNPDEVANANDA BOARA | INCBIJOY KRISHNA HANDIQUE | 2,3456.05% | 61.0% |
| TEZPUR | JNPJIBAN BORA | INCSREEKANTA SARMAH | 9,06126.42% | 64.8% |
| THOWRA | CPIJOGEN GOGOI | INC(I)TANKESWAR DEHINGIA | 6,43519.18% | 61.4% |
| TINGKHONG | JNPBHADRESWAR GOGOI | INDBIJOY TANTI | 3,6118.74% | 62.7% |
| TINSUKIA | JNPGOLAP BORBORAH | INC(I)RAJENDRA NATH PHUKAN | 10,57728.68% | 58.1% |
| TITABAR | CPIGIRIDHAR THENGAL | INCJOY CHANDRA BORA | 2,4276.42% | 57.5% |
| UDALGURI | PTCBINOY KUMAR BASUMATARY | INCBAHADUR BASUMATARY | 2,9397.38% | 64.0% |
| UDHARBOND | JNPJAGANNATH SINGH | INC(I)ABDUL AZIS BARBHUIA | 1,2253.58% | 53.8% |
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.
