Assam assembly election, Feb 1983
109 assembly constituencies in Assam, 29.99% turnout.
Seats
109
Candidates
471
3 women, 2 elected
Turnout
29.99%
22.7 lakh of 75.8 lakh
Leading party
INC
91 of 109 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Assam
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 91 | +65 | 109 | 11,94,657 | 52.53% | +28.91 |
| INDIndependent | 10 | -5 | 258 | 6,59,995 | 29.02% | +3.35 |
| PTCPTC | 3 | -1 | 21 | 1,06,084 | 4.66% | +2.06 |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 2 | +2 | 34 | 1,37,685 | 6.05% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 | -9 | 24 | 1,16,923 | 5.14% | -0.48 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 1 | -4 | 25 | 58,746 | 2.58% | -1.51 |
- INC91 (83%)
- IND10 (9%)
- PTC3 (3%)
- ICS2 (2%)
- CPM2 (2%)
- CPI1 (1%)
- INC91
- IND10
- PTC3
- ICS2
- CPM2
- CPI1
- INC91
- IND10
- PTC3
- ICS2
- CPM2
- CPI1
Constituency performance
From the 109 results in Assam
Closest contest
NALBARI
won by 16 (0.71%)
Biggest victory
PATACHARKUCHI
won by 0 (—)
Highest turnout
MANKACHAR
75.50%
Lowest turnout
PATACHARKUCHI
0.00%
Seat change
Against Assam's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1978), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained26 (24%)
- Changed hands83 (76%)
26 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 83 changed hands.
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
- INC
- IND
- PTC
- ICS
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 109 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–100 of 109
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JALESWAR | ICSAFZALUR RAHMAN | INCSAMSUL HAQUE | 5921.56% | 63.6% |
| JALUKBARI | INCSHAH JALAL ALI | CPMKAMAL DAS | 2,01535.77% | 8.4% |
| JAMUNAMUKH | INCMD. FARMAN ALI | ICSABDUR RAHMAN | 19,72553.51% | 48.0% |
| JANIA | INDABDUS SOBHAN | INCFAIZULLA | 6,05716.15% | 65.7% |
| JONAI | INCPUSPADHAR PEGU | PTCUMAKANTA MORANG | 1,50522.30% | 9.3% |
| JORHAT | INCDINANATH RAJKHOWA | CPMSURENDRANATH HAZARIKA | 81066.01% | 1.7% |
| KALIABOR | INCBALORAM NAG | INDPRAFULLA CHANDRA BARMAN | 6,79273.58% | 15.6% |
| KAMALPUR | CPIMATHURA DEKA | INCBENUDHAR KALITA | 26620.45% | 1.9% |
| KARIMGANJ NORTH | INCKETAKI PRASAD DUTTA | CPMNISHITH RANJAN DAS | 10,09419.59% | 51.4% |
| KARIMGANJ SOUTH | INCABDUL MUQTADIR CHOUDHURY | INDABDUL KHALIQUE TALUKDAR | 4,4069.00% | 56.0% |
| KATIGORA | INCNEPAL CHANDRA DAS | INDABDUL HAMID MAJUMDAR | 3,7196.83% | 66.0% |
| KATLICHERRA | INDTAJAMUL ALI LASKAR | INCJOYNATH ROY | 4,7009.11% | 67.8% |
| KHUMTAI | INCJIBA KANTA GOGOI | CPILAKHESWAR BORAH | 88189.26% | 1.5% |
| KOKRAJHAR EAST | INCDAMBARUDHAR BRAHMA | PTCSAMAR BRAHMA CHOUDHURY | 9272.31% | 64.1% |
| KOKRAJHAR WEST | INCRANENDRA NARAYAN BASUMATARY | PTCTHANESWAR NARZARY | 15,22233.72% | 70.6% |
| LAHOWAL | INCDIPOK MOORMOO | CPISITARAM RAJPUT | 7,13267.02% | 18.1% |
| LAKHIMPUR | INCLEKHAN LAHAN | CPISULA BORA | 2,38479.39% | 4.8% |
| LAKHIPUR | INDDINESH PRASAD GOALA | INDRAKESH CHANDRA PAUL | 1,0411.99% | 62.1% |
| LUMDING | INCDEBESH CHAKRABORTY | CPMBIRESH MISRA | 5,58018.62% | 38.5% |
| MAHMARA | INCNARAD KAMAR | INDSONARAM KURMI | 3,98869.27% | 8.5% |
| MAJBAT | INCSILVIUS CONDPAN | PTCSAILEN BRAHMA | 2,24511.02% | 37.7% |
| MANGALDOI | INCKARTIK SARKAR | IND— | 0— | 0.0% |
| MANKACHAR | INCZAHIRUL ISLAM | INDAMINUL ISLAM | 8,22116.83% | 75.5% |
| MARGHERITA | INCKUL BAHADUR CHETRI | INDBHOLANATH SUR | 9,06252.09% | 24.5% |
| MARIANI | INCSIBA BURA GOHAIN | ICSGAJEN TANTI | 2,45032.86% | 12.8% |
| MARIGAON | INDMD. HUSSAIN | INCKALIRAM DEKARAJA | 24819.21% | 1.6% |
| MORAN | INCJOY CHANDRA NAGBONSHI | INDBANSHI BARHAI | 5,33575.23% | 12.0% |
| NALBARI | INDCHANDRADHAR KALITA | PTCBALEN BORO | 160.71% | 2.8% |
| NAOBOICHA | INCAFAZUDDIN AHMED | INDOPAL HAZARIKA | 3,28579.83% | 5.3% |
| NAZIRA | INCHITESWAR SAIKIA | CPIDRUPAD BORGOBAIN | 6,54550.10% | 20.7% |
| NOWGONG | INCMUKUT SHARMA | CPMBHUPEN BARBARA | 7,68489.12% | 10.1% |
| PALASBARI | INCMOHAN BASUMATARI | IND— | 0— | 0.0% |
| PANERY | INCMRIDULA SAHARIA | PTCRANJIT KUMAR BORO | 1,90014.59% | 24.2% |
| PATACHARKUCHI | INCRABI RAM DAS | IND— | 0— | 0.0% |
| PATHARKANDI | INDMIAN UDDDIN | CPIMRINAL KANTI DASGUPTA | 1,5322.78% | 68.6% |
| RAHA | INCLAKHI PRASAD HAZARIKA | ICSJAGADISH DAS | 9,12991.46% | 10.7% |
| RANGAPARA | INCGOLOK RAJBANSHI | CPMDHANIRAM KHOSLA | 6,36731.42% | 35.9% |
| RANGIYA | CPMPURNA BORO | PTCGOLAP CHANDRA BASUMATARI | 2,67431.43% | 12.2% |
| RATABARI | INCSUBAL CHANDRA DAS | CPMKAMDEB DAS | 2,9236.67% | 52.3% |
| RUPOHIHAT | INCMOHAMMAD IDRIS | INDA. JALIL | 23,59062.86% | 50.1% |
| SADIYA | INCLAMBHESWAR SONOWAL | CPMGONESH BORUAH | 1,67143.13% | 5.8% |
| SALMARA SOUTH | INCMD. BAZLUL BASIT | INDDEWAN JOYNAL ABEDIN | 13,20227.45% | 70.4% |
| SAMAGURI | ICSNURUL HUSSAIN | INCDEBEN BORA | 4,55017.37% | 39.8% |
| SARUKHETRI | INCAMIR HAMCHA TALUKDAR | INDSIRAJUL HAQUE | 2,87411.65% | 32.7% |
| SARUPATHAR | INCABDUL MATLIB | ICSEMILE MALLAR | 1,56563.90% | 2.8% |
| SIBSAGAR | INCDEVANANDA KONWER | CPIPROMOD GOGOI | 49047.39% | 1.4% |
| SIDLI | INCLUIS ISLARI | INDSUBHAS BASUMATARY | 6,06813.52% | 58.2% |
| SILCHAR | INCJAGADISH CHANDRA CHOUDHURY | INDA. K. NURUL HAQUE | 15,15627.27% | 60.3% |
| SONAI | INCNURUL HAQUE CHOUDHURY | ICSSUBHANKAR SINGHA | 17,29527.70% | 74.4% |
| SONARI | INCSATYA TATI | INDGOPAL CHANDRA BAGH | 3,69448.57% | 10.1% |
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 1983?
Indian National Congress won 91 of 109 seats in Assam, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Assam assembly election, Feb 1983?
Turnout was 29.99% — 22.7 lakh of 75.8 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Assam have?
Assam has 109 assembly seats.
