Assam assembly election, May 1991
126 assembly constituencies in Assam, 70.34% turnout.
Seats
126
Candidates
1,657
50 women, 5 elected
Turnout
70.34%
83.6 lakh of 1.19 cr
Leading party
INC
66 of 126 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Assam
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 66 | +41 | 125 | 24,55,302 | 29.35% | +6.12 |
| AGPAsom Gana Parishad | 19 | +19 | 121 | 14,99,911 | 17.93% | — |
| INDIndependent | 15 | -77 | 858 | 17,91,086 | 21.41% | -40.09 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 10 | +10 | 48 | 5,48,271 | 6.55% | +5.49 |
| NAGPNAGP | 5 | +5 | 85 | 4,56,209 | 5.45% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 4 | +4 | 37 | 2,06,541 | 2.47% | +1.26 |
| ADCADC | 4 | +4 | 8 | 1,33,280 | 1.59% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 | 0 | 29 | 3,21,926 | 3.85% | -0.63 |
| JDJanata Dal | 1 | +1 | 95 | 3,98,623 | 4.77% | — |
| ICSSCSICSSCS | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1,20,927 | 1.45% | — |
| URCURC | 0 | 0 | 55 | 1,09,578 | 1.31% | — |
| UMFUMF | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1,08,620 | 1.30% | — |
| PTCAPTCA | 0 | 0 | 15 | 88,496 | 1.06% | — |
| GGSGGS | 0 | 0 | 12 | 42,383 | 0.51% | — |
| JPJP | 0 | 0 | 31 | 26,477 | 0.32% | — |
| UPCAUPCA | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17,853 | 0.21% | — |
| AJDAJD | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9,744 | 0.12% | — |
| IPFIPF | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9,174 | 0.11% | — |
| SLPSamajwadi Lok Parishad | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6,683 | 0.08% | — |
| CPI(ML)CPI(ML) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4,167 | 0.05% | — |
| AJPAJP | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3,447 | 0.04% | — |
| RCPIRBRCPIRB | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2,292 | 0.03% | — |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,222 | 0.01% | — |
| RCPIRani Chennamma Party | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,052 | 0.01% | — |
| LKDLok Dal | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1,036 | 0.01% | -0.21 |
| DDPDDP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 336 | 0.00% | — |
| AMBAMB | 0 | 0 | 2 | 196 | 0.00% | — |
- INC66 (52%)
- AGP19 (15%)
- IND15 (12%)
- BJP10 (8%)
- NAGP5 (4%)
- CPI4 (3%)
- Others7 (6%)
- INC66
- AGP19
- IND15
- BJP10
- NAGP5
- CPI4
- Others7
- INC66
- AGP19
- IND15
- BJP10
- NAGP5
- CPI4
- ADC4
- CPM2
- Others1
Constituency performance
From the 126 results in Assam
Closest contest
NAHARKATIA
won by 56 (0.10%)
Biggest victory
KOKRAJHAR WEST
won by 0 (—)
Highest turnout
GOSSAIGAON
86.04%
Lowest turnout
KOKRAJHAR WEST
0.00%
Seat change
Against Assam's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1985), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained24 (19%)
- Changed hands102 (81%)
24 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 102 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
- AGP
- IND
- BJP
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 126 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–100 of 126
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOHPUR | INCKOSHESWAR BARUA | INDSOBHARAM GOYARI | 5,1086.24% | 70.4% |
| GOLAGHAT | INCNAGEN NEOG | JDSONESWAR BORA | 5,7658.22% | 67.5% |
| GOLAKGANJ | CPIALAUDDIN SARKAR | BJPJADABANANDA ADHIKARY | 3,2904.15% | 85.9% |
| GOSSAIGAON | INDTAJENDRA NARZARY | INCMITHIAS TUDU | 38,33945.67% | 86.0% |
| HAFLONG | INCGOBINDA CH. LANGTHASA | INDJATAN KUMAR THAOSEN | 12,86823.45% | 66.6% |
| HAILAKANDI | BJPCHITTENDRA NATH MAZUMDER | JDSAHABUDDIN CHODHURY | 13,01417.94% | 76.0% |
| HAJO | NAGPBADAN BARUAH | INCABDUL MAZID | 1,9902.81% | 75.8% |
| HOJAI | INCARDHENDU KUMAR DEY | BJPSIKHA SUR CHOUDHURY | 14,85019.07% | 71.3% |
| HOWRAGHAT | ADCBABU RONGPI | INDKHORSING ENGTI | 20,20036.77% | 73.9% |
| JAGIROAD | AGPBUBUL DAS | INCMILIK DAS | 1,5532.21% | 73.9% |
| JALESWAR | INCAFZALUR RAHMAN | JDAFTABUDDIN | 11,51919.13% | 79.4% |
| JALUKBARI | NAGPBHRIGU KUMAR PHUKAN | INCADIL SHAH | 20,11528.65% | 69.0% |
| JAMUNAMUKH | INCABDUL JALIL RAGIBI | INDABU JAIFAR ATIA | 1,8072.74% | 69.0% |
| JANIA | INDASAHAQUE ALI | INDJALIL TALUKDAR | 2,4973.50% | 81.5% |
| JONAI | INCGOMESWAR PEGU | URCBIJOY PEGU | 8,57510.92% | 65.0% |
| JORHAT | AGPHITENDRA NATH GOSWAMI | INCDINA NATH RAJKHOWA | 2,7984.73% | 57.6% |
| KALAIGAON | INDJEW RAM BORO | AGPMAHENDRA MOHAN RAICHOUDHURY | 3,0034.44% | 74.2% |
| KALIABOR | INCBOLORAM NAG | AGPGUNIN HAZARIKA | 7,38413.91% | 73.6% |
| KAMALPUR | NAGPHITESWAR DEKA | INCBENUDHAR KALITA | 3,2564.74% | 68.8% |
| KARIMGANJ NORTH | BJPMISSION RANJAN DAS | AGPSIRAJUL HAQUE CHOUDHURY | 13,20916.46% | 69.2% |
| KARIMGANJ SOUTH | BJPPRANAB KUMAR NATH | AGPMAKBUL ALI | 7401.00% | 71.6% |
| KATIGORA | BJPKALI RANJAN DEB | CPMSANJIB SIKIDAR | 16,97722.09% | 73.8% |
| KATLICHERRA | INCGAUTAM ROY | INDSACHIDANANDA UPADHYAY | 8,51510.34% | 79.1% |
| KHUMTAI | INCJIBA KANTA GOGOI | AGPPROBIN KUMAR GOGOI | 3,0875.79% | 65.9% |
| KOKRAJHAR EAST | INDPRAMILA BRAHMA | INCDHWAJENDRA BRAHMA | 54,69965.29% | 85.0% |
| KOKRAJHAR WEST | INDPARAMESWAR BRAHMA | IND— | 0— | 0.0% |
| LAHARIGHAT | INCSAMSUL HUDA | INDANIL RAJA | 4,5176.96% | 73.3% |
| LAHOWAL | INCHAREN BHUMIJ | AGPKARUNA HAZARIKA | 12,95226.32% | 58.6% |
| LAKHIMPUR | INCINDRA GOGOI | AGPUTPAL DUTTA | 4,8487.99% | 68.0% |
| LAKHIPUR | INCDINESH PRASAD GOALA | BJPDEBENDRA SINGHA | 4,8236.79% | 69.4% |
| LUMDING | INCDEBESH CH. CHAAKROBORTY | BJPBAL GOBINDA LAL | 1,1811.96% | 68.1% |
| MAHMARA | INCLAKHI PRASAD BORGOHAIN | NAGPHIRANYA KONWAR | 18,04534.56% | 61.7% |
| MAJBAT | INCSILVIUS CONDPAN | INDRAMESHWAR BORO | 13,95424.22% | 74.6% |
| MAJULI | AGPPADMESWAR DOLEY | INDPADMADHAR PEGU | 1,2042.13% | 69.5% |
| MANGALDOI | INCNAKUL CHANDRA DAS | AGPHIREN KUMAR DAS | 16,74523.15% | 68.6% |
| MANKACHAR | INCZAHIRUL ISLAM | ICSSCSBORHAN UDDIN MOLLAH | 19,86026.43% | 85.3% |
| MARGHERITA | INCKULBAHADUR CHETRI | AGPDEBOJIT BARUAH | 7,52412.28% | 63.5% |
| MARIANI | INCRUPAM KURMI | AGPDINESWAR TASA | 15,83132.26% | 64.2% |
| MARIGAON | CPIMUNIN MAHANTA | AGPLAKHI MAHANTA | 1,0931.65% | 70.6% |
| MORAN | INCJOY CHANDRA NAGBANSHI | AGPKIRAN KUMAR GOGOI | 13,99229.58% | 58.5% |
| NAHARKATIA | CPMSASHA KAMAL HANDIQUE | INCHARI PHUKAN | 560.10% | 64.2% |
| NALBARI | AGPNAGEN SARMA | NAGPHEMANTA KR. BARMAN | 5230.68% | 68.5% |
| NAOBOICHA | INCMONI KUMAR SUBBA | AGPSARBESWAR BORAH | 24,26234.53% | 71.2% |
| NAZIRA | INCHITESHWAR SAIKIA | CPIRUHIT BORA | 28,17054.42% | 64.9% |
| NOWGONG | INCMUKUT SARMA | AGPPRAFULLA KUMAR MAHANTA | 2,6683.89% | 71.2% |
| PALASBARI | AGPJATIN MALI | JDHARENDRA DEBA GOSWAMI | 14,65821.24% | 73.0% |
| PANERY | INDKARENDRA BASUMATARI | INCMRIDULA SAHARIA | 2,6444.22% | 77.1% |
| PATACHARKUCHI | INDKRISHNA KANTA LAHKAR | INDPREMANADA HAZARIKA | 5,6058.76% | 65.7% |
| PATHARKANDI | BJPMADHUSUDAN TEWARI | INDMAIN UDDIN AHMED | 4,0525.07% | 78.6% |
| RAHA | AGPGAHIN CHANDRA DAS | INCJAGDISH DAS | 6,1147.92% | 69.8% |
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, May 1991?
Indian National Congress won 66 of 126 seats in Assam, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Assam assembly election, May 1991?
Turnout was 70.34% — 83.6 lakh of 1.19 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Assam have?
Assam has 126 assembly seats.
