Assam assembly election, May 1991
126 assembly constituencies in Assam, 70.34% turnout.
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
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
- INC
- AGP
- IND
- BJP
Assembly seat results
All 126 seats, alphabetical · showing 101–126 of 126
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RANGAPARA | INCGOLOK RAJBANSHI | CPMDHANIRAM KHOSLA | 17,61328.94% | 69.3% |
| RANGIYA | AGPTHANESWAR BARO | CPMPURNA BORO | 9,10312.00% | 73.1% |
| RATABARI | BJPRAM PAYARE RABIDAS | CPMRATHISH RANJAN CHOUDHURY | 9,30014.65% | 65.4% |
| RUPOHIHAT | INCRASHIDUL HAQUE | GGSABDUL AZIZ | 28,89740.56% | 75.8% |
| SADIYA | INCDEBENDRA NATH BARUAH | AGPBUDDHA DEORI | 6,70312.03% | 62.9% |
| SALMARA SOUTH | INDDEWAN JOYNAL ABEDIN | INCWAZED ALI CHOUDHURY | 5,1427.71% | 79.2% |
| SAMAGURI | INCNURUL HUSSAIN | GGSA. AZIZ | 2,0483.60% | 75.0% |
| SARUKHETRI | CPMNIZAMUDDIN KHAN | INCKANDARPA KUMAR DAS | 4,0075.04% | 75.2% |
| SARUPATHAR | AGPBINOD GOWAL | INCAKLIUS TIRKEY | 8,2059.67% | 66.9% |
| SIBSAGAR | CPIPROMOD GOGOI | INCPRANAB KUMAR GOGOI | 1,5962.87% | 61.1% |
| SIDLI | INDKHIREN BORGOYARY | INCLOUIS ISLARY | 64,19565.41% | 83.5% |
| SILCHAR | BJPSAMARENDRA NATH SEN | INCKARNENDU BHATTACHARJEE | 13,85115.54% | 70.0% |
| SIPAJHAR | AGPZOII NATH SARMAH | JDMADHAB RAJBANGSHI | 13,80519.29% | 71.3% |
| SONAI | BJPBADRINARAYAN SINGH | AGPABDUL HAQUE BARBHUIYA | 3,5854.46% | 76.0% |
| SONARI | INCSARAT BORKATAKY | AGPBANI CHANQMAI | 23,49135.02% | 65.5% |
| SOOTEA | INCKUSHAL SAHU | PTCANAGEN BASUMATARI | 12,03217.92% | 66.9% |
| SORBHOG | INCSAMSUL HOQUE | CPMHEMEN DAS | 3,4454.08% | 82.5% |
| TAMULPUR | INDDERHAGRA MUSHA | AGPRAMESH MAZUMDAR | 7,8639.57% | 73.5% |
| TEOK | AGPRENU POMA RAJKHOWA | INCMEMBAR GOGOI | 1,5503.14% | 61.1% |
| TEZPUR | INCBIJIT SAIKIA | NAGPBRINDABON GOSWAMI | 10,53117.79% | 67.1% |
| THOWRA | INCDEVANANDA KONWAR | AGPRAJENDRA PRASAD BORA | 7,34715.25% | 67.7% |
| TINGKHONG | INCPRITHIBI MAJHI | AGPJOGESH BIKASH CHETIA | 16,28430.54% | 62.0% |
| TINSUKIA | INCSHIO SAMBHU OJHA | AGPPROKASH DUTTA | 21,22838.04% | 57.1% |
| TITABAR | INCMAHENDRA BORA | CPIKULA DAS | 9,83218.13% | 62.0% |
| UDALGURI | INCJAMAN SINGH BRAHMA | INDBINAI KHUNGUR BASUMATARI | 4,0585.98% | 72.3% |
| UDHARBOND | INCJAGANNATH SINGH | JDLOKMAN ALI | 7,20310.74% | 71.8% |
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.
