Assam assembly election, Apr 1996
122 assembly constituencies in Assam, 75.03% turnout.
Seats
122
Candidates
1,228
45 women, 6 elected
Turnout
75.03%
90.9 lakh of 1.21 cr
Leading party
AGP
59 of 122 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Assam
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGPAsom Gana Parishad | 59 | +40 | 96 | 27,00,934 | 29.70% | +11.77 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 34 | -32 | 122 | 27,78,627 | 30.56% | +1.21 |
| INDIndependent | 11 | -4 | 651 | 15,84,109 | 17.42% | -3.99 |
| ASDCASDC | 5 | +5 | 5 | 1,79,877 | 1.98% | — |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 4 | -6 | 117 | 9,46,236 | 10.41% | +3.85 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 3 | -1 | 11 | 1,77,750 | 1.95% | -0.51 |
| AIICTAIICT | 2 | +2 | 108 | 3,37,668 | 3.71% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1,76,721 | 1.94% | -1.91 |
| UMFAUMFA | 2 | +2 | 20 | 1,05,408 | 1.16% | — |
| JDJanata Dal | 0 | -1 | 34 | 52,355 | 0.58% | -4.19 |
| URMCAURMCA | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15,131 | 0.17% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14,656 | 0.16% | — |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12,409 | 0.14% | — |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3,709 | 0.04% | — |
| RCPIRRCPIR | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3,375 | 0.04% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2,605 | 0.03% | — |
| AMBAMB | 0 | 0 | 5 | 746 | 0.01% | +0.01 |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 285 | 0.00% | — |
| JPJP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 200 | 0.00% | -0.31 |
- AGP59 (48%)
- INC34 (28%)
- IND11 (9%)
- ASDC5 (4%)
- BJP4 (3%)
- CPI3 (2%)
- Others6 (5%)
- AGP59
- INC34
- IND11
- ASDC5
- BJP4
- CPI3
- Others6
- AGP59
- INC34
- IND11
- ASDC5
- BJP4
- CPI3
- AIICT2
- CPM2
- Others2
Constituency performance
From the 122 results in Assam
Closest contest
MORAN
won by 262 (0.44%)
Biggest victory
DOOM DOOMA
won by 29,960 (49.68%)
Highest turnout
ABHAYAPURI NORTH
87.67%
Lowest turnout
GAUHATI EAST
58.86%
Seat change
Against Assam's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1991), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained55 (45%)
- Changed hands67 (55%)
55 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 67 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
- AGP
- INC
- IND
- ASDC
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 122 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 122
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABHAYAPURI NORTH | AGPBHUPEN CH. RAY | UMFAABDUL HAI NAGORI | 1,7442.45% | 87.7% |
| ABHAYAPURI SOUTH | AGPRABIN BANIKYA | INCCHANDAN KUMAR SARKAR | 26,57234.80% | 82.7% |
| ALGAPUR | AGPSAHIDUL ALAM CHOUDHURY | INCASHOK DUTTA GUPTA | 20,20923.72% | 84.5% |
| AMGURI | AGPPRADIP HAZARIKA | INCANJAN DUTTA | 6,80310.93% | 74.5% |
| BADARPUR | INCABU SALEH NAJMUDDIN | BJPDIPAK DEB | 5,2477.13% | 73.0% |
| BAGHBAR | UMFASHEIKH ABDUL HAMID | INCDILDAR RAZZA | 6,69013.01% | 86.3% |
| BAITHALANGSO | ASDCHOLIRAM TERANG | INCKHORSING BEY | 13,27515.48% | 71.6% |
| BARAMA | AGPREKHA RANI DAS BORO | INDGANGADHAR RAMCHIARY | 9,86613.57% | 72.4% |
| BARCHALLA | AGPPRAFULLA GOSWAMI | INCRUDRA PARAJULI | 6,3949.29% | 75.5% |
| BARHAMPUR | AGPPRAFULLA KUMAR MAHANTA | INCUMA PHUKAN | 26,34433.85% | 70.7% |
| BARKHETRY | AGPPULAKESH BARUA | INCBHUMIDHAR BARMAN | 6,7627.55% | 81.1% |
| BARKHOLA | INCMISBAHUL ISLAM LASKAR | BJPNRIPENDRA KR. DEB | 12,38217.92% | 76.5% |
| BARPETA | AIICTISMAIL HUSSAIN | AGPKUMAR DEEPAK DAS | 4,3096.02% | 76.9% |
| BATADROBA | AGPDIGEN CHANDRA BORAH | INCBISHNU PRASAD | 16,27521.22% | 76.2% |
| BEHALI | INCBARNABASH TANTI | AGPKOSHESWAR BORAH | 8,05614.53% | 72.9% |
| BHABANIPUR | AGPSURENDRA NATH MEDHI | INDMATI RAM BASUMATARY | 8,02312.81% | 80.4% |
| BIHPURIA | AGPKESHARAM BORA | INCBORGARAM DEORI | 9,73414.99% | 74.6% |
| BIJNI | INDMOHINI BASUMATARY | AGPRATNESWAR RAY | 9,92514.65% | 79.1% |
| BILASIPARA EAST | AGPPRASANTA KUMAR BARUA | INCANWAR HUSSAIN | 3,8094.25% | 82.0% |
| BILASIPARA WEST | AIICTALI AKBAR MIAH | CPIGIASUDDIN AHMED | 2,5383.63% | 85.2% |
| BISWANATH | AGPPRABIN HAZARIKA | INCNURJAMAL SARKAR | 7,69710.87% | 77.5% |
| BOKAJAN | ASDCJAGAT SING ENGTI | INDASHWEN JISHING RENGMA | 20,57834.86% | 79.3% |
| BOKAKHAT | INCBHUPENDRA NATH BHUYAN | AGPBHADRESWAR TANTI | 1,3792.35% | 69.2% |
| BOKO | AGPJYOTI PRASAD DAS | INCGOPINATH DAS | 14,27116.39% | 78.4% |
| BONGAIGAON | AGPPHANI BHUSAN CHOUDHURY | INDCHIMANG BRAHMA | 24,75831.95% | 77.2% |
| CHABUA | AGPBHABEN BARUAH | INCUPENDRA SANATAN | 8821.33% | 68.1% |
| CHAPAGURI | INDJAGMOHAN BASMATARY | AGPSUREN SWARGIARY | 2,6573.34% | 78.0% |
| CHAYGAON | AGPKAMALA KANTA KALITA | INCIMRAN SHAH | 4,1065.26% | 80.1% |
| CHENGA | INCSUKUR ALI | AGPABDUL KADDUS | 3,4896.49% | 81.6% |
| DALGAON | AGPABDUL JABBAR | INCSYADA ANWARA TAIMUR | 11,41813.56% | 79.8% |
| DHAKUAKHANA | INCBHARAT CHANDRA NARAH | AGPMAHESH DOLEY | 2,6333.14% | 77.7% |
| DHARMAPUR | AGPCHANDRA MOHAN PATOWARY | INCNILAMANI SEN DEKA | 30,55545.04% | 72.9% |
| DHEKIAJULI | AGPJOSEPH TOPPO | INCHIRANYA BORA | 8,92312.75% | 75.0% |
| DHEMAJI | AGPDILIP KUMAR SAIKIA | INCPORNA KANTA PEGU | 11,23912.28% | 75.5% |
| DHING | INCMUSTAFA SHAHIDUL ISLAM | AIICTIDRISH ALI | 4770.58% | 76.5% |
| DHOLAI | INCGIRINDRA MALLIK | AGPKAMAKSHYA PRASAD MALA | 3,0854.05% | 71.7% |
| DHUBRI | INCNAZIBUL UMAR | BJPDHRUBA KUMAR SEN | 6,9048.77% | 82.3% |
| DIBRUGARH | INCKALYAN KUMAR GOGOI | AGPTARANATH BURAGOHAIN | 5,99210.83% | 62.9% |
| DIGBOI | INCRAMESWAR DHANOWAR | CPIMUNIN BORAH | 26,96948.83% | 64.7% |
| DIPHU | ASDCHEMSING TISSO | INDLUTSAT SINGSON | 9,49512.75% | 77.3% |
| DOOM DOOMA | INCDILESWAR TANTI | AGPHARADHAN KUMAR | 29,96049.68% | 63.1% |
| DUDHNAI | AGPAKAN RABHA | INCANANDI BALA RABHA | 6,4278.18% | 75.1% |
| DULIAJAN | INCAMIYA GOGOI | CPILIKHESWAR GOGOI | 13,65722.09% | 62.4% |
| GAUHATI EAST | AGPBIRAJ KUMAR SARMA | INCNAREN SARMA | 16,60119.36% | 58.9% |
| GAUHATI WEST | AGPRAMENDRA NARAYAN KALITA | INCHEMANTA TALUKDAR | 13,45415.41% | 67.6% |
| GAURIPUR | INDBANENDRA KUMAR MUSHAHARY | INCMOHIBUL HAQUE | 2,9913.50% | 84.2% |
| GOALPARA EAST | AGPJYOTISH DAS | INDSHADEED MAZUMDAR | 1,2361.53% | 77.2% |
| GOALPARA WEST | INCABU BAKKAR SIDDIQUE JOTDAR | INDNAZMUL HOQUE | 5,7078.22% | 83.0% |
| GOHPUR | AGPGANESH KUTUM | INCRIPUN BORAH | 2,5332.76% | 73.2% |
| GOLAGHAT | AGPATUL BORA | INCNOGEN NEOG | 11,89013.84% | 74.7% |
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, Apr 1996?
Asom Gana Parishad won 59 of 122 seats in Assam, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Assam assembly election, Apr 1996?
Turnout was 75.03% — 90.9 lakh of 1.21 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Assam have?
Assam has 122 assembly seats.