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 51–100 of 122
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOLAKGANJ | CPIALAUDDIN SARKAR | BJPDINESH CHANDRA SARKAR | 5160.63% | 84.7% |
| GOSSAIGAON | AGPRAJENDRA MUSHAHARY | INCMATHIAS TUDU | 7,0489.81% | 81.0% |
| HAFLONG | ASDCSAMARJIT HAFLONGBAR | INCGOBINDA CH. LANGTHASA | 13,67121.27% | 75.4% |
| HAILAKANDI | INDABDUL MUHIB MAJUMDER | BJPCHITTENDRA NATH MAJUMDER | 30,71234.67% | 86.4% |
| HAJO | AGPNURUL HUSSAIN | BJPNRIPEN CH. DAS | 33,71845.66% | 75.7% |
| HOJAI | INCARDHENDU KUMAR DEY | AGPKAMAL DUTTA | 5,0495.46% | 75.6% |
| HOWRAGHAT | ASDCCHANDRA KANTA TERANG | INDBROJEN LANGTHASA | 16,53028.12% | 83.2% |
| JAGIROAD | AGPBUBUL DAS | INCDOLLY BORA | 17,34919.77% | 79.3% |
| JALESWAR | INCAFZALUR RAHMAN | AGPSAHABUDDIN | 6,61110.49% | 84.8% |
| JALUKBARI | AGPBHRIGU KUMAR PHUKAN | INCHIMANTA BISWA SARMA | 17,12820.27% | 73.8% |
| JAMUNAMUKH | AGPKHALILUR RAHMAN CHOWDHURY | INCABDUL JALIL RAGIBI | 9,26512.40% | 76.6% |
| JANIA | UMFAABDUR ROUF | INDA. JALIL TALUKDAR | 8461.24% | 84.6% |
| JONAI | AGPPRADAN BORUAH | INDRANOJ PEGU | 6,2836.86% | 73.2% |
| JORHAT | AGPHITENDRANATH GOSWAMI | INCPADMANATH SARMA | 14,69019.86% | 64.5% |
| KALAIGAON | AGPMAHENDRA MOHAN RAI CHOUDHURY | INDBHUPEN BORO | 2,4283.05% | 76.4% |
| KALIABOR | AGPGUNIN HAZARIKA | INCDILIP KUMAR MAHANTA | 6,86511.00% | 74.9% |
| KAMALPUR | AGPMAIDUL ISLAM BORA | INDBENUDHAR KALITA | 22,62628.88% | 72.9% |
| KARIMGANJ NORTH | AGPSIRAJUL HAQUE CHOUDHURY | BJPMISSION RANJAN DAS | 1,3051.40% | 71.7% |
| KARIMGANJ SOUTH | INCABDUL MUQTADIR CHOUDHURY | BJPBISWARUP BHATTACHARJEE | 13,15014.56% | 78.8% |
| KATIGORA | BJPKALI RANJAN DEB | INCANIL CH. DEY | 6,4937.98% | 76.0% |
| KATLICHERRA | INCGAUTAM ROY | AGPBENULAL GHOSE | 34,47038.12% | 82.6% |
| KHUMTAI | INDPROBIN GOGOI | AGPAMIYA KUMAR BORAH | 6,2189.91% | 72.2% |
| KOKRAJHAR EAST | INDPRAMILA RANI BRAHMA | INDCHITTA RANJAN BRAHMA | 19,72323.68% | 78.5% |
| KOKRAJHAR WEST | INDHEMENDRA NATH BRAHMA | INDJITENDRA NATH ROY | 6,8178.59% | 81.0% |
| LAHARIGHAT | INCNAZRUL ISLAM | AGPGANESH SAIKIA | 16,26423.41% | 73.7% |
| LAHOWAL | INCPRITHIBI MAJHI | AGPKARUNA HAZARIKA | 6,17110.52% | 66.3% |
| LAKHIMPUR | AGPUTPAL DUTTA | INCMAKHAN CHETIA | 15,01620.77% | 73.6% |
| LAKHIPUR | INCDINESH PROSAD GOALA | BJPAUDESH KUMAR SINGH | 23,42829.80% | 76.7% |
| LUMDING | AGPHAZI ABDUR ROUF | INCDEBESH CHANDRA CHAKRABORTY | 12,25215.68% | 75.8% |
| MAHMARA | AGPHIRANYA KUMAR KONWAR | INCLAKHI PRASAD BORGOHAIN | 5,9689.69% | 67.3% |
| MAJBAT | INCSILVIUS CONDPAN | INDKARENDRA BASUMATARY | 5450.82% | 76.6% |
| MAJULI | AGPKARUNA DUTTA | INCPADMESHWAR DOLEY | 5,2088.41% | 75.3% |
| MANGALDOI | AGPHIREN KUMAR DAS | INCNAKUL DAS | 7,4338.02% | 76.7% |
| MANKACHAR | AGPAMINUL ISLAM | INCZAHIRUL ISLAM | 2,0642.38% | 87.0% |
| MARIANI | INCRUPAM KURMI | AGPBHABA PRASAD BORA | 5,4169.41% | 67.6% |
| MARIGAON | CPIMUNIN MAHANTA | INCJONJONALI BARUA | 4,4155.81% | 74.5% |
| MORAN | INCJOY CHANDRA NAGBANSHI | AGPKIRON KUMAR GOGOI | 2620.44% | 68.6% |
| NAHARKATIA | INCPRANATI PHUKAN | CPMSASHA KAMAL HANDIQUE | 5,2728.83% | 66.4% |
| NALBARI | AGPNAGEN SARMA | INDHEMANTA BARMAN | 13,31416.09% | 72.4% |
| NAOBOICHA | INCMANI KR. SUBBA | INDNURUL HAQUE CHOWDHURY | 7,1519.99% | 76.6% |
| NOWGONG | AGPPRAFULLA KUMAR MAHANTA | INCMUKUT SARMA | 28,80934.28% | 75.4% |
| PALASBARI | AGPJATIN MALI | BJPDINESH CHOUDHURY | 30,27041.29% | 75.0% |
| PANERY | INDKUMUD CHANDRA DAS | INCMRIDULA SAHARIA | 9,39013.59% | 76.8% |
| PATACHARKUCHI | AGPMOHAN DAS | INCPABINDRA DEKA | 29,78745.73% | 67.7% |
| PATHARKANDI | BJPSUKHENDU SHEKHAR DUTTA | INCMONI LAL GOWALA | 7950.91% | 77.0% |
| RAHA | AGPGAHIN CH. DAS | INCANANDA RAM BARUAH | 10,03011.25% | 73.3% |
| RANGAPARA | INCBHIMANANDA TANTI | CPMDHANIRAM KHOSLA | 14,10520.65% | 73.5% |
| RANGIYA | AGPTHANESWAR BORO | INCUMESH KALITA | 25,76631.41% | 74.6% |
| RATABARI | BJPSAMBHUSING MALLAH | CPMRATHISH RANJAN CHOUDHURY | 9001.25% | 68.0% |
| RUPOHIHAT | INCRASHIDUL HAQUE | AIICTABDUL AZIZ | 3,6034.46% | 80.7% |
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.
