Assam assembly election, Apr 1996
122 assembly constituencies in Assam, 75.03% turnout.
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
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
- AGP
- INC
- IND
- ASDC
Assembly seat results
All 122 seats, alphabetical · showing 101–122 of 122
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SADIYA | AGPJOGDISH BHUYAN | INCRAJEN BARUA | 4,9027.13% | 69.0% |
| SALMARA SOUTH | INCWAZED ALI CHOUDHURY | INDDEWAN JOYNAL ABEDIN | 26,49736.46% | 87.5% |
| SAMAGURI | AGPATUL KUMAR SHARMA | AIICTABEDUR RAHMAN | 1,2381.91% | 81.0% |
| SARUKHETRI | CPMNIZAMUDDIN KHAN | AIICTKANDARPA KUMAR DAS | 9,26912.35% | 77.9% |
| SARUPATHAR | AGPBINOD GOWALA | INCAKLIUS TIRKEY | 8,0498.06% | 72.4% |
| SIBSAGAR | CPIPROMODE GOGOI | INCPRANAB GOGOI | 2,5783.78% | 67.9% |
| SIDLI | INDANDRIAS HAJOARY | INDCHINO BASUMATARY | 3,3973.90% | 73.5% |
| SILCHAR | BJPBIMALANGSHU ROY | INCKAMALENDU BHATTACHARJEE | 1,5191.56% | 67.4% |
| SIPAJHAR | AGPZOII NATH SARMAH | INCMADHAB RAJBANGSHI | 5,0005.83% | 77.4% |
| SONAI | AGPANWAR HUSSAIN LASKAR | INDTRAILAKSHYA BHUSAN NATH | 23,40128.87% | 77.1% |
| SONARI | INCSARAT BORKATAKY | AGPBANI CHANGMAI | 31,46437.36% | 74.6% |
| SOOTEA | AGPPADMA HAZARIKA | INDPRANESWAR BASUMATARY | 13,57717.48% | 76.8% |
| SORBHOG | CPMHEMEN DAS | INCSAMIR MAZUMDAR | 19,53327.23% | 80.8% |
| TAMULPUR | INDDERHAGRA MOCHAHARI | AGPRAMESH MAZUMDAR | 7,6819.16% | 75.0% |
| TEOK | AGPRENUPOMA RAJKHOWA | INCMEMBOR GOGOI | 5,5408.99% | 70.0% |
| TEZPUR | AGPBRINDABON GOSWAMI | INCBIZIT SAIKIA | 1,8332.67% | 72.0% |
| THOWRA | INCDEBANANDA KONWAR | INDRAJENDRA PRASAD BORAH | 4,1357.88% | 71.1% |
| TINGKHONG | INCATUWA MUNDA | AGPANUP PHUKAN | 1,9573.04% | 70.9% |
| TINSUKIA | INCSUDHANGSHU COOMER DE SIRKAR | AGPHEMANTA GOHAIN | 21,54533.46% | 64.6% |
| TITABAR | AGPHEMANTA KALITA | CPIKULA DAS | 3,1785.05% | 65.9% |
| UDALGURI | INDDEVA KANTA RAMCHIARY | INCJAMAN SINGH BRAHMA | 3,3614.79% | 70.5% |
| UDHARBOND | INCJAGANNATH SINHA | AGPJOY PRAKASH TEWARI | 3,8875.64% | 70.8% |
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, 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.