Assam assembly election, May 2006
126 assembly constituencies in Assam, 69.89% turnout.
Seats
126
Candidates
997
70 women, 14 elected
Turnout
69.89%
1.22 cr of 1.74 cr
Leading party
INC
56 of 126 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Assam
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 56 | -15 | 120 | 38,82,479 | 31.87% | -7.89 |
| AGPAsom Gana Parishad | 23 | +3 | 100 | 24,72,123 | 20.29% | +0.27 |
| INDIndependent | 18 | -1 | 316 | 17,75,167 | 14.57% | -4.94 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 12 | +4 | 125 | 15,11,925 | 12.41% | +3.06 |
| AUDFAUDF | 10 | +10 | 69 | 11,21,500 | 9.20% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 | +2 | 16 | 1,78,901 | 1.47% | -0.31 |
| AGPPAGPP | 1 | +1 | 93 | 3,31,491 | 2.72% | — |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 1 | -2 | 45 | 2,71,038 | 2.22% | -0.29 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 1 | +1 | 9 | 1,34,438 | 1.10% | +0.01 |
| ASDCASDC | 1 | +1 | 5 | 1,17,941 | 0.97% | — |
| LKSLKS | 1 | +1 | 5 | 32,511 | 0.27% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 99,881 | 0.82% | +0.62 |
| TNGPTelugu Nava Garjana Party | 0 | 0 | 2 | 89,649 | 0.74% | — |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | -1 | 7 | 80,538 | 0.66% | -0.37 |
| NBNPNBNP | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21,060 | 0.17% | — |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13,797 | 0.11% | — |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12,337 | 0.10% | +0.03 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7,476 | 0.06% | +0.04 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7,059 | 0.06% | +0.03 |
| URMCAURMCA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4,541 | 0.04% | -0.12 |
| NLPNLP | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3,595 | 0.03% | — |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3,261 | 0.03% | +0.01 |
| RCPIRRCPIR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,129 | 0.02% | +0.01 |
| AIMFAIMF | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2,027 | 0.02% | — |
| SAPSAP | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1,646 | 0.01% | -0.77 |
| UMFAUMFA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,427 | 0.01% | -0.40 |
| MULIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,180 | 0.01% | 0.00 |
| HSKPHSKP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 915 | 0.01% | — |
| NNPNeethi Nijayithi Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | 850 | 0.01% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 587 | 0.00% | — |
| LSLS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 500 | 0.00% | -0.01 |
- INC56 (44%)
- AGP23 (18%)
- IND18 (14%)
- BJP12 (10%)
- AUDF10 (8%)
- CPM2 (2%)
- Others5 (4%)
- INC56
- AGP23
- IND18
- BJP12
- AUDF10
- CPM2
- Others5
- INC56
- AGP23
- IND18
- BJP12
- AUDF10
- CPM2
- AGPP1
- NCP1
- Others3
Constituency performance
From the 126 results in Assam
Closest contest
UDALGURI
won by 15 (0.06%)
Biggest victory
KOKRAJHAR WEST
won by 4,820 (63.78%)
Highest turnout
MANKACHAR
89.76%
Lowest turnout
KOKRAJHAR WEST
5.33%
Seat change
Against Assam's previous Vidhan Sabha election (2001), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained59 (47%)
- Changed hands67 (53%)
59 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
- 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 | INCRIPUN BORA | AGPPGANESH KUTUM | 38,16329.26% | 79.4% |
| GOLAGHAT | INCAJANTA NEOG | AGPATUL BORA | 16,20213.05% | 79.9% |
| GOLAKGANJ | INCABU TAHER BEPARI | BJPDINESH CHANDRA SARKER | 2710.23% | 81.9% |
| GOSSAIGAON | INDMAJENDRA NARZARY | INDSANJOY MARANDI | 4,2173.49% | 78.5% |
| HAFLONG | INCGOBINDA CH. LANGTHASA | ASDCPRAKANTA WARISA | 7,8188.28% | 74.5% |
| HAILAKANDI | AUDFHAZI SALIM UDDIN BARBHUIYA | BJPMRITYUNJOY CHAKRAVORTY | 16,74921.12% | 63.4% |
| HAJO | AGPNURUL HUSSAIN | INCHAREN DAS | 9,0328.18% | 80.1% |
| HOJAI | AUDFDR. ADITYA LANGTHASA | INCARDHENDU KR. DEY | 5,3533.72% | 76.9% |
| HOWRAGHAT | INCKHOR SING ENGTI | CPI(ML)(L)RABI KUMAR PHANGCHO | 12,23815.09% | 78.2% |
| JAGIROAD | INCBIBEKANANDA DALAI | AGPPREMANANDA DAS | 12,1749.04% | 78.0% |
| JALESWAR | LKSAFZALUR RAHMAN | INCAFTAB UDDIN MOLLAH | 3,1863.51% | 82.4% |
| JALUKBARI | INCHIMANTA BISWA SARMA | AGPPUSPA DEKA | 42,46835.03% | 77.8% |
| JAMUNAMUKH | AUDFBADRUDDIN AJMAL | AGPALHAJ KHALILUR RAHMAN CHOWDHURY | 20,42918.44% | 78.4% |
| JANIA | INCABDUL KHALEQUE | AUDFMOZIBOR RAHMAN KHAN | 900.09% | 80.9% |
| JONAI | INDBHUBON PEGU | INCPRADAN BARUAH | 14,8688.88% | 79.2% |
| JORHAT | INCRANA GOSWAMI | AGPHITENDRA NATH GOSWAMI | 4,8804.79% | 70.1% |
| KALAIGAON | INDMAHESWAR BARO | AGPMUKUNDA RAM CHOUDHURY | 4,1453.91% | 77.8% |
| KALIABOR | AGPKESHAB MAHANTA | INCSIMANCHAL DIGAL | 11,83213.47% | 80.9% |
| KAMALPUR | INCUTTARA KALITA | BJPJADAB CHANDRA DEKA | 1,1181.05% | 76.0% |
| KARIMGANJ NORTH | BJPMISSION RANJAN DAS | INCKETAKI PRASAD DUTTA | 4,6814.72% | 64.6% |
| KARIMGANJ SOUTH | INDSIDDEQUE AHMED | BJPSIPRA GOON | 7,6358.21% | 66.5% |
| KATIGORA | AUDFATAUR RAHMAN MAZARBHUIYA | INCPRADIP PAUL | 14,46415.15% | 69.0% |
| KATLICHERRA | INCGAUTAM ROY | AUDFANIL NATH | 12,27513.04% | 68.4% |
| KHUMTAI | AGPPROBIN GOGOI | INCBANDANA GOGOI | 3,44513.89% | 22.3% |
| KOKRAJHAR EAST | BJPPADMALOCHAN NARZARY | INDRAKHIT BASUMATARY | 2,95524.04% | 8.9% |
| KOKRAJHAR WEST | BJPGAURI SHANKAR BRAHMA | INDPARAMESWAR BRAHMA | 4,82063.78% | 5.3% |
| LAHARIGHAT | INCDR. NAZRUL ISLAM | AGPABDUL JALIL | 25,85425.67% | 77.0% |
| LAHOWAL | INCPRITHIBI MAHJI | AGPTEROSH GOWALLA | 10,48412.57% | 71.3% |
| LAKHIMPUR | INCGHANA BURAGOHAIN | AGPPUTPAL DUTTA | 4,4494.05% | 79.2% |
| LAKHIPUR | INCDINESH PRASAD GOALA | BJPREENA SINGH | 30,66732.00% | 70.6% |
| LUMDING | INCMAYA CHAKRABORTY | NCPSWAPAN KAR | 1,8574.91% | 23.5% |
| MAHMARA | INCSARAT SAIKIA | AGPHIRANYA KUMAR KONWAR | 2,4332.72% | 77.6% |
| MAJBAT | INDKARENDRA BASUMATARY | AUDFJITU KISSAN | 4,4325.31% | 73.6% |
| MAJULI | INCRAJIB LOCHAN PEGU | INDPADMESWAR DOLEY | 12,49314.14% | 82.3% |
| MANGALDOI | AGPHIREN DAS | AUDFARJUN DAS | 8,8686.56% | 79.1% |
| MANKACHAR | INDDR. MOTIUR ROHMAN MONDAL | INCZABED ISLAM | 1,9031.52% | 89.8% |
| MARGHERITA | INCPRADYUT BORDOLOI | AGPLAKHESWAR MORAN | 30,74325.96% | 74.8% |
| MARIANI | INCRUPJYOTI KURMI | NCPALAK KUMAR GHOSE | 3,0173.91% | 73.9% |
| MARIGAON | INCJONJONALI BARUAH | CPIMUNIN MAHANTA | 8,7027.51% | 78.2% |
| MORAN | INCJIBANTARA GHATOWAR | AGPPARAG JYOTI BARUAH | 13,35515.44% | 75.3% |
| NAHARKATIA | INCPRANATI PHUKAN | INDPRADIP BURAGOHAIN | 19,73623.14% | 73.9% |
| NALBARI | AGPALAKA SARMA | INCMADAN KALITA | 14,61511.91% | 75.2% |
| NAOBOICHA | INDSANJAY RAJ SUBBA | INCSULTAN SADIK | 3,8423.23% | 81.3% |
| NAZIRA | CPIDRUPAD BORGOHAIN | INCDR. HEMO PRAVA SAIKIA | 5100.60% | 77.7% |
| NOWGONG | AGPGIRINDRA KUMAR BORUAH | INCDR. DURLAV CHANDRA CHAMUA | 8,0307.31% | 73.9% |
| PALASBARI | INDPRANAB KALITA | AGPJATIN MALI | 11,33110.75% | 83.4% |
| PANERY | INDKAMALI BASUMATARI | INCTULSI KUJUR | 5,1046.09% | 71.3% |
| PATACHARKUCHI | INCDR.MALAYA BORMAN | BJPMANORANJAN DAS | 9562.53% | 29.9% |
| PATHARKANDI | BJPKARTIK SENA SINHA | AUDFK.M. BAHARUL ISLAM | 2,5802.56% | 73.3% |
| RAHA | AUDFGUNESWAR DAS | INCDR. ANANDA RAM BARUAH | 3870.30% | 78.2% |
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 2006?
Indian National Congress won 56 of 126 seats in Assam, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Assam assembly election, May 2006?
Turnout was 69.89% — 1.22 cr of 1.74 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Assam have?
Assam has 126 assembly seats.
