Assam assembly election, May 2006
126 assembly constituencies in Assam, 69.89% turnout.
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
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
- INC
- AGP
- IND
- BJP
Assembly seat results
All 126 seats, alphabetical · showing 101–126 of 126
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RANGAPARA | BJPABHIJIT HAZARIKA | INCBHIMANANDA TANTI | 5990.61% | 78.3% |
| RANGIYA | CPMANANTA DEKA | INCBHUBANESWAR KALITA | 6,1155.34% | 76.2% |
| RATABARI | BJPSAMBHU SING MALLAH | AUDFMATILAL RAY | 11,29213.19% | 62.8% |
| RUPOHIHAT | AGPABDUL AZIZ | AUDFEKRAMUL MAZID | 4,7314.23% | 82.8% |
| SADIYA | INCBOLIN CHETIA | AGPJAGADISH BHUYAN | 2,7942.66% | 77.4% |
| SALMARA SOUTH | AUDFBADRUDDIN AJMAL | INCWAZED ALI CHOUDHURY | 16,38015.65% | 82.9% |
| SAMAGURI | INCROCKYBUL HUSSAIN | AGPATUL KUMAR SARMAH | 15,13215.01% | 85.0% |
| SARUKHETRI | INCREETA DEKA | BJPHARENDRA NATH DEKA | 1,4273.82% | 27.2% |
| SARUPATHAR | AGPBINOD GOWALA. | INCAKLIUS TIRKEY | 2,7151.82% | 77.8% |
| SIBSAGAR | INCPRANAB GOGOI | INDPRANABJIT CHALIHA (ROMU) | 2,9173.13% | 72.0% |
| SIDLI | INDCHANDAN BRAHMA | INDLOUIS ISLARY | 5,6534.81% | 76.3% |
| SILCHAR | INCBITHIKA DEV | BJPBIMOLANGSHU ROY | 4,3923.66% | 59.9% |
| SIPAJHAR | INCBINANDA KUMAR SAIKIA | AGPZOII NATH SARMAH | 3,2292.85% | 79.1% |
| SONAI | INCKUTUB AHMED MAZUMDER | BJPAUDESH KUMAR SINGH | 5,7866.26% | 65.6% |
| SONARI | INCSARAT BORKATAKY | AGPSUSHIL KUJUR | 34,99030.99% | 77.4% |
| SOOTEA | INCPRANESWAR BASUMATARY | BJPDIPANKAR HAZARIKA | 8166.13% | 9.3% |
| SORBHOG | CPMUDDHAB BARMAN | INCSAMSUL HOQUE | 6,9815.81% | 80.0% |
| TAMULPUR | INDCHANDI BASUMATARY | BJPSADHAN BAISHYA | 1,1593.97% | 18.1% |
| TEOK | INCMEMBAR GOGOI | AGPRENUPAMA RAJKHOWA | 4,4325.29% | 76.0% |
| TEZPUR | AGPBRINDABAN GOSWAMI | INCBIZIT SAIKIA | 8,4248.02% | 73.0% |
| THOWRA | INDKUSHAL DOWARI | BJPSIBA BODRA | 6,4118.86% | 77.0% |
| TINGKHONG | AGPANUP PHUKAN | BJPRANJAN BIKASH BORGOHAIN | 4,12226.56% | 13.2% |
| TINSUKIA | INCRAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH | AGPISRAIL NANDA | 2,7552.85% | 70.7% |
| TITABAR | INCTARUN GOGOI | CPIKULA DAS | 42,50148.62% | 70.8% |
| UDALGURI | BJPRAMESWAR BORO | INDLITON DAIMARI | 150.06% | 21.2% |
| UDHARBOND | INCAJIT SINGH | INDKAMALENDU BHATTACHARJEE | 17,24519.31% | 67.9% |
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.
