Assam assembly election, May 2016
126 assembly constituencies in Assam, 84.64% turnout.
Seats
126
Candidates
1,064
91 women, 8 elected
Turnout
84.64%
1.69 cr of 2 cr
Leading party
BJP
60 of 126 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Assam
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 60 | +55 | 89 | 49,92,185 | 29.51% | +18.04 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 26 | -52 | 122 | 52,38,655 | 30.96% | -8.43 |
| AGPAsom Gana Parishad | 14 | +4 | 30 | 13,77,482 | 8.14% | -8.15 |
| AIUDFAll India United Democratic Front | 13 | -5 | 74 | 22,07,945 | 13.05% | +0.48 |
| BOPFBOPF | 12 | 0 | 13 | 6,66,057 | 3.94% | -2.20 |
| INDIndependent | 1 | -1 | 496 | 18,67,531 | 11.04% | +1.86 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 19 | 93,508 | 0.55% | -0.58 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | 0 | 12 | 44,848 | 0.27% | -0.17 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 15 | 37,243 | 0.22% | -0.30 |
| BGANPBGANP | 0 | 0 | 10 | 33,220 | 0.20% | — |
| AITCAll India Trinamool Congress | 0 | -1 | 13 | 27,739 | 0.16% | -1.89 |
| SUCISUCI | 0 | 0 | 25 | 16,082 | 0.10% | -0.05 |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15,909 | 0.09% | -0.09 |
| JNCPJNCP | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15,072 | 0.09% | — |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12,538 | 0.07% | +0.05 |
| LDPLDP | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11,888 | 0.07% | — |
| RPIARPIA | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10,874 | 0.06% | — |
| NPEPNational People's Party | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9,303 | 0.05% | — |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8,187 | 0.05% | — |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7,602 | 0.04% | -0.05 |
| RAJPARAJPA | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5,071 | 0.03% | — |
| BVMBVM | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4,701 | 0.03% | — |
| TNRMPITNRMPI | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3,848 | 0.02% | — |
| RSSCRSSC | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3,663 | 0.02% | — |
| JMBPJMBP | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3,571 | 0.02% | — |
| BHARPBHARP | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3,546 | 0.02% | — |
| JDPJanta Darbar Party | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2,386 | 0.01% | — |
| RPIRPI | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,760 | 0.01% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,690 | 0.01% | -0.04 |
| RCPIRRCPIR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,185 | 0.01% | 0.00 |
| JCPBJCPB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,022 | 0.01% | — |
| RPPRashtriya Power Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 961 | 0.01% | — |
| AICPAICP | 0 | 0 | 2 | 960 | 0.01% | — |
| AIFBAIFB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 699 | 0.00% | -0.02 |
| FDLPFDLP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 607 | 0.00% | — |
| ABHMABHM | 0 | 0 | 1 | 491 | 0.00% | — |
| IUMLIndian Union Muslim League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 250 | 0.00% | — |
- BJP60 (48%)
- INC26 (21%)
- AGP14 (11%)
- AIUDF13 (10%)
- BOPF12 (10%)
- IND1 (1%)
- BJP60
- INC26
- AGP14
- AIUDF13
- BOPF12
- IND1
- BJP60
- INC26
- AGP14
- AIUDF13
- BOPF12
- IND1
Constituency performance
From the 126 results in Assam
Closest contest
BARKHOLA
won by 42 (0.04%)
Biggest victory
GAUHATI EAST
won by 96,637 (59.44%)
Highest turnout
MANKACHAR
93.89%
Lowest turnout
SILCHAR
74.97%
Seat change
Against Assam's previous Vidhan Sabha election (2011), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained38 (30%)
- Changed hands88 (70%)
38 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 88 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
- BJP
- INC
- AGP
- AIUDF
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 126 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–100 of 126
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOALPARA WEST | INCABDUR RASHID MANDAL | AIUDFSHEIKH SHAH ALAM | 24,33917.86% | 91.3% |
| GOLAGHAT | INCAJANTA NEOG | BJPBITUPAN SAIKIA | 5,2133.54% | 83.9% |
| GOLAKGANJ | BJPASHWINI RAY SARKAR | INCABDUS SOBAHAN ALI SARKAR | 6,3913.96% | 91.2% |
| GOSSALGAON | BOPFMAJENDRA NARZARY | AIUDFRAVI SANKAR KASIREDDY | 6,0414.24% | 85.8% |
| HAFLONG | BJPBIR BHADRA HAGJER | INCNIRMAL LANGTHASA | 8,3068.10% | 81.1% |
| HAILAKANDI | AIUDFANWAR HUSSAIN LASKAR | BJPSOUMYAJIT DUTTA CHOUDHURY | 2,6082.31% | 77.9% |
| HAJO | BJPSUMAN HARIPRIYA | INCDULU AHMED | 8,9086.59% | 87.5% |
| HOJAI | BJPSHILADITYA DEV | AIUDFDHANIRAM THOUSEN | 55,85928.77% | 85.9% |
| HOWRAGHAT | BJPJOY RAM ENGLENG | INCKHORSING ENGTI | 6,3916.51% | 83.7% |
| JAGIROAD | BJPPIJUSH HAZARIKA | INCBIBEKANANDA DALAI | 28,32616.47% | 85.3% |
| JALESWAR | AIUDFSAHAB UDDIN AHMED | INDAFTAB UDDIN MOLLAH | 6,6625.19% | 93.6% |
| JALUKBARI | BJPHIMANTA BISWA SARMA | INCNIREN DEKA | 85,93555.62% | 84.9% |
| JAMUNAMUKH | AIUDFABDUR RAHIM AJMAL | INDREJAUL KARIM CHOWDHURY | 13,4048.70% | 84.3% |
| JANIA | INCABDUL KHALEQUE | AIUDFRAFIQUL ISLAM | 29,73619.29% | 88.7% |
| JONAI | INDBHUBON PEGU | BJPASWINI PAIT | 49,29323.90% | 81.8% |
| JORHAT | BJPHITENDRA NATH GOSWAMI | INCRANA GOSWAMI | 13,63810.43% | 79.9% |
| KALAIGAON | BOPFMAHESWAR BARO | AIUDFNATHU RAM BORO | 17,62113.27% | 85.8% |
| KALIABOR | AGPKESHAB MAHANTA | INCBINDU GANJU | 37,99036.39% | 86.0% |
| KAMALPUR | AGPSATYABRAT KALITA | INCPRANJIT CHOUDHURY | 36,90927.25% | 85.7% |
| KARIMGANJ NORTH | INCKAMALAKHYA DEY PURKAYASTHA | BJPMISSION RANJAN DAS | 4680.36% | 76.2% |
| KARIMGANJ SOUTH | AIUDFAZIZ AHMED KHAN | INCSIDDEQUE AHMED | 4,4163.44% | 79.9% |
| KATIGORA | BJPAMAR CHAND JAIN | AIUDFKHALIL UDDIN MAZUMDER | 8,8086.49% | 84.3% |
| KATLICHERRA | AIUDFSUZAM UDDIN LASKAR | INCGAUTAM ROY | 15,08412.08% | 78.7% |
| KHUMTAI | BJPMRINAL SAIKIA | INCBISMITA GOGOI | 16,87416.18% | 86.4% |
| KOKRAJHAR EAST | BOPFPRAMILA RANI BRAHMA | INDPRATIBHA BRAHMA | 40,09129.00% | 83.5% |
| KOKRAJHAR WEST | BOPFRABIRAM NARZARY | AIUDFDAHIT CHANDRA BRAHMA | 17,34012.30% | 88.3% |
| LAHARIGHAT | INCDR. NAZRUL ISLAM | AIUDFSIDDIQUE AHMED | 5,8064.15% | 87.0% |
| LAHOWAL | BJPRITUPARNA BARUAH | INCPRITHIBI MAJHI | 19,59917.89% | 85.8% |
| LAKHIMPUR | AGPUTPAL DUTTA | INCJOY PRAKASH DAS | 4,1553.07% | 84.6% |
| LAKHIPUR | INCRAJDEEP GOALA | BJPTHOIBA SINGHA | 24,36722.29% | 75.8% |
| LUMDING | BJPSIBU MISRA | INCNETRA RANJAN MAHANTA | 30,40019.42% | 85.8% |
| MAHMARA | BJPJOGEN MOHAN | INCSURUJ DEHINGIA | 14,32513.88% | 85.9% |
| MAJULI | BJPSARBANANDA SONOWAL | INCRAJIB LOCHAN PEGU | 18,92319.36% | 85.3% |
| MANGALDOI | BJPGURUJYOTI DAS | INCBASANTA DAS | 22,04512.40% | 88.7% |
| MANKACHAR | INCDR. MOTIUR ROHMAN MONDAL | AIUDFMD. AMINUL ISLAM | 4,3132.51% | 93.9% |
| MARGHERITA | BJPBHASKAR SHARMA | INCPRADYUT BORDOLOI | 22,74416.63% | 83.8% |
| MAZBAT | BOPFCHARAN BORO | AIUDFTEHARU GOUR | 26,21823.40% | 84.5% |
| MORAN | BJPCHAKRADHAR GOGOI | INCPABAN SINGH GHATOWAR | 16,23116.10% | 83.2% |
| MORIANI | INCRUPJYOTI KURMI | NCPALOK KUMAR GHOSH | 1,7931.98% | 84.8% |
| MORIGAON | BJPRAMA KANTA DEWRI | INCJONJONALI BARUAH | 29,62320.97% | 84.9% |
| NAHARKATIA | AGPNAREN SONOWAL (BOTALI) | INCPRANATEE PHUKAN | 3,5313.58% | 83.6% |
| NALBARI | BJPASHOK SARMA | INCPRADYUT KUMAR BHUYAN | 53,04433.67% | 86.9% |
| NAOBOICHA | AIUDFMAMUN IMDADUL HAQUE CHAWDHURY | BJPRAO GAJENDRA SINGH | 1,2330.76% | 88.0% |
| NAZIRA | INCDEBABRATA SAIKIA | BJPPROHLAD GOWALA | 14,85515.11% | 82.5% |
| NOWGONG | BJPRUPAK SARMAH | INCDR. DURLAV CHAMUA | 13,2649.43% | 84.3% |
| PALASBARI | BJPPRANAB KALITA | INCNABAJYOTI TALUKDAR | 48,74240.14% | 87.9% |
| PANERY | BOPFKAMALI BASUMATARI | INDNANDA RAM BARO | 15,80214.68% | 81.3% |
| PATACHARKUCHI | AGPPABINDRA DEKA | INCSAILEN KALITA | 51,97649.69% | 80.6% |
| PATHARKANDI | BJPKRISHNENDU PAUL | AIUDFDEBENDRA KUMAR SINHA | 9,2687.55% | 78.9% |
| RAHA | BJPDIMBESWAR DAS | INCSASHI KANTA DAS | 33,07420.46% | 85.4% |
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 2016?
Bharatiya Janata Party won 60 of 126 seats in Assam, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Assam assembly election, May 2016?
Turnout was 84.64% — 1.69 cr of 2 cr registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Assam have?
Assam has 126 assembly seats.
