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 101–126 of 126
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RANGAPARA | BJPPALLAB LOCHAN DAS | INCBHIMANANDA TANTI | 22,99119.57% | 85.8% |
| RANGIYA | BJPBHABESH KALITA | INCGHANASHYAM KALITA | 32,06722.38% | 84.5% |
| RATABARI | BJPKRIPANATH MALLAH | INCAKHIL RANJAN TALUKDAR | 24,52621.78% | 76.0% |
| RUPOHIHAT | INCNURUL HUDA | AIUDFNURUL AMIN CHOWDHURY | 21,84414.29% | 91.2% |
| SADIYA | BJPBOLIN CHETIA | INCBIRINCHI NEOG | 6,5665.43% | 77.2% |
| SALMARA SOUTH | INCWAZED ALI CHOUDHURY | AIUDFBADRUDDIN AJMAL | 16,72311.37% | 93.4% |
| SAMAGURI | INCRAKIBUL HUSSAIN | BJPJITU GOSWAMI | 14,51511.36% | 89.8% |
| SARUKHETRI | INCJAKIR HUSSAIN SIKDAR | AGPCHITTARANJAN BARMAN | 24,24715.59% | 88.7% |
| SARUPATHAR | INCROSELINA TIRKEY | AGPBINOD GOWALLA | 2,9271.57% | 82.2% |
| SIBSAGAR | INCPRANAB KUMAR GOGOI | BJPSURABHI RAJKONWAR | 5420.48% | 81.9% |
| SIDLI | BOPFCHANDAN BRAHMA | INDRWNGWRA NARZARY | 8,9885.72% | 82.8% |
| SILCHAR | BJPDILIP KUMAR PAUL | INCBITHIKA DEV | 39,92025.49% | 75.0% |
| SIPAJHAR | BJPBINANDA KUMAR SAIKIA | INCDR ZOII NATH SARMAH | 12,1758.90% | 86.3% |
| SONAI | BJPAMINUL HAQUE LASKAR | INCANAMUL HAQUE | 7,5536.12% | 77.6% |
| SONARI | BJPTOPON KUMAR GOGOI | INCSARAT BARKATAKY | 24,11718.36% | 86.6% |
| SOOTEA | BJPPADMA HAZARIKA | INCPRANESWAR BASUMATARY | 1,8181.38% | 82.5% |
| SORBHOG | BJPRANJEET KUMAR DASS | INCANURUPA HANNAN | 19,52611.53% | 86.2% |
| TAMULPUR | BOPFEMMANUEL MOSAHARY | INCRABINDRA BISWAS | 19,94713.57% | 82.6% |
| TEOK | AGPRENUPOMA RAJKHOWA | INCPALLABI SAIKIA GOGOI | 5,0495.29% | 80.2% |
| TEZPUR | AGPBRINDABAN GOSWAMI | INCHIRANYA BHUYAN | 34,66325.60% | 82.0% |
| THOWRA | BJPKUSHAL DOWARI | INCSUSHANTA BORGOHAIN | 1,2261.43% | 85.8% |
| TINGKHONG | BJPBIMAL BORAH | INCATUWA MUNDA | 18,33817.55% | 85.2% |
| TINSUKIA | BJPSANJOY KISHAN | INCRAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH | 35,06930.27% | 80.3% |
| TITABAR | INCTARUN GOGOI | BJPKAMAKHYA PRASAD TASA | 17,49515.41% | 83.3% |
| UDALGURI | BOPFRIHON DAIMARI | INDANJALI PRABHA DAIMARI | 24,37422.16% | 82.1% |
| UDHARBOND | BJPMIHIR KANTI SHOME | INCAJIT SINGH | 8,6067.67% | 79.6% |
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.
