Assam, Lok Sabha election 1996
14 constituencies in Assam, 74.87% turnout.
Seats
14
Candidates
137
10 women, 1 elected
Turnout
74.87%
94.2 lakh of 1.26 cr
Leading party
INC
5 of 14 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Assam
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 5 | -3 | 14 | 29,81,700 | 31.64% | +3.15 |
| AGPAsom Gana Parishad | 5 | +4 | 11 | 25,60,506 | 27.17% | +9.55 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 1 | -1 | 14 | 15,00,608 | 15.92% | +6.32 |
| INDIndependent | 1 | 0 | 65 | 11,03,300 | 11.71% | -2.54 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3,71,154 | 3.94% | -0.79 |
| ASDCASDC | 1 | +1 | 1 | 1,80,112 | 1.91% | — |
| AIICTAIICT | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3,24,096 | 3.44% | — |
| UMFAUMFA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2,44,571 | 2.60% | — |
| JDJanata Dal | 0 | 0 | 5 | 61,525 | 0.65% | -4.50 |
| UTNLFUTNLF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34,803 | 0.37% | — |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27,020 | 0.29% | — |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17,160 | 0.18% | — |
| CPI(ML)(L)CPI(ML)(L) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11,122 | 0.12% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4,524 | 0.05% | — |
| RCPIRRCPIR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1,803 | 0.02% | — |
| AMBAMB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 505 | 0.01% | — |
- INC5 (36%)
- AGP5 (36%)
- BJP1 (7%)
- IND1 (7%)
- CPM1 (7%)
- ASDC1 (7%)
- INC5
- AGP5
- BJP1
- IND1
- CPM1
- ASDC1
- INC5
- AGP5
- BJP1
- IND1
- CPM1
- ASDC1
Constituency performance
From the 14 results in Assam
Closest contest
KALIABOR
won by 1,616 (0.22%)
Biggest victory
AUTONOMOUS DISTRICT
won by 1,03,130 (30.16%)
Highest turnout
DHUBRI
84.28%
Lowest turnout
DIBRUGARH
66.00%
Seat change
Against Assam's previous Lok Sabha election (1991), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained8 (57%)
- Changed hands6 (43%)
8 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 6 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 Lok Sabha election on record
VOTE SHARE
- INC
- AGP
- BJP
- IND
TURNOUT
Constituency results
All 14 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–14 of 14
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUTONOMOUS DISTRICT | ASDCJAYANTA RONGPI | INCELWIN TERON | 1,03,13030.16% | 76.6% |
| BARPETA | CPMUDDHAB BARMAN | UMFAABDUS SAMAD AHMED | 67,5039.91% | 79.5% |
| DHUBRI | INCNURUL ISLAM | AGPONKARMAL AGARWAL | 1,32,22116.85% | 84.3% |
| DIBRUGARH | INCPABAN SINGH GHATOWAR | AGPISRAIL NANDA | 1,07,35519.34% | 66.0% |
| GAUHATI | AGPPRABIN CHANDRA SARMAH | INCBHUBANESWAR KALITA | 1,14,39713.59% | 71.9% |
| JORHAT | INCBIJOY KRISHNA HANDIQUE | AGPBHADRESWAR BURAGOHAIN | 47,2397.28% | 69.3% |
| KALIABOR | AGPKESHAB MAHANTA | INCTARUN GOGOI | 1,6160.22% | 74.8% |
| KARIMGANJ | BJPDWARAKA NATH DAS | INCSABITA DAS | 32,7494.83% | 77.3% |
| KOKRAJHAR | INDLOUIS ISLARY | INDRABI RAM BRAHMA | 31,5544.14% | 77.9% |
| LAKHIMPUR | AGPARUN KR. SARMA | INCBOLIN KULI | 3,4400.51% | 72.6% |
| MANGALDOI | AGPBIRENDRA PRASAD BAISHYA | INCPRABIN DEKA | 99,13212.59% | 75.0% |
| NOWGONG | AGPMUHI RAM SAIKIA | INCNAZNEEN FARUQUE | 54,1287.40% | 75.1% |
| SILCHAR | INCSONTOSH MOHAN DEB | BJPKABINDRA PURKAYASTHA | 68,14112.23% | 74.0% |
| TEZPUR | INCISWAR PRASANNA HAZARIKA | AGPHARSHA BAHADUR BISWAKARMA | 6,7191.05% | 74.7% |
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.