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Assam Assembly Elections

Historical results, trends and insights from 1962 to 2026.

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Lok Sabha15Vidhan Sabha14
20262021201620112006
More years
200119961991198519831978197219671962

Current government

Who governs Assam today

Full CM history →
Himanta Biswa Sarma
Chief Minister of Assam
Himanta Biswa SarmaBJP

In office since 10 May 2021 · 5 years, 4 months

Himanta Biswa Sarma (born 1 February 1969) is an Indian politician and lawyer serving as the 15th and the current Chief Minister of Assam since 2021. A former member of the Indian National Congress, Sarma joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on 23 August 2015 and soon was made convenor of NEDA. He is a six time Member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from Jalukbari, having been elected since 2001.

Current seats
180
in the present Assam assembly
Elections contested
14
Leading party, 2026
BJP
82 of 126 seats

Compare elections

See what changed between any two Vidhan Sabha elections in Assam.

2026vs

Seat swings, vote share shifts and constituency-level changes, side by side.

Seat share over the years

Seats and vote share by election for the parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in Assam

Party20262021201620112006200119961991198519831978197219671962
INC1929267856713466259126957379
BJP8260605128410000000
IND01121819111592101510258
AGP109141023205919000000
Others152725311781416988592718
Total seats126126126126126126122126126109126114125105

Seats won over time

The four parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in Assam

027538010619621967197219781983198519911996200120062011201620212026INCBJPINDAGP
  • INC
  • BJP
  • IND
  • AGP

Vote share trend

How each party's Vidhan Sabha vote share has moved over time in Assam

0%17%34%52%69%19621967197219781983198519911996200120062011201620212026INCBJPINDAGP
  • INC
  • BJP
  • IND
  • AGP

Constituency performance

From the 126 results in Assam, 2026

Best performance
LAKHIPUR
Kaushik Rai, 81.49% share
Closest contest
HAJO-SUALKUCHI
won by 724 (0.42%)
Biggest victory
LAKHIPUR
won by 99,401 (64.64%)
Lowest turnout
NEW GUWAHATI
72.71%

Seat change & vote share

Assam, 2026

126SEATS
  • Retained55 (44%)
  • Changed hands17 (13%)
  • New seat54 (43%)

55 constituencies were won by the same party as 2021; 17 changed hands; 54 did not exist then.

Vote share by party
BJP37.81%
INC29.84%
AGP6.48%
AIUDF5.46%
IND4.37%
BOPF3.73%
RJRD2.68%
ASMJTYP2.52%

Result by election

2026Full result →126 seats
BJP 82INC 19BOPF 10AGP 10
  • BJP82
  • INC19
  • BOPF10
  • AGP10
  • RJRD2
  • AIUDF2
  • AITC1
2021Full result →126 seats
BJP 60INC 29AIUDF 16AGP 9
  • BJP60
  • INC29
  • AIUDF16
  • AGP9
  • UPPL6
  • BOPF4
  • IND1
  • CPM1
2016Full result →126 seats
BJP 60INC 26AGP 14AIUDF 13BOPF 12
  • BJP60
  • INC26
  • AGP14
  • AIUDF13
  • BOPF12
  • IND1
2011Full result →126 seats
INC 78AIUDF 18BOPF 12AGP 10
  • INC78
  • AIUDF18
  • BOPF12
  • AGP10
  • BJP5
  • IND2
  • AITC1
2006Full result →126 seats
INC 56AGP 23IND 18BJP 12AUDF 10
  • INC56
  • AGP23
  • IND18
  • BJP12
  • AUDF10
  • CPM2
  • ASDC1
  • LKS1
  • AGPP1
  • CPI1
  • NCP1
2001Full result →126 seats
INC 71AGP 20IND 19BJP 8
  • INC71
  • AGP20
  • IND19
  • BJP8
  • NCP3
  • ASDCU2
  • AITC1
  • SAP1
  • SP1
1996Full result →122 seats
AGP 59INC 34IND 11
  • AGP59
  • INC34
  • IND11
  • ASDC5
  • BJP4
  • CPI3
  • AIICT2
  • UMFA2
  • CPM2
1991Full result →126 seats
INC 66AGP 19IND 15BJP 10
  • INC66
  • AGP19
  • IND15
  • BJP10
  • NAGP5
  • CPI4
  • ADC4
  • CPM2
  • JD1
1985Full result →126 seats
IND 92INC 25
  • IND92
  • INC25
  • ICS4
  • PTC3
  • CPM2
1983Full result →109 seats
INC 91IND 10
  • INC91
  • IND10
  • PTC3
  • ICS2
  • CPM2
  • CPI1
1978Full result →126 seats
JNP 53INC 26IND 15CPM 11INC(I) 8
  • JNP53
  • INC26
  • IND15
  • CPM11
  • INC(I)8
  • CPI5
  • PTC4
  • RCI4
1972Full result →114 seats
INC 95IND 10
  • INC95
  • IND10
  • SOP4
  • CPI3
  • SWA1
  • PTC1
1967Full result →125 seats
INC 73IND 25AHL 9
  • INC73
  • IND25
  • AHL9
  • CPI7
  • PSP5
  • SSP4
  • SWA2
1962Full result →105 seats
INC 79HLC 11IND 8
  • INC79
  • HLC11
  • IND8
  • PSP6
  • RCP1

Top leaders

Chief Ministers of Assam, most recent first

Full history →
Himanta Biswa Sarma
BJPIncumbent
2021–present
Sarbananda Sonowal
BJP
2016–2021
Tarun Gogoi
INC
2001–2016
Bhumidhar Barman
INC
1996–1996

Assembly constituencies

180 current, 379 under former boundaries · showing 1–50 of 559

No.Assembly seatReservationElectionsLast contested
1GOSSAIGAONGEN12026
1RATABARISC32021
2DOTMAST12026
3KOKRAJHARST12026
4BAOKHUNGRIGEN12026
5BADARPURGEN32021
5PARBATJHORAGEN12026
6GOLAKGANJGEN42026
7GAURIPURGEN42026
7KATLICHERRAGEN32021
8ALGAPURGEN32021
8DHUBRIGEN42026
9BIRSING JARUAGEN12026
10BILASIPARAGEN12026
11MANKACHARGEN42026
12JALESHWARGEN12026
13GOALPARA WESTST42026
14BARKHOLAGEN32021
14GOALPARA EASTGEN42026
15DUDHNAIST42026
15KATIGORAGEN32021
16ABHAYAPURIGEN12026
17SRIJANGRAMGEN12026
18BONGAIGAONGEN42026
19SIDLI CHIRANGST12026
20BAITHALANGSOST32021
20BIJNIGEN42026
21BHOWANIPUR-SORBHOGGEN12026
22MANDIAGEN12026
22SALMARA SOUTHGEN32021
23CHENGAGEN42026
24BARPETASC42026
25PAKABETBARIGEN12026
26BAJALIGEN12026
26BILASIPARA WESTGEN32021
27BILASIPARA EASTGEN32021
27CHAMARIAGEN12026
28BOKO-CHAYGAONST12026
28GOSSALGAONGEN32021
29KOKRAJHAR WESTST32021
29PALASBARIGEN42026
30HAJO-SUALKUCHISC12026
30KOKRAJHAR EASTST32021
31RANGIAGEN12026
31SIDLIST32021
32KAMALPURGEN42026
33DISPURGEN42026
34ABHAYAPURI NORTHGEN32021
34DIMORIASC12026
35ABHAYAPURI SOUTHSC32021

Seats marked “former boundary” were redrawn by a later delimitation order. A name that survives a redrawing keeps its own page, with each boundary era labelled on the result.