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Who governs Assam today

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Himanta Biswa Sarma
Chief Minister of Assam

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

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

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

Top leaders

Chief Ministers of Assam, most recent first

Full history →
Himanta Biswa Sarma
BJPIncumbent
2021present
Sarbananda Sonowal
BJP
20162021
Tarun Gogoi
INC
20012016
Bhumidhar Barman
INC
19961996

Assembly constituencies

180 current, 379 under former boundaries · showing 151–200 of 559

No.Assembly seatReservationElectionsLast contested
104DERGAONGEN42026
105BOKAKHATGEN42026
105MAHMARAGEN32021
106KHUMTAIGEN42026
107SARUPATHARGEN42026
107THOWRAGEN32021
108BOKAJANST42026
109HOWRAGHATST42026
110DIPHUST42026
110NAOBOICHAGEN32021
111RONGKHANGST12026
112AMRIST12026
113HAFLONGST42026
114LAKHIPURGEN42026
115MORANGEN32021
115UDHARBONDGEN42026
116KATIGORAHGEN12026
117BORKHOLAGEN12026
117LAHOWALGEN32021
118SILCHARGEN42026
119SONAIGEN42026
120DHOLAISC42026
121CHABUAGEN32021
121HAILAKANDIGEN42026
122ALGAPUR-KATLICHERRAGEN12026
123KARIMGANJ NORTHGEN42026
124KARIMGANJ SOUTHGEN42026
125DOOM DOOMAGEN32021
125PATHARKANDIGEN42026
126RAM KRISHNA NAGARSC12026
1LUNGLEHformer boundaryST11962
1RATABARIformer boundarySC72006
2AIJAL EASTformer boundaryST11962
2AIJAL EASTformer boundaryST11967
2PATHARKANDIformer boundaryGEN72006
3AIJAL WESTformer boundaryST11967
3AIJAL WESTformer boundaryST11962
3KARIMGANJ NORTHformer boundaryGEN72006
4KARIMGANJ SOUTHformer boundaryGEN72006
4RATABARIformer boundaryGEN11962
4RATABARIformer boundaryGEN21972
5BADARPURformer boundaryGEN72006
5PATHARAKANDIformer boundaryGEN11972
5PATHARKANDIformer boundarySC11962
5PATHARKANDIformer boundaryGEN11967
6HAILAKANDIformer boundaryGEN72006
6KARIMGANJ NORTHformer boundaryGEN21972
6KARIMGANJ SOUTHformer boundaryGEN11962
7KARIMGANJ NORTHformer boundaryGEN11962
7KARIMGANJ SOURTHformer boundarySC11967

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.

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