2026 Assam Legislative Assembly election

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2026 Assam Legislative Assembly Election

← 2021 March – April 2026 2031 →
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All 126 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly 64 seats needed for a majority
Leader Himanta Biswa Sarma Debabrata Saikia Party BJP INC Alliance NDA INDIA Leader since 2021 2016 Leader's seat Jalukbari Nazira Last election 33.21%, 60 seats 29.67%, 29 seats Current seats 64 22 Seats needed 42   Leader Maulana Badruddin Ajmal Atul Bora Party AIUDF AGP Alliance - NDA Leader since 2005 2014 Leader's seat TBD Bokakhat Last election 9.29%,16 seats 6.77%, 9 seats Current seats 15 9 Seats needed 49 59
Map of the assembly constituencies in Assam
Incumbent Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma BJP

The 2026 Legislative Assembly elections of Assam will be held in Assam from March to April 2026, electing 126 members of the Assam Legislative Assembly. The term of the current assembly, elected in 2021, will end on 2 May 2026. Himanta Biswa Sharma intends to continue in his role as chief minister until the elections.

In the previous assembly elections, the incumbent BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) retained power with 75 seats, which marks the first time a non-INC alliance winning consecutive terms in the state. The Mahajot led by INC won 50 seats, increasing its tally from 26 in 2016.^[1] After the victory, Himanta Biswa Sharma became the next chief minister of the state. After the election, All India United Democratic Front & Bodoland People's Front dropped out of the Mahajot coalition.^[2][3]

  North-East Democratic Alliance

Party		Flag	Symbol	Photo	Leader	Seats contested
	Bharatiya Janata Party				Himanta Biswa Sarma	TBD
	Asom Gana Parishad				Atul Bora	TBD
	United People's Party Liberal				Pramod Boro	TBD

  Indian National Congress

Party		Flag	Symbol	Photo	Leader	Seats contested
	Indian National Congress				Gaurav Gogoi	TBD

  Asom Sonmilito Morcha

Party		Flag	Symbol	Photo	Leader	Seats contested
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)				Suprakash Talukdar	TBD
	Communist Party of India				Munin Mahanta	TBD
	Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation				Bibek Das	TBD
	Assam Jatiya Parishad				Jagadish Bhuyan	TBD
	Rashtriya Janata Dal				Hira Devi	TBD
	Samajwadi Party				Brojen Kumar Handique	TBD
	Aam Aadmi Party				Dr. Bhaben Choudhury	TBD
	Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)				D.D. Adhikary	TBD
	All India Forward Bloc				TBD	TBD
	All Party Hill Leaders Conference				Jonas Ingti Kathar	TBD
	Raijor Dal				Akhil Gogoi	TBD
	Anchalik Gana Morcha				Ajit Kumar Bhuyan	TBD

Party		Flag	Symbol	Photo	Leader	Seats contested
	All India United Democratic Front				Badruddin Ajmal	TBD
	Bodoland People's Front				Hagrama Mohilary	TBD
	All India Trinamool Congress				Sushmita Dev	70
	Janata Dal (United)				Paresh Nath	TBD
	Revolutionary Communist Party of India				Biren Deka	TBD
	Gana Suraksha Party				Heera Saraniya	TBD
	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)				Chandralekha Das	TBD
	National People's Party				Dilip Kumar Borah	TBD
	Autonomous State Demand Committee				Dr. Jayanta Rongpi	TBD