Elections in Assam

Elections in Assam are conducted since 1952 to elect the members of Assam Legislative Assembly and for the members of Lok Sabha. There are 126 assembly constituencies and 14 Lok Sabha constituencies. Next Assam Assembly Elections are due in 2026.

Legislative Assembly elections

The elections for the Assam Legislative Assembly held since 1952.[1]

Year Assembly Winning Party/Coalition Chief Minister
1952 1st Indian National Congress Bishnu Ram Medhi
1957 2nd Indian National Congress B.P. Chaliha
1962 3rd Indian National Congress B.P. Chaliha
1967 4th Indian National Congress B.P. Chaliha
Mahendra Mohan Choudhury
1972 5th Indian National Congress Sarat Chandra Sinha
1978 6th Janata Party
Indian National Congress 		Golap Borbora (JP)
Jogendra Nath Hazarika (JP)
Anowara Taimur (INC)
Kesab Chandra Gogoi (INC)
1983 7th Indian National Congress Hiteswar Saikia
1985 8th Asom Gana Parishad Prafulla Kumar Mahanta
1991 9th Indian National Congress Hiteswar Saikia
Bhumidhar Barman
1996 10th Asom Gana Parishad Prafulla Kumar Mahanta
2001 11th Indian National Congress Tarun Gogoi
2006 12th Indian National Congress Tarun Gogoi
2011 13th Indian National Congress Tarun Gogoi
2016 14th Bharatiya Janata Party Sarbananda Sonowal
2021 15th Bharatiya Janata Party Himanta Biswa Sarma

Lok Sabha Elections

Year Lok Sabha Party-wise Details
1951–52 1st Lok Sabha Total: 10. INC: 9, SP:1
1957 2nd Lok Sabha Total: 12. INC: 9, PSP:2, Independent: 1
1962 3rd Lok Sabha Total: 12. INC: 9, PSP:2, HLC:1
1967 4th Lok Sabha Total: 14. INC: 10, PSP:2, CPI: 1, AHL: 1
1971 5th Lok Sabha Total: 14. INC: 13, AHL: 1
1977 6th Lok Sabha Total: 14. INC: 10, Janata Party/BLD: 3, Independent: 1
1980 7th Lok Sabha Total: 14. INC: 13, AHL: 1
1984 8th Lok Sabha Total: 14. Independents: 8, INC: 4, ICS: 1, PTC: 1
1989 9th Lok Sabha Elections not held due to security concerns[2]
1991 10th Lok Sabha Total: 14. INC: 8, AGP: 1, BJP: 2, CPI(M): 1, ADC: 1, Independent: 1
1996 11th Lok Sabha Total: 14. INC: 5, AGP: 5, BJP: 1, CPI(M): 1, ASDC: 1, Independent: 1
1998 12th Lok Sabha Total: 14. INC: 10, BJP: 1, ASDC: 1, UMFA :1, Independent: 1
1999 13th Lok Sabha Total: 14. INC: 10, BJP: 2, CPI(ML): 1, Independent: 1
2004 14th Lok Sabha Total: 14. INC: 9, AGP: 2, BJP: 2, Independent: 1
2009 15th Lok Sabha Total: 14. INC: 7, BJP: 4, AGP: 1, AIUDF: 1, BPF: 1
2014 16th Lok Sabha Total: 14. BJP: 7, INC: 3, AIUDF: 3, Independent: 1
2019 17th Lok Sabha Total: 14. BJP: 9, INC: 3, AIUDF: 1, Independent: 1
2024 18th Lok Sabha Total: 14. BJP: 9, INC: 3, AGP: 1, UPPL: 1

References

  1. ^ "List of Chief Ministers of Assam". Assam Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  2. ^ "1989 India General (9th Lok Sabha) Elections Results". www.elections.in. Retrieved 8 January 2022.