2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election

2016 legislative assembly election in Assam, India

2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election

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All 126 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly
64 seats needed for a majority
Turnout| 84.72% (8.68pp)
|  | Majority party  | Minority party  | Third party

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Leader  | Sarbananda Sonowal | Tarun Gogoi | Badruddin Ajmal
Party  | BJP | INC | AIUDF
Alliance  | NDA | UPA | Grand Alliance
Leader since  | 2016  | 1976  | 2005
Leader's seat  | Majuli | Titabar | Salmara South
(lost)
Last election  | 27  | 78  | 18
Seats won  | 86  | 26  | 13
Seat change  |  59  |  52  |  5
Popular vote  | 7,035,724
(NDA) | 5,238,655
(INC) | 2,207,945
(AIUDF)
Percentage  | 41.9%  | 31.0%  | 13.0%

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Seatwise result map of the election

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Structure of the Assam Legislative Assembly after the election

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| Chief Minister before election

Tarun Gogoi
INC

| Elected Chief Minister

Sarbananda Sonowal
BJP

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The Assam Legislative Assembly Election of 2016 was held in two phases, on 4 and 11 April 2016, to elect members of the 126 constituencies in Assam, a state in North-eastern India.[1] The overall voter turnout was 84.72%, which set a new record for Assam.[2][3] The turnout was an increase from the 2011 Assembly election figure of 75%.[4]

The counting of votes and results declaration was completed on 19 May 2016. The election brought a change of power as the Indian National Congress (INC), which had formed the government under Tarun Gogoi since 2001, lost its majority to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP, lit "Indian People's Party") led by Sarbananda Sonowal. Sonowal became the first elected BJP chief minister in the Northeast, and his victory marked the start of other BJP victories in the Northeast, a region traditionally ruled by regional parties or the INC.

## Background

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The prior Assam assembly ended on 5 June 2016.[5] The full bench of the Election Commission headed by Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi visited Assam on 21 December 2015.[6] Voter-verified paper audit trails were introduced in 10 constituencies (approximately 2400 polling booths) in Assam assembly polls.[7] These included the four assembly constituencies in Kamrup Metro district: Dispur, Jalukbari, Gauhati East and Gauhati West.[8] 250 polling stations were made model polling stations.[9]

### Electoral process

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An update to the National Register of Citizens of India (NRC) was to be completed by 1 January 2016, monitored by the Supreme Court of India.[10][11] By September 2015, the first phase was completed; over 66.90 lakh (6,690,000) households submitted forms linking themselves to either the NRC of 1951 or any of the electoral rolls prior to 24 March 1971. It was to be followed by verifying the applications.

The effort was intended to detect and deport the illegal migrants who came from neighbouring Bangladesh on or after 25 March 1971.[12] Since 1985, Foreigners' Tribunals have declared over 38,000 persons in Assam as illegal migrants. Nearly 1.5 lakh (150,000) names in Assam's electoral rolls carry the prefix "D" for "Doubtful" citizenship status.[13] The Supreme Court directed the Assam Government to complete the final NRC by 1 March 2016.[14][15] In May 2015, the historic India–Bangladesh land swap deal was signed, exchanging long-standing territorial enclaves and simplifying the border.[16]

According to the draft electoral rolls published in October 2015, the total number of voters in Assam stands at 1.92 crores (19.2 million). The Election Commission said that final electoral rolls would be published by 11 January 2016.

### Religion data

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According to the 2011 census, 61.5% were Hindus, 34.22% were Muslims.[17][18] Christian minorities (3.7%) are mostly among some of the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (SC/ST) population.[19] The Scheduled Tribe population (both ST(Plains) and ST(Hills) combined) in Assam is around 13% of which the Bodo people(an indigenous Assamese community) account for 40% and the Scheduled Caste population is about 7.4% of which the Kaibarta and Jal Keot(both indigenous Assamese communities) combined account for about 36%.[20]

Out of 32 districts of Assam, 11 are Muslim majority according to the 2011 census.[21] The districts are Dhubri, Goalpara, Barpeta, Morigaon, Nagaon, Hojai, Karimganj, South Salmara–Mankachar, Hailakandi, Darrang and Bongaigaon.[22][23][24] Bodos have a population share of 12% and the Kaibarta and Jal Keot have a total share of about 10% (all of which are a part of the indigenous Assamese community).[25] The share of the indigenous Assamese communities in Assam was about 47% in the 2001 census which has reduced to about 40-45% in 2016 as predicted by experts. Indigenous Assamese Muslims, also known as Khilonjia Muslims, include ethnic groups such as Goria and Moria, and are estimated to be around 40 lakhs in population out of a total 1 crore (4 million out of 10 million) Muslims in Assam.[26]

## Campaign

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In November 2015, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah held a party workers' rally in Dibrugarh in Upper Assam Division.[27] Union Minister and Lakhimpur MP Sarbananda Sonowal was made Assam BJP chief to head their election committee.[28] Sonowal found the situation of illegal immigration from Bangladesh "very alarming".[29] (Sonowal had led an effort to have the controversial Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunal) (IMDT) Act struck down by the Supreme court of India in December 2006, making deportations easier.)[30] Himanta Biswa Sarma, a state Congress heavyweight joined BJP.[31] BJP has aimed for 'Mission 84' in Assam.[32][33] BJP led in 69 assembly constituencies in the Lok Sabha elections 2014 by winning 7 Lok Sabha seats in Assam.[34] For the first time, the BJP had contested the Bodoland Territorial Council elections, and won a seat.[35]

In December 2015, Indian National Congress (INC) Vice-President Rahul Gandhi visited Assam where he accused Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS, lit "National Volunteer Organisation") workers of not letting him enter Barpeta Satra temple in Barpeta district.[36] RSS, widely regarded as the parent organisation of BJP, denied the charge. Gandhi announced that Tarun Gogoi would be the chief minister candidate of INC.[37] Demand was growing for giving scheduled tribe (ST) status to six communities – Tai Ahoms, Koch Rajbongshis, Moran, Motok, Sootea and 36 tea tribes (the descendants of tea garden workers settled by British in the state from Chotanagpur plateau in the mid-19th century).[38][39]

In November 2015, nine members of the legislative assembly left the INC and joined BJP.[40] Assam Governor PB Acharya made a controversial statement that Hindustan is only for Hindus.[41] Ex-United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) rebels announced that they would contest Assam polls.[42] On 26 December 2015, BJP's Assam unit launched its 'Assam Nirman' initiative, seeking public opinion to prepare a vision document for development in Assam.[43]

On 28 December 2015, Smriti Irani visited Barak Valley in Assam and accused the Tarun Gogoi government of not doing enough for women's safety.[44][45] Gogoi accused the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government of stalling tactics on granting citizenship to refugees from Bangladesh, claiming that they had been persecuted there.[46] Gogoi said external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj met with businessmen in Assam during her visit instead of talking about the problems and issues confronting the state.[47]

In January 2016, the Gogoi government announced rice prices at Rs 2 per kilogramme and to build all-religion bhawans.[48][49] The Assam INC President ruled-out any alliance with All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) or Asom Gana Parishad (AGP, lit "Assam Peoples Association") parties.[50][51] Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh visited Assam on 3 January 2016 and said the fencing along the Indo-Bangladesh border would be completed by December 2016.[52][53] A delegation of the All Assam Students Union (AASU) met Singh and visited the border areas. Rajnath Singh visited Dhubri district and expressed dissatisfaction with the fencing work there. He said that a feasibility study and two pilot projects were underway in the Dhubri sector of the riverine border.[54] Gogoi said that 97.32% of the border fencing work in Karimganj and Dhubri was complete and asked the Central Government to take up a pilot project involving technological solutions to plug the riverine border.[55][56]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally in Kokrajhar on 19 January 2016, after his visit to Sikkim on 18 January 2016.[57] Modi formally announced the alliance of Bodoland People's Front (BPF) with BJP in Assam.[58]

On 28 January, the BJP Parliamentary Board announced Sarbananda Sonowal as their Chief Ministerial candidate of Assam.[59] Union minister of state for commerce and industry Nirmala Sitharaman accused Gogoi of spreading misinformation on the suspension of the North East Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy (NEIIPP), 2007.[60] Ethnic groups of Assam sought ULFA pro-talks faction headed by founding general secretary Anup Chetia to help them receive ST designation.[61][62]

Modi arrived on 5 February to first attend the 85th conference of the Srimanta Sankaradeva Sangha at the erstwhile Ahom capital of Sivasagar. Then he addressed a rally at Moran.[63][64][65] Modi dedicated the Assam gas cracker project at Dibrugarh[66] and inaugurated the 2016 South Asian Games in Guwahati on 5 February.[67]

On 2 March, the BJP announced its alliance with AGP.[68] AGP was given 24 seats.[69] Gogoi announced a special package of Rs 3,000 cr (Rs 30 billion) for Barak Valley.[70] Gandhi visited Assam for two days, 4–5 March 2016, and addressed public meetings in Silchar and Nagaon.[71] On 6 March 2016, INC allied with Bodo-heartland-based United People's Party in a strategy to counter BJP's alliance with BPF.[72]

On 10 March, BJP declared candidates for the first phase of Assam elections.[73] Out of 126 Assembly constituencies, BJP contested 84 constituencies and left 42 to its four National Democratic Alliance (NDA) allies: AGP (24), BPF (16), Rabha Jatiya Aikya Manch (1) and Tiwa Jatiya Aikya Manch (1). BJP gave tickets to two ex-militants including Bhaskar Sarma (who was accused of secret killings). On 16 March 2016, Sarbananda Sonowal filed his nomination for the Majuli (ST) assembly seat.[74][75] Modi addressed a rally in Majuli on 23 March 2016.[76] INC released its first list of 65 candidates on 15 March 2016;[77] the second list of 57 candidates was announced on 21 March 2016.[78][79] INC contested 122 seats while its ally United People's Party contested the remaining 4 seats.[80] BJP's Himanta Biswa Sarma filed nomination papers from Jalukbari on 21 March 2016.[81] AIUDF contested around 76 seats while its allies in Assam – Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Janata Dal (United) (JD[U]) – contest 12 seats each.[82] AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal ran for South Salmara seat, while Gogoi ran for the Titabar seat against BJP MP Kamakhya Prasad Tasa.[83][84]

On 12 February 2016, the Election Commission of India announced that 10 assembly constituencies in Assam will have 2300 voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines attached along with electronic voting machines (EVMs).[85]

## Schedule

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The dates of the election were announced on 4 March 2016. (In previous elections, all 140 constituencies went to polls on the same day.)[86]

The polling was held in two phases, on 4 and 11 April 2016. The counting was scheduled for 19 May 2016 for both phases.[87]

Schedule of polling and results[87]

Phase 1 | 4 April 2016
Phase 2 | 11 April 2016
Counting of votes and result | 19 May 2016
Assembly constituencies of Assam having VVPAT facility with EVMs[87]

Silchar | Dhubri | Bongaigaon
Goalpara East | Jalukbari | Dispur
Gauhati East | Guahati West | Tezpur
Jorhat |  |

## Opinion polls

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When conducted  | Ref  | Polling organisation/Agency  | Sample size  |  |  |  |

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INC | BJP\+  | AIUDF | Other
April 2016  | [88] | India TV-C Voter  | NA  | 53
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March 2016  | [89] | Nielsen | NA  | 36
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March 2016  | [90] | AVC  | NA  | 40
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January 2016  | [91][92][93] | India TV-C-Voter  | NA  | 44
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### Exit polls

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Agency  | INC+  | BJP+  | AIUDF  | Others  | Ref.[94]

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News Nation  | 47-51  | 63-67 | 7-11  | NA  | [95]
C Voter  | 41  | 57 | 18  | 10  | [96]
Chanakya  | 27  | 90 | 9  | NA  | [96]
ABP Nielsen  | 33  | 81 | 10  | 2  | [96]
NDTV Poll of Polls  | 37  | 73 | 12  | 4  | [96]

## Voting

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Voter turnout was 84.72%.[97] 87.03% polling was recorded in the second phase, the highest in Assam's history.[98][99] One person was killed by police in Assam.[100] 189 EVMs were replaced in the final phase due to technical issues.[101] A total of 1,064 candidates contested the elections – 122 from INC, 89 from BJP, 74 from AIUDF, 30 from AGP, 13 from the BPF, 15 from CPI, 19 from CPM, 205 others and 497 Independents. The total number of polling stations in Assam was 24,890, spread across 50 election districts.

## Result

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Parties and Coalitions  | Popular vote  | Seats

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Vote  | %  | +/-  | Contested  | Won  | +/-
| Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA  | 4,992,185  | 29.5  |  | 84  | 60  | 55
| Asom Gana Parishad | 1,377,482  | 8.1  |  | 24  | 14  | 4
| Bodoland People's Front | 666,057  | 3.9  |  | 16  | 12  |
| Rabha Jatiya Aikya Manch |  |  |  | 1  | 0  |
| Tiwa Jatiya Aikya Manch |  |  |  | 1  | 0  |
| Indian National Congress | UPA  | 5,238,655  | 30.9  |  | 122  | 26  | 52
| United People's Party Liberal |  |  |  | 4  | 0  |
| All India United Democratic Front | G.A  | 2,207,945  | 13.0  |  | 74  | 13  | 5
| Janata Dal (United) | 12,538  | 0.07  |  | 4  | 0  |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Left  | 93,508  | 0.55  |  | 19  | 0  |
| Communist Party of India | 37,243  | 0.22  |  | 15  | 0  |
| Independents |  | 1,867,531  | 11.04  |  | 496  | 1  | 2
| Total  | 16919364 | 100.0 |  | 126  |  |
Valid votes  |  |  |
Invalid votes  |  |
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Abstentions  |  |
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### Results by Constituency

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Results (from Election Commission of India)[102] Assembly Constituency  | Winner  | Runner Up  | Margin

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#  | Name  | Candidate  | Party  | Votes  | Candidate  | Party  | Votes
Karimganj District
1  | Ratabari | Kripanath Mallah |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 59375  | Akhil Ranjan Talukdar  |  | Indian National Congress | 29449  | 24526
2  | Patharkandi | Krishnendu Paul |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 46544  | Debendra Kumar Sinha  |  | All India United Democratic Front | 32726  | 9268
3  | Karimganj North | Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha  |  | Indian National Congress | 45289  | Mission Ranjan Das  |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 44821  | 468
4  | Karimganj South | Aziz Ahmed Khan |  | All India United Democratic Front | 58060  | Siddeque Ahmed  |  | Indian National Congress | 53644  | 4416
5  | Badarpur | Jamal Uddin Ahmed  |  | Indian National Congress | 38266  | Abdul Aziz  |  | All India United Democratic Front | 36178  | 2088
Hailakandi District
6  | Hailakandi | Anwar Hussain Laskar |  | All India United Democratic Front | 41647  | Soumyajit Dutta Choudhury  |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 39039  | 2608
7  | Katlicherra | Suzam Uddin Laskar |  | All India United Democratic Front | 50676  | Gautam Roy  |  | Indian National Congress | 35592  | 15084
8  | Algapur | Nizam Uddin Choudhury |  | All India United Democratic Front | 50531  | Kaushik Rai  |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 32777  | 17754
Cachar District
9  | Silchar | Dilip Kumar Paul |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 94787  | Bithika Dev  |  | Indian National Congress | 54867  | 39920
10  | Sonai | Aminul Haque Laskar |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 44236  | Anamul Haque  |  | Indian National Congress | 36683  | 7553
11  | Dholai | Parimal Suklabaidya |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 68694  | Girindra Mallik  |  | Indian National Congress | 41857  | 26837
12  | Udharbond | Mihir Kanti Shome |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 54204  | Ajit Singh  |  | Indian National Congress | 45598  | 8606
13  | Lakhipur | Rajdeep Goala  |  | Indian National Congress | 60135  | Thoiba Singha  |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 35768  | 24367
14  | Barkhola | Kishor Nath |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 36482  | Misbahul Islam Laskar  |  | Independent | 36440  | 48
15  | Katigorah | Amar Chand Jain |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 59764  | Khalil Uddin Mazumde  |  | All India United Democratic Front | 50956  | 8808
Dima Hasao District
16  | Haflong | Bir Bhadra Hagjer |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 52037  | Nirmal Langthasa  |  | Indian National Congress | 43731  | 8306
Karbi Anglong District
17  | Bokajan | Numal Momin |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 40170  | Klengdoon Engt  |  | Indian National Congress | 35426  | 4744
18  | Howraghat | Joyram Engleng |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 43378  | Khorsing Engt  |  | Indian National Congress | 36987  | 6391
19  | Diphu | Sum Ronghang |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 64421  | Bidya Sing Engleng  |  | Indian National Congress | 36185  | 28236
West Karbi Anglong District
20  | Baithalangso | Mansing Rongpi |  | Indian National Congress | 62596  | Arun Terang  |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 53077  | 9519
South Salmara District
21  | Mankachar | Dr. Motiur Rohman Mondal |  | Indian National Congress | 54181  | Adv. Aminul Islam |  | All India United Democratic Front | 49868  | 4313
22  | Salmara South | Wazed Ali Choudhury  |  | Indian National Congress | 80066  | Badruddin Ajmal |  | All India United Democratic Front | 63343  | 16723
Dhubri District
23  | Dhubri | Najrul Hoque |  | All India United Democratic Front | 60933  | Nazibul Umar  |  | Independent  | 36847  | 24086
24  | Gauripur | Nijanur Rahman |  | All India United Democratic Front | 73423  | Banendra Kumar Mushahary |  | Bodoland People's Front | 53512  | 19911
25  | Golakganj | Ashwini Roy Sarkar |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 76444  | Abdus Sobahan Ali Sarkar  |  | Indian National Congress | 68253  | 6391
26  | Bilasipara West | Hafiz Bashir Ahmed |  | All India United Democratic Front | 44407  | Ali Akbar Miah  |  | Independent  | 33205  | 11202
27  | Bilasipara East | Ashok Kumar Singhi |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 59206  | Amrit Badsha  |  | Indian National Congress | 54110  | 5096
Kokrajhar District
28  | Gossaigaon | Majendra Narzary |  | Bodoland People's Front | 45516  | Ravi Sankar Kasireddy  |  | All India United Democratic Front | 39476  | 6041
29  | Kokrajhar West | Rabiram Narzary |  | Bodoland People's Front | 64423  | Dahit Chandra Brahma  |  | All India United Democratic Front | 47083  | 17340
30  | Kokrajhar East | Pramila Rani Brahma |  | Bodoland People's Front | 76496  | Pratibha Brahma  |  | Independent  | 36405  | 40091
Chirang District
31  | Sidli | Chandan Brahma |  | Bodoland People's Front | 66037  | Rwngwra Nazary  |  | Independent  | 57049  | 8988
Bongaigaon District
32  | Bongaigaon | Phani Bhusan Choudhury |  | Asom Gana Parishad | 77292  | Shankar Prasad Ray  |  | Indian National Congress | 45972  | 31320
Chirang District
33  | Bijni | Kamal Singh Narzary |  | Bodoland People's Front | 29240  | Ajay Kumar Ray  |  | Bharatiya Gana Parishad  | 27562  | 1678
Bongaigaon District
34  | Abhayapuri North | Abdul Hai Nagori  |  | Indian National Congress | 48354  | Bhupen Roy  |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 46211  | 2143
35  | Abhayapuri South | Ananta Kumar Malo |  | All India United Democratic Front | 51525  | Chandan Kumar Sarkar  |  | Indian National Congress | 51334  | 191
Goalpara District
36  | Dudhnai | Dipak Rabha |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 79993  | Sibcharan Basumatary  |  | Indian National Congress | 51316  | 28667
37  | Goalpara East | Abdul Kalam Rasheed Alam  |  | Indian National Congress | 57374  | Gauranga Prasad Das  |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 54793  | 2581
38  | Goalpara West | Abdur Rasheed Mandal  |  | Indian National Congress | 61007  | Sheikh Shah Alam  |  | All India United Democratic Front | 36668  | 24339
39  | Jaleswar | Sahab Uddin Ahmed |  | All India United Democratic Front | 56003  | Aftab Uddin Mollah  |  | Independent  | 49341  | 6662
Barpeta District
40  | Sorbhog | Ranjit Kumar Das |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 56454  | Anurupa Hannan  |  | Indian National Congress | 36928  | 19526
Bajali District
41  | Bhabanipur | Abul Kalam Azad |  | All India United Democratic Front | 28383  | Phanihdar Talukdar  |  | Independent  | 25944  | 2439
42  | Patacharkuchi | Pabindra Deka |  | Asom Gana Parishad | 64558  | Sailen Kalita  |  | Indian National Congress | 12582  | 51976
Barpeta District
43  | Barpeta | Gunindra Nath Das |  | Asom Gana Parishad | 63563  | A.Rahim Ahmed  |  | Indian National Congress | 57753  | 5810
44  | Jania | Abdul Khaleque  |  | Indian National Congress | 86930  | Rafiqul Islam  |  | All India United Democratic Front | 57194  | 29736
45  | Baghbor | Sherman Ali Ahmed  |  | Indian National Congress | 73340  | Sheikh Abdul Hamid  |  | All India United Democratic Front | 29907  | 43433
46  | Sarukhetri | Jakir Hussain Sikdar  |  | Indian National Congress | 70062  | Chittaranjan Barman  |  | Asom Gana Parishad | 45815  | 24247
47  | Chenga | Sukur Ali Ahmed  |  | Indian National Congress | 51882  | Monowara Khatun  |  | All India United Democratic Front | 28525  | 23357
Kamrup District
48  | Boko | Nandita Das  |  | Indian National Congress | 69986  | Jyoti Prasad Das  |  | Asom Gana Parishad | 52392  | 17594
49  | Chaygaon | Rekibuddin Ahmed  |  | Indian National Congress | 72211  | Kamala Kanta Kalita  |  | Asom Gana Parishad | 64390  | 7821
50  | Palasbari | Pranab Kalita |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 75210  | Nabajyoti Talukdar  |  | Indian National Congress | 26468  | 48742
Kamrup District
51  | Jalukbari | Himanta Biswa Sarma |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 118390  | Niren Deka  |  | Indian National Congress | 32455  | 85935
52  | Dispur | Atul Bora |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 198378  | Akon Bora  |  | Indian National Congress | 68181  | 130197
53  | Gauhati East | Siddhartha Bhattacharya |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 127602  | Bobbeeta Sharma  |  | Indian National Congress | 30965  | 96637
54  | Gauhati West | Ramendra Narayan Kalita |  | Asom Gana Parishad | 132184  | Jury Sharma Bordoloi  |  | Indian National Congress | 42274  | 89910
Kamrup District
55  | Hajo | Suman Haripriya |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 55096  | Dulu Ahmed  |  | Indian National Congress | 46188  | 8908
56  | Kamalpur | Satyabrat Kalita |  | Asom Gana Parishad | 78170  | Pranjit Choudhury  |  | Indian National Congress | 41261  | 36909
57  | Rangia | Bhabesh Kalita |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 58353  | Ghanashyam Kalita  |  | Indian National Congress | 26286  | 32067
Baksa District
58  | Tamulpur | Emmanuel Mosahary |  | Bodoland People's Front | 63031  | Rabindra Biswas  |  | Indian National Congress | 43084  | 19947
Nalbari District
59  | Nalbari | Ashok Sarma |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 99131  | Pradyut Kumar Bhuyan  |  | Indian National Congress | 46087  | 53044
60  | Barkhetry | Narayan Deka |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 69223  | Diganta Barman  |  | Indian National Congress | 60610  | 8613
61  | Dharmapur | Chandra Mohan Patowary |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 70503  | Nilamani Sen Deka  |  | Indian National Congress | 36560  | 33943
Baksa District
62  | Barama | Maneswar Brahma |  | Bodoland People's Front | 45289  | Rekha Rani Das Boro  |  | Independent  | 35493  | 9796
63  | Chapaguri | Thaneswar Basumatary |  | Bodoland People's Front | 43250  | Sujan Das  |  | Independent  | 41769  | 1481
Udalguri District
64  | Panery | Kamali Basumatari |  | Bodoland People's Front | 38668  | Nanda Ram Baro  |  | Independent  | 22866  | 15802
Darrang District
65  | Kalaigaon | Maheswar Baro |  | Bodoland People's Front | 47206  | Nathu Ram Boro  |  | All India United Democratic Front | 29585  | 17621
66  | Sipajhar | Binanda Kumar Saikia |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 65487  | Zoii Nath Sarmah  |  | Indian National Congress | 53312  | 12175
67  | Mangaldoi | Gurujyoti Das |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 73423  | Basanta Das  |  | Indian National Congress | 51378  | 22045
68  | Dalgaon | Ilias Ali |  | Indian National Congress | 76607  | Mazibur Rahman  |  | All India United Democratic Front | 74287  | 2320
Udalguri District
69  | Udalguri | Rihon Daimary |  | Bodoland People's Front | 45037  | Anjali Prabha Daimari  |  | Independent  | 20663  | 24374
70  | Majbat | Charan Boro |  | Bodoland People's Front | 48351  | Teharu Gour  |  | All India United Democratic Front | 22133  | 26218
Sonitpur District
71  | Dhekiajuli | Ashok Singhal |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 71425  | Habul Chakraborty  |  | Indian National Congress | 36430  | 34995
72  | Barchalla | Ganesh Kumar Limbu |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 53912  | Tanka Bahadur Rai  |  | Indian National Congress | 30230  | 23682
73  | Tezpur | Brindaban Goswami |  | Asom Gana Parishad | 71170  | Hiranya Bhuyan  |  | Indian National Congress | 36507  | 34663
74  | Rangapara | Pallab Lochan Das |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 51597  | Bhimananda Tanti  |  | Indian National Congress | 28606  | 22991
75  | Sootea | Padma Hazarika |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 60440  | Praneswar Basumatary  |  | Indian National Congress | 58622  | 1818
Biswanath District
76  | Biswanath | Promod Borthakur |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 64225  | Nurjamal Sarkar  |  | Indian National Congress | 54105  | 10120
77  | Behali | Ranjit Dutta |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 52152  | Rupak Sarma  |  | Indian National Congress | 28551  | 23601
Sonitpur District
78  | Gohpur | Utpal Borah |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 85424  | Monika Bora  |  | Indian National Congress | 56489  | 28935
Morigaon District
79  | Jagiroad | Pijush Hazarika |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 94550  | Bibekananda Dalai  |  | Indian National Congress | 66224  | 28326
80  | Marigaon | Rama Kanta Dewri |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 80669  | Jonjonali Baruah  |  | Indian National Congress | 51046  | 26923
81  | Laharighat | Nazrul Islam  |  | Indian National Congress | 57904  | Siddique Ahmed  |  | All India United Democratic Front | 52098  | 5806
Nagaon District
82  | Raha | Dimbeswar Das |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 76941  | Sashi Kanta Das  |  | Indian National Congress | 43867  | 33074
83  | Dhing | Aminul Islam |  | All India United Democratic Front | 82786  | Anwar Hussain  |  | Indian National Congress | 58233  | 24553
84  | Batadroba | Angoorlata Deka |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 46343  | Gautam Bora  |  | Indian National Congress | 40458  | 5885
85  | Rupohihat | Nurul Huda  |  | Indian National Congress | 72627  | Nurul Amin Chowdhury  |  | All India United Democratic Front | 50783  | 21844
86  | Nowgong | Rupak Sarmah |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 66706  | Durlav Chamua  |  | Indian National Congress | 53442  | 13264
87  | Barhampur | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta |  | Asom Gana Parishad | 65768  | Suresh Bora  |  | Indian National Congress | 60599  | 5169
88  | Samaguri | Rakibul Hussain  |  | Indian National Congress | 66364  | Jitu Goswami  |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 51849  | 14515
89  | Kaliabor | Keshab Mahanta |  | Asom Gana Parishad | 64759  | Bindu Ganju  |  | Indian National Congress | 26769  | 37990
Hojai District
90  | Jamunamukh | Abdur Rahim Ajmal |  | All India United Democratic Front | 65599  | Rejaul Karim Chowdhury  |  | Independent  | 52195  | 13404
91  | Hojai | Shiladitya Dev |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 105615  | Dhaniram Thousen  |  | All India United Democratic Front | 49756  | 55849
92  | Lumding | Sibu Misra |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 72072  | Netra Ranjan Mahanta  |  | Indian National Congress | 41672  | 30400
Golaghat District
93  | Bokakhat | Atul Bora |  | Asom Gana Parishad | 62962  | Arun Phukan  |  | Indian National Congress | 22769  | 40193
94  | Sarupathar | Roselina Tirkey  |  | Indian National Congress | 67150  | Binod Gowalla  |  | Asom Gana Parishad | 64223  | 2927
95  | Golaghat | Ajanta Neog  |  | Indian National Congress | 73862  | Bitupan Saikia  |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 68649  | 5213
96  | Khumtai | Mrinal Saikia |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 57637  | Bismita Gogoi  |  | Indian National Congress | 40763  | 16874
97  | Dergaon | Bhabendra Nath Bharali |  | Asom Gana Parishad | 63079  | Aroti Hazarika Kachari  |  | Indian National Congress | 46807  | 16272
Jorhat District
98  | Jorhat | Hitendra Nath Goswami |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 69209  | Rana Goswami  |  | Indian National Congress | 55571  | 13638
Majuli District
99  | Majuli | Sarbananda Sonowal |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 49602  | Rajib Lochan Pegu  |  | Indian National Congress | 30679  | 18923
Jorhat District
100  | Titabar | Tarun Gogoi |  | Indian National Congress | 62025  | Kamakhya Prasad Tasa |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 44530  | 17495
101  | Mariani | Rupjyoti Kurmi  |  | Indian National Congress | 36701  | Alok Kumar Ghosh  |  | Nationalist Congress Party | 34908  | 1793
102  | Teok | Renupoma Rajkhowa |  | Asom Gana Parishad | 40928  | Pallabi Saikia Gogoi  |  | Indian National Congress | 35879  | 5049
Sibsagar District
103  | Amguri | Prodip Hazarika |  | Asom Gana Parishad | 42010  | Angkita Dutta  |  | Indian National Congress | 40390  | 1620
104  | Nazira | Debabrata Saikia |  | Indian National Congress | 52869  | Prohlad Gowala  |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 38014  | 14855
Charaideo District
105  | Mahmara | Jogen Mohan |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 49036  | Suruj Dehingia  |  | Indian National Congress | 34711  | 14325
106  | Sonari | Topon Kumar Gogoi |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 73327  | Sarat Barkataky  |  | Indian National Congress | 49210  | 24117
Sibsagar District
107  | Thowra | Kushal Dowari |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 41560  | Sushanta Borgohain  |  | Indian National Congress | 40334  | 1226
108  | Sibsagar | Pranab Kumar Gogoi |  | Indian National Congress | 48584  | Surabhi Rajkonwar  |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 48042  | 542
Lakhimpur District
109  | Bihpuria | Debananda Hazarika |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 66563  | Bhupen Kumar Borah  |  | Indian National Congress | 40376  | 26187
110  | Naoboicha | Mamun Imdadul Haque Chawdhury |  | All India United Democratic Front | 56003  | Rao Gajendra Singh  |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 54770  | 1233
111  | Lakhimpur | Utpal Dutta |  | Asom Gana Parishad | 45917  | Joy Prakash Das  |  | Indian National Congress | 41762  | 4155
112  | Dhakuakhana | Naba Kumar Doley |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 81556  | Bharat Chandra Narah  |  | Indian National Congress | 57014  | 24542
Dhemaji District
113  | Dhemaji | Pradan Baruah |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 69592  | Sumitra Doley Patir  |  | Indian National Congress | 50471  | 19121
114  | Jonai | Bhubon Pegu |  | Independent | 88441  | Aswini Pait  |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 39148  | 49293
Dibrugarh District
115  | Moran | Chakradhar Gogoi |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 54571  | Paban Singh Ghatowar |  | Indian National Congress | 38340  | 16231
116  | Dibrugarh | Prasanta Phukan |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 63985  | Chandra Kanta Barua  |  | Indian National Congress | 36611  | 27374
117  | Lahowal | Rituparna Baruah |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 59013  | Prithibi Majhi  |  | Indian National Congress | 39414  | 19599
118  | Duliajan | Terash Gowalla |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 58450  | Dhruba Jyoti Gogoi  |  | Indian National Congress | 41364  | 17086
119  | Tingkhong | Bimal Bora |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 57072  | Atuwa Munda  |  | Indian National Congress | 38734  | 18338
120  | Naharkatia | Naren Sonowal |  | Asom Gana Parishad | 46051  | Pranatee Phukan  |  | Indian National Congress | 42520  | 3531
121  | Chabua | Binod Hazarika |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 69351  | Raju Sahu  |  | Indian National Congress | 38597  | 30754
Tinsukia District
122  | Tinsukia | Sanjoy Kishan |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 70937  | Rajendra Prasad Singh  |  | Indian National Congress | 35868  | 35069
123  | Digboi | Suren Phukan |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 49167  | Gautam Dhanowar  |  | Indian National Congress | 34874  | 14293
124  | Margherita | Bhaskar Sharma |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 76365  | Pradyut Bordoloi  |  | Indian National Congress | 53621  | 22744
125  | Doomdooma | Durga Bhumij |  | Indian National Congress | 46938  | Dilip Moran  |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 46156  | 782
126  | Sadiya | Bolin Chetia |  | Bharatiya Janata Party | 38845  | Birinchi Neog  |  | Indian National Congress | 32279  | 6566

## Share

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### Seat Share

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NDA (68.26%)

UPA (20.63%)

AIUDF (10.32%)

IND (0.79%)

NDA (41.90%)

UPA (31.00%)

AIUDF (13.00%)

CPM (0.55%)

CPI (0.22%)

Others (13.33%)

## See also

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* 2016 elections in India
* 2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election
* Bangladeshis in India
* Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunal) Act, 1983
* National Register of Citizens of India

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