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 2021.

Legislative Assembly elections

The elections for the Assam Legislative Assembly held since 1952.
YearElectionWinning Party/CoalitionChief Minister
1952First AssemblyIndian National CongressBishnu Ram Medhi
1957Second AssemblyIndian National CongressB.P. Chaliha
1962Third AssemblyIndian National CongressB.P. Chaliha
1967Fourth AssemblyIndian National CongressB.P. Chaliha
Mahendra Mohan Choudhury
1972Fifth AssemblyIndian National CongressSarat Chandra Sinha
1978Sixth AssemblyJanata Party
Indian National Congress
Golap Borbora
Jogendra Nath Hazarika
Anowara Taimur
Kesab Chandra Gogoi
1983Seventh AssemblyIndian National CongressHiteswar Saikia
1985Eighth AssemblyAsom Gana ParishadPrafulla Kumar Mahanta
1991Ninth AssemblyIndian National CongressHiteswar Saikia
Bhumidhar Barman
1996Tenth AssemblyAsom Gana ParishadPrafulla Kumar Mahanta
2001Eleventh AssemblyIndian National CongressTarun Gogoi
2006Twelfth AssemblyIndian National CongressTarun Gogoi
2011Thirteenth AssemblyIndian National CongressTarun Gogoi
2016Fourteenth AssemblyBharatiya Janata PartySarbananda Sonowal

Lok Sabha Elections