2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election
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Registered | 23,436,864 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 82.42%[1] ( 2.30 pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election was the 15th quinquennial legislative assembly election held in the Indian state of Assam from March 27 to April 6 in three phases, to elect 126 MLAs to the 15th Assam Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the result declared on Sunday, 2 May. The term of the previous Fourteenth Legislative Assembly of Assam ended on 31 May 2021.[2]
The election saw the incumbent BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) retaining 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.[3] Jailed activist and Raijor Dal founder and President Akhil Gogoi contested the election as an independent candidate and won the Sibsagar seat by a margin of 11,875 votes.[4]
Background
[edit]The election in 2016 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 led by Sarbananda Sonowal.
Demographics
[edit]According to the 2011 census, 61.5% were Hindus, 34.22% were Muslims.[5][6] Christian minorities (3.7%) are mostly among some of the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (SC/ST) population.[7]
The six communities in Assam[8] – Maran, Matak, Tai Ahom, Chutia, Koch Rajbongshi and the tea tribes have been demanding grant of ST status since a long time. These six communities are numerous and would play a major role in the elections. 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 & migrant Bengali communities) combined account for about 36%.[9]
Out of 32 districts of Assam, 11 are Muslim majority according to the 2011 census.[10] These districts are Dhubri, Goalpara, Barpeta, Morigaon, Nagaon, Hojai, Karimganj, South Salmara–Mankachar, Hailakandi, Darrang and Bongaigaon.[11][12][13] 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).[14] 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 the 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.[15]
Voter statistics
[edit]According to the CEO office, 23,374,087 General electors were eligible to vote in the Assam Assembly election. Of these, 132,081 voters had disabilities, 289,474 voters were above the age of 80, 1,281,918 were newly enrolled voters, and 505,874 voters were in the age group of 18–19 years. Apart from these, there were also 63,074 service voters.[16] More than 1.08 lakh D-voters were barred from casting their votes in this election.[17]
Total electors | Male voters | Female voters | Third Gender Voters | Service voters | Overseas electors |
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23,437,172 | 11,823,286 | 11,550,403 | 398 | 63,074 | 11 |
Schedule
[edit]Poll Event | Phase | |||
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I | II | III | ||
Constituencies | 47 | 39 | 40 | |
Map of constituencies and their phases | ||||
Date of Issue of Notification | 2 March 2021 | 5 March 2021 | 12 March 2021 | |
Last Date for filling nomination | 9 March 2021 | 12 March 2021 | 19 March 2021 | |
Scrutiny of nomination | 10 March 2021 | 15 March 2021 | 20 March 2021 | |
Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination | 12 March 2021 | 17 March 2021 | 22 March 2021 | |
Date of Poll | 27 March 2021 | 1 April 2021 | 6 April 2021 | |
Date of Counting of Votes | 2 May 2021 | |||
Source: Election Commission of India |
Parties and alliances
[edit]Party | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | ||
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Bharatiya Janata Party | BJP | Ranjeet Kumar Dass | 93 | ||
Asom Gana Parishad | AGP | Atul Bora | 29 | ||
United People's Party Liberal | UPPL | Pramod Boro | 11 |
Party | Symbol | Leader | Seat Share | ||
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Indian National Congress | INC | Debabrata Saikia | 95 | ||
All India United Democratic Front | AIUDF | Badruddin Ajmal | 20 | ||
Bodoland People's Front | BOPF | Hagrama Mohilary | 12 | ||
Communist Party of India (Marxist) | CPI(M) | Deben Bhattacharyya | 2 | ||
Communist Party of India | CPI | Munin Mahanta | 1 | ||
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | CPI (ML)L | Rupun Sarma | 1[a] | ||
Anchalik Gana Morcha | AGM | Ajit Kumar Bhuyan | 1 | ||
Rashtriya Janata Dal | RJD | Hira Devi | 1 |
URF
[edit]No. | Symbol | Leader(s) | Contesting Seats | ||
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Assam Jatiya Parishad | AJP | Lurinjyoti Gogoi | 82 | ||
Raijor Dal | RD | Akhil Gogoi | 29 |
Parties not in any coalition
[edit]Party | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | ||
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National People's Party[18] | NPP | 11 |
Candidates
[edit]Assembly Constituency | NDA | Mahajot[19] | Voting
Phase/Date | |||||
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No. | Name | Party | Candidates | Party | Candidate | |||
Sribhumi District | ||||||||
1 | Ratabari (SC) | BJP | Bijoy Malakar | INC | Sambhu Sing Mallah | 01-04-2021 | ||
2 | Patharkandi | BJP | Krishnendu Paul | INC | Sachin Sahoo | |||
3 | Karimganj North | BJP | Dr. Manash Das | INC | Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha | |||
4 | Karimganj South | AGP | Aziz Ahmed Khan | INC | Siddique Ahmed | |||
5 | Badarpur | BJP | Biswarup Bhattacharjee | AIUDF | Abdul Aziz | |||
Hailakandi District | ||||||||
6 | Hailakandi | BJP | Milan Das | AIUDF | Jakir Hussain Laskar | 01-04-2021 | ||
7 | Katlicherra | BJP | Subrata Nath | AIUDF | Suzamuddin Laskar | |||
8 | Algapur | AGP | Aptabuddin Laskar | AIUDF | Nizamuddin Choudhury | |||
Cachar District | ||||||||
9 | Silchar | BJP | Dipayan Chakraborty | INC | Tamal Kanti Banik | 01-04-2021 | ||
10 | Sonai | BJP | Aminul Haque Laskar | AIUDF | Karimuddin Barbhuiya | |||
11 | Dholai (SC) | BJP | Parimal Suklabaidya | INC | Kamakhya Prasad Mala | |||
12 | Udharbond | BJP | Mihir Kanti Shome | INC | Ajit Singh | |||
13 | Lakhipur | BJP | Kaushik Rai | INC | Mukesh Pandey | |||
14 | Barkhola | BJP | Amalendu Das | INC | Misbahul Islam Laskar | |||
15 | Katigorah | BJP | Gautam Roy | INC | Khalil Uddin Mazumder | |||
Dima Hasao District | ||||||||
16 | Haflong (ST) | BJP | Nandita Garlosa | INC | Nirmal Langthasa | 01-04-2021 | ||
Karbi Anglong District | ||||||||
17 | Bokajan (ST) | BJP | Numal Momin | INC | Raton Engti | 01-04-2021 | ||
18 | Howraghat (ST) | BJP | Dorsing Ronghang | INC | Sanjeeb Teron | |||
19 | Diphu (ST) | BJP | Bidya Sing Engleng | INC | Sum Ronghang | |||
West Karbi Anglong District | ||||||||
20 | Baithalangso (ST) | BJP | Roop Sing Terang | INC | Augustine Enghee | 01-04-2021 | ||
South Salmara District | ||||||||
21 | Mankachar | AGP | Javed Islam | AIUDF | Adv.Aminul Islam | 06-04-2021 | ||
22 | Salmara South | BJP | Ashadul Islam | INC | Wazid Ali Chaudhary | |||
Dhubri District | ||||||||
23 | Dhubri | BJP | Dr.Debamoy Sanyal | AIUDF | Nazrul Hoque | 06-04-2021 | ||
24 | Gauripur | BJP | Banendra Mushahary | AIUDF | Nijanur Rahman | |||
25 | Golakganj | BJP | Ashwini Roy Sarkar | INC | Abdus Sobahun Ali Sarkar | |||
26 | Bilasipara West | BJP | Abu Bakkar Siddique | AIUDF | Hafiz Bashir Ahmed | |||
27 | Bilasipara East | BJP | Ashok Kumar Singhi | AIUDF | Samsul Huda | |||
Kokrajhar District | ||||||||
28 | Gossaigaon | UPPL | Somnath Narzary | BPF | Majendra Narzary | 06-04-2021 | ||
29 | Kokrajhar West (ST) | UPPL | Manaranjan Brahma | BPF | Rabiram Narzary | |||
30 | Kokrajhar East (ST) | UPPL | Lawrence Islary | BPF | Pramila Rani Brahma | |||
Chirang District | ||||||||
31 | Sidli (ST) | UPPL | Jayanta Basumatary | BPF | Chandan Brahma | 06-04-2021 | ||
Bongaigaon District | ||||||||
32 | Bongaigaon | AGP | Phani Bhusan Choudhury | INC | Shankar Prasad Rai | 06-04-2021 | ||
Chirang District | ||||||||
33 | Bijni | BJP | Ajoy Kumar Roy | BPF | Kamal Singh Narzary | 06-04-2021 | ||
Bongaigaon District | ||||||||
34 | Abhayapuri North | AGP | Bhupen Ray | INC | Abdul Bhatim Khandkar | 06-04-2021 | ||
35 | Abhayapuri South (SC) | AGP | Punendra Banikya | INC | Pradip Sarkar | |||
Goalpara District | ||||||||
36 | Dudhnai (ST) | BJP | Shyamjit Rabha | INC | Jadab Sawargiary | 06-04-2021 | ||
37 | Goalpara East | AGP | Jyotish Das | INC | Abdul Kalam Rashid Alam | |||
38 | Goalpara West | AGP | Sheikh Shah Alam | INC | Md. Abdur Rashid Mandal | |||
39 | Jaleswar | BJP | Osman Goni | INC | Aftab Uddin Mollah | |||
Barpeta District | ||||||||
40 | Sorbhog | BJP | Sankar Chandra Das | CPI(M) | Manoranjan Talukdar | 06-04-2021 | ||
Bajali District | ||||||||
41 | Bhabanipur | AGP | Ranjit Deka | AIUDF | Foni Talukdar | 06-04-2021 | ||
42 | Patacharkuchi | BJP | Ranjeet Kumar Dass | INC | Santanu Sarma | |||
Barpeta District | ||||||||
43 | Barpeta | AGP | Gunindra Nath Das | INC | Abdur Rahim Ahmed | 06-04-2021 | ||
44 | Jania | BJP | Shahidul Islam | AIUDF | Hafiz Rafiqul Islam | |||
45 | Baghbor | BJP | Hasinara Khatun | INC | Sherman Ali Ahmed | |||
46 | Sarukhetri | AGP | Kalpana Patowary | INC | Jakir Hussain Sikdar | |||
47 | Chenga | AGP | Rabiul Hussain | INC | Sukur Ali Ahmed | |||
Kamrup District | ||||||||
48 | Boko (SC) | AGP | Jyoti Prasad Das | INC | Nandita Das | 06-04-2021 | ||
49 | Chaygaon | AGP | Kamala Kanta Kalita | INC | Rekibuddun Ahmed | |||
50 | Palasbari | BJP | Hemanga Thakuria | INC | Jatin Mali | |||
Kamrup Metropolitan District | ||||||||
51 | Jalukbari | BJP | Himanta Biswa Sarma | INC | Ramen Chandra Borthakur | 06-04-2021 | ||
52 | Dispur | BJP | Atul Bora | INC | Manjit Mahanta | |||
53 | Gauhati East | BJP | Siddhartha Bhattacharya | INC | Smt. Ashima Bordoloi | |||
54 | Gauhati West | AGP | Ramendra Narayan Kalita | INC | Smt. Mira Borthakur Goswami | |||
Kamrup District | ||||||||
55 | Hajo | BJP | Suman Haripriya | INC | Anowar Hussain | 06-04-2021 | ||
56 | Kamalpur | BJP | Diganta Kalita | INC | Kishor Bhattacharya | 01-04-2021 | ||
57 | Rangia | BJP | Bhabesh Kalita | CPI(M) | Dr Bhagwan Dev Misra | |||
Baksa District | ||||||||
58 | Tamulpur | UPPL | Leho Ram Boro | BPF | Ramdas Basumatary | 06-04-2021 | ||
Nalbari District | ||||||||
59 | Nalbari | BJP | Jayanta Malla Baruah | INC | Pradyut Kumar Bhuyan | 01-04-2021 | ||
60 | Barkhetry | BJP | Narayan Deka | INC | Diganta Barman | 06-04-2021 | ||
61 | Dharmapur | BJP | Chandra Mohan Patowary | INC | Ratul Patowary | |||
Baksa District | ||||||||
62 | Barama (ST) | UPPL | Bhupen Baro | BPF | Prabin Boro | 06-04-2021 | ||
63 | Chapaguri (ST) | UPPL | Urkhao Gwra Brahma | BPF | Hitesh Basumatary | |||
Udalguri District | ||||||||
64 | Panery | BJP | Biswajit Daimary | BPF | Karuna Kanta Swargiary | 01-04-2021 | ||
Darrang District | ||||||||
65 | Kalaigaon | BJP | Madhuram Deka | BPF | Durgadas Boro | 01-04-2021 | ||
66 | Sipajhar | BJP | Paramananda Rajbongshi | INC | Kuldip Barua | |||
67 | Mangaldoi (SC) | BJP | Gurujyoti Das | INC | Basanta Das | |||
68 | Dalgaon | AGP | Habibur Rahman | INC | Ilias Ali | |||
Udalguri District | ||||||||
69 | Udalguri (ST) | UPPL | Gobinda Basumatary | BPF | Rihon Daimary | 01-04-2021 | ||
70 | Majbat | BJP | Jitu Kissan | BPF | Charan Boro | |||
Sonitpur District | ||||||||
71 | Dhekiajuli | BJP | Ashok Singhal | INC | Benudhar Nath | 27-03-2021 | ||
72 | Barchalla | BJP | Ganesh Kumar Limbu | INC | Ram Prasad Sharma | |||
73 | Tezpur | AGP | Prithviraj Rabha | INC | Anuj Kumar Mech | |||
74 | Rangapara | BJP | Krishna Kamal Tanti | INC | Abhijit Hazarika | |||
75 | Sootea | BJP | Padma Hazarika | INC | Praneshwar Basumatary | |||
Biswanath District | ||||||||
76 | Biswanath | BJP | Promod Borthakur | INC | Anjan Borah | 27-03-2021 | ||
77 | Behali | BJP | Ranjit Dutta | CPI(ML)L | Bibek Das | |||
Sonitpur District | ||||||||
78 | Gohpur | BJP | Utpal Borah | INC | Ripun Bora | 27-03-2021 | ||
Morigaon District | ||||||||
79 | Jagiroad (SC) | BJP | Pijush Hazarika | INC | Swapan Kumar Mandal | 01-04-2021 | ||
80 | Marigaon | BJP | Rama Kanta Dewri | CPI | Munin Mahanta | |||
81 | Laharighat | BJP | Kadiru Jjaman Zinnah | INC | Asif Mohd Nazar | |||
Nagaon District | ||||||||
82 | Raha (SC) | AGP | Bishnu Das | INC | Sashi Kanta Das | 01-04-2021 | ||
83 | Dhing | BJP | Sanjib Kumar Bora | AIUDF | Alhaj Aminul Islam | 27-03-2021 | ||
84 | Batadroba | BJP | Angoorlata Deka | INC | Sibamoni Bora | |||
85 | Rupohihat | BJP | Nazir Hussain | INC | Nurul Hoda | |||
86 | Nowgong | BJP | Rupak Sharma | INC | Santanu Sarma | 01-04-2021 | ||
87 | Barhampur | BJP | Jitu Goswami | INC | Suresh Borah | |||
88 | Samaguri | BJP | Anil Saikia | INC | Rockybul Hussain | 27-03-2021 | ||
89 | Kaliabor | AGP | Keshab Mahanta | INC | Prasanta Kumar Saikia | |||
Hojai District | ||||||||
90 | Jamunamukh | AGP | Sadiqulla Bhuyan | AIUDF | Sirajuddin Ajmal | 01-04-2021 | ||
91 | Hojai | BJP | Ramkrishna Ghosh | INC | Debabrata Saha | |||
92 | Lumding | BJP | Sibu Misra | INC | Swapan Kar | |||
Golaghat District | ||||||||
93 | Bokakhat | AGP | Atul Bora | IND | Pranab Doley | 27-03-2021 | ||
94 | Sarupathar | BJP | Biswajit Phukan | INC | Roselina Tirkey | |||
95 | Golaghat | BJP | Ajanta Neog | INC | Bitupan Saikia | |||
96 | Khumtai | BJP | Mrinal Saikia | INC | Bismita Gogoi | |||
97 | Dergaon (SC) | AGP | Bhabendra Nath Bharali | INC | Bani Hazarika | |||
Jorhat District | ||||||||
98 | Jorhat | BJP | Hitendra Nath Goswami | INC | Rana Goswami | 27-03-2021 | ||
Majuli District | ||||||||
99 | Majuli (ST) | BJP | Sarbananda Sonowal | INC | Rajib Lochan Pegu | 27-03-2021 | ||
Jorhat District | ||||||||
100 | Titabar | BJP | Hemanta Kalita | INC | Bhaskar Jyoti Baruah | 27-03-2021 | ||
101 | Mariani | BJP | Ramani Tanti | INC | Rupjyoti Kurmi | |||
102 | Teok | AGP | Renupoma Rajkhowa | INC | Pallabi Gogoi | |||
Sibsagar District | ||||||||
103 | Amguri | AGP | Prodip Hazarika | INC | Angkita Dutta | 27-03-2021 | ||
104 | Nazira | BJP | Mayur Buragohain | INC | Debabrata Saikia | |||
Charaideo District | ||||||||
105 | Mahmara | BJP | Jogen Mohan | INC | Suruj Dehingia | 27-03-2021 | ||
106 | Sonari | BJP | Dharmeswar Konwar | INC | Sushil Kumar Suri | |||
Sibsagar District | ||||||||
107 | Thowra | BJP | Kushal Dowari | INC | Sushanta Borgohain | 27-03-2021 | ||
108 | Sibsagar | BJP | Surabhi Rajkonwar | INC | Subhramitra Gogoi | |||
Lakhimpur District | ||||||||
109 | Bihpuria | BJP | Amiya Kumar Bhuyan | INC | Bhupen Kumar Borah | 27-03-2021 | ||
110 | Naoboicha | AGP | Jayanta Khaund | INC | Bharat Narah | |||
111 | Lakhimpur | BJP | Manab Deka | INC | Joy Prakash | |||
112 | Dhakuakhana (ST) | BJP | Naba Kumar Doley | INC | Padma Lochan Doley | |||
Dhemaji District | ||||||||
113 | Dhemaji (ST) | BJP | Ranoj Pegu | INC | Sailen Sonowal | 27-03-2021 | ||
114 | Jonai (ST) | BJP | Bhubon Pegu | INC | Hema Hari Prasanna Pegu | |||
Dibrugarh District | ||||||||
115 | Moran | BJP | Chakradhar Gogoi | INC | Pranjal Ghatowar | 27-03-2021 | ||
116 | Dibrugarh | BJP | Prasanta Phukan | INC | Rajkumar Nilanetra Neog | |||
117 | Lahowal | BJP | Binod Hazarika | INC | Manoj Dhanowar | |||
118 | Duliajan | BJP | Terash Gowalla | INC | Dhruba Gogoi | |||
119 | Tingkhong | BJP | Bimal Bora | INC | Atuwa Munda | |||
120 | Naharkatia | BJP | Taranga Gogoi | INC | Pranatee Phukan | |||
121 | Chabua | AGP | Ponakan Barua | INC | Ajay Phukan | |||
Tinsukia District | ||||||||
122 | Tinsukia | BJP | Sanjoy Kishan | RJD | Hira Devi Choudhary | 27-03-2021 | ||
123 | Digboi | BJP | Suren Phukan | INC | Sibanath Chetia | |||
124 | Margherita | BJP | Bhaskar Sharma | INC | Manoranjan Borgohain | |||
125 | Doom Dooma | BJP | Rupesh Gowala | INC | Durga Bhumij | |||
126 | Sadiya | BJP | Bolin Chetia | INC | Lakhin Chandra Chetia |
Surveys and polls
[edit]Poll type | Date published | Polling agency | Lead | Ref. | |||
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NDA | Mahajot | Others | |||||
Exit poll | 29 April 2021 | Republic-CNX | 74-84 | 40-50 | 1-3 | 24-44 | [23] |
India Today-Axis My India | 75-85 | 40-50 | 1-4 | 25-45 | [23] | ||
India News-Jan Ki Baat | 70-81 | 45-55 | 0-1 | 15-36 | [23] | ||
Sudarshan News | 65-75 | 45-55 | 0-4 | 10-30 | [24] | ||
ABP News- CVoter | 58-71 | 53-66 | 0-5 | Hung | [23] | ||
News24-Today's Chanakya | 70 | 56 | 0 | 14 | [23] | ||
TV9 Bharatvarsh-Polstrat | 59-69 | 55-65 | 1-3 | Hung | [25] | ||
Times Now-CVoter | 65 | 59 | 2 | 6 | [26] | ||
Pratidin Time | 67 | 59 | 0-4 | 8 | [27] | ||
India Ahead-P Marq | 62-70 | 56-64 | 0-4 | Hung | [23] | ||
Opinion poll | 24 March 2021 | TV9 Bharatvarsh | 73 | 50 | 3 | 23 | [28] |
Times Now-CVoter | 65-73 | 52-60 | 0-4 | 5-21 | [29] | ||
ABP News- CVoter | 65-73 | 52-60 | 0-4 | 5-21 | [30] | ||
23 March 2021 | India News-Jan Ki Baat | 68-78 | 48-58 | 0 | 10-20 | [31] | |
15 March 2021 | ABP News- CVoter | 64-72 | 52-60 | 0-2 | 4-20 | [32] | |
8 March 2021 | Times Now-CVoter | 67 | 57 | 2 | 10 | [33] | |
27 February 2021 | ABP News- CVoter | 68-76 | 47-55 | 0-3 | 13-29 | [34] | |
18 January 2021 | ABP News- CVoter | 73-81 | 41-49 | 0-4 | 24-40 | [35] |
Voting
[edit]Turnout
[edit]Phase | Turnout (in%) | |
---|---|---|
Phase I | 79.93 | |
Phase II | 80.96 | |
Phase III | 85.20 | |
Total | 82.42[1] |
Events
[edit]The Election commission suspended four polling officials after a polled Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in Ratabari constituency in Karimganj district was transported to the strong room through a car belonging to relative of Krishnendu Paul, BJP candidate from neighbouring Patharkandi, after polling party's own car broke down during heavy rain on 9:00pm April 1, 2021. The commission also ordered for a repoll at the polling place where the EVM was taken from, despite all machines were packed and untouched.[36] The vehicle was stopped after a mob was informed and they spotted the EVMs in another vehicle reaching strong room. The video of the incident went viral.[37]
Repoll
[edit]On 10 April 2021, the Election Commission of India (ECI) declared the polling held on 1 April 2021 at four polling stations across three Assembly constituencies as 'void' under Section 58(1)(b) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The Commission also ordered a repoll in these booths to be held on 20 April 2021.[38]
Results
[edit]Results by party/alliance
[edit]75 | 50 | 1 |
NDA | Mahajot | IND |
Alliance | Party | Popular vote | Seats | ||||||
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Vote | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/- | ||||
National Democratic Alliance |
BJP | 6,384,538 | 33.21 | 3.70 | 93 | 60 | |||
AGP | 1,519,777 | 7.91 | 0.23 | 22 | 9 | 5 | |||
UPPL | 651,744 | 3.39 | 3.39 | 11 | 6 | 6 | |||
Total | 8,556,059 | 44.51 | 2.61 | 126[b] | 75 | 11 | |||
Mahajot | INC | 5,703,341 | 29.67 | 1.29 | 95 | 29 | 3 | ||
AIUDF | 1,786,551 | 9.29 | 3.76 | 20 | 16 | 3 | |||
BPF | 651,073 | 3.39 | 0.55 | 12 | 4 | 8 | |||
CPI(M) | 160,758 | 0.84 | 0.29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
IND[c] | 27,749 | 0.14 | — | 1 | 0 | — | |||
CPI | 27,290 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 1 | 0 | ||||
CPI(ML)L | 26,403 | 0.14 | 0.05 | 4[d] | 0 | ||||
RJD | 13,321 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 8,396,486 | 43.68 | 12.72 | 126 | 50 | 24 | |||
None | 32 other parties |
911,054 | 4.74 | N/A | 0 | ||||
IND | 1,139,423 | 5.93 | 5.11 | N/A | 1 | ||||
NOTA | 219,578 | 1.14 | 0.02 | N/A | |||||
Total | 19,222,600 | 100 | N/A | 126 | |||||
Valid Votes | 19,222,600 | 99.52 | N/A | ||||||
Invalid votes | 93,246 | 0.48 | |||||||
Turnout | 19,315,846 | 82.42 | |||||||
Registered voters | 23,436,864 |
Results By district/division
[edit]District | Seats | |||
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NDA | Mahajot | IND | ||
Barak Valley Division | ||||
Sribhumi | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Hailakandi | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Cachar | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
Central Assam Division | ||||
Dima Hasao | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Karbi Anglong | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
West Karbi Anglong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Morigaon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Nagaon | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Hojai | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 19 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
Lower Assam Division | ||||
South Salmara Mankachar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Dhubri | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Kokrajhar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Chirang | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Bongaigaon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Goalpara | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Barpeta | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Bajali | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Kamrup Rural | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Kamrup Metro | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Baksa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Nalbari | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 43 | 18 | 25 | 0 |
North Assam Division | ||||
Udalguri | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Darrang | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Sonitpur | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Biswanath | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Lakhimpur | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Dhemaji | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 |
Upper Assam Division | ||||
Golaghat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Jorhat | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Majuli | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sivasagar | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Charaideo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Dibrugarh | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Tinsukia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 28 | 23 | 4 | 1 |
Results by constituency
[edit]Assembly Constituency | Winner | Runner Up | Margin | Voting On | |||||||||
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No. | Name | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||||
Sribhumi District | |||||||||||||
1 | Ratabari (SC) | Bijoy Malakar | BJP | 84,711 | 61.92 | Sambhu Sing Mallah | INC | 48,490 | 35.44 | 36,221 | 01.04.2021 | ||
2 | Patharkandi | Krishnendu Paul | BJP | 74,846 | 49.66 | Sachin Sahoo | INC | 70,379 | 46.7 | 4,467 | |||
3 | Karimganj North | Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha | INC | 60,998 | 41.57 | Dr. Manash Das | BJP | 52,674 | 35.89 | 8,324 | |||
4 | Karimganj South | Siddique Ahmed | INC | 88,909 | 59.16 | Aziz Ahmed Khan | AGP | 56,422 | 37.54 | 32,487 | |||
5 | Badarpur | Abdul Aziz | AIUDF | 74,452 | 56.62 | Biswarup Bhattacharjee | BJP | 50,504 | 38.41 | 23,948 | |||
Hailakandi District | |||||||||||||
6 | Hailakandi | Zakir Hussain Laskar | AIUDF | 71,057 | 55.15 | Milan Das | BJP | 47,303 | 36.72 | 23,754 | 01.04.2021 | ||
7 | Katlicherra | Sujam Uddin Laskar | AIUDF | 79,769 | 51.83 | Subrata Nath | BJP | 66,798 | 43.41 | 12,971 | |||
8 | Algapur | Nizamuddin Choudhury | AIUDF | 66,785 | 49.46 | Mun Swarnakar | BJP | 49,181 | 36.42 | 17,604 | |||
Cachar District | |||||||||||||
9 | Silchar | Dipayan Chakraborty | BJP | 98,558 | 56.17 | Tamal Kanti Banik | INC | 60,980 | 34.75 | 37,578 | 01.04.2021 | ||
10 | Sonai | Karim Uddin Barbhuiya | AIUDF | 71,937 | 48.83 | Aminul Haque Laskar | BJP | 52,283 | 35.49 | 19,654 | |||
11 | Dholai (SC) | Parimal Suklabaidya | BJP | 82,568 | 55.03 | Kamakhya Prasad Mala | INC | 62,176 | 41.44 | 20,392 | |||
12 | Udharbond | Mihir Kanti Shome | BJP | 61,745 | 47.34 | Ajit Singh | INC | 59,060 | 45.28 | 2,685 | |||
13 | Lakhipur | Kaushik Rai | BJP | 55,341 | 44.61 | Mukesh Pandey | INC | 42,641 | 34.38 | 12,700 | |||
14 | Barkhola | Misbahul Islam Laskar | INC | 64,433 | 51.77 | Amalendu Das | BJP | 57,402 | 46.12 | 7,031 | |||
15 | Katigorah | Khalil Uddin Mazumder | INC | 83,268 | 51.22 | Gautam Roy | BJP | 76,329 | 46.95 | 6,939 | |||
Dima Hasao District | |||||||||||||
16 | Haflong (ST) | Nandita Garlosa | BJP | 67,797 | 56.73 | Nirmal Langthasa | INC | 49,199 | 41.16 | 18,598 | 01.04.2021 | ||
Karbi Anglong District | |||||||||||||
17 | Bokajan (ST) | Numal Momin | BJP | 60,726 | 51.05 | Raton Engti | INC | 42,841 | 36.02 | 17,885 | 01.04.2021 | ||
18 | Howraghat (ST) | Dorsing Ronghang | BJP | 57,927 | 55.74 | Sanjeeb Teron | INC | 26,244 | 25.25 | 31,683 | |||
19 | Diphu (ST) | Bidya Sing Engleng | BJP | 77,032 | 50.58 | Sum Ronghang | INC | 36,504 | 23.97 | 40,528 | |||
West Karbi Anglong District | |||||||||||||
20 | Baithalangso (ST) | Rupsing Teron | BJP | 89,715 | 55 | Augustine Enghee | INC | 36,278 | 22.24 | 53,437 | 01.04.2021 | ||
South Salmara District | |||||||||||||
21 | Mankachar | Adv. Aminul Islam | AIUDF | 125,873 | 60.72 | Javed Islam | AGP | 69,033 | 33.3 | 56,840 | 06.04.2021 | ||
22 | Salmara South | Wazed Ali Choudhury | INC | 146,248 | 83.98 | Nurul Islam Mollah | IND | 10,674 | 6.13 | 135,574 | |||
Dhubri District | |||||||||||||
23 | Dhubri | Nazrul Hoque | AIUDF | 123,913 | 70.24 | Dr. Debamoy Sanyal | BJP | 46,100 | 26.13 | 77,813 | 06.04.2021 | ||
24 | Gauripur | Nijanur Rahman | AIUDF | 112,194 | 61.07 | Banendra Mushahary | BJP | 63,349 | 34.48 | 48,845 | |||
25 | Golakganj | Abdus Sobahun Ali Sarkar | INC | 89,870 | 48.96 | Ashwini Roy Sarkar | BJP | 79,171 | 43.14 | 10,699 | |||
26 | Bilasipara West | Hafiz Bashir Ahmed | AIUDF | 90,529 | 56.16 | Ali Akbar Miah | IND | 30,771 | 19.09 | 59,758 | |||
27 | Bilasipara East | Samsul Huda | AIUDF | 116,714 | 59.3 | Ashok Kumar Singhi | BJP | 66,768 | 34.11 | 49,300 | |||
Kokrajhar District | |||||||||||||
28 | Gossaigaon | Majendra Narzary | BPF | 70,407 | 45.19 | Somnath Narzary | UPPL | 60,064 | 38.55 | 10,343 | 06.04.2021 | ||
29 | Kokrajhar West (ST) | Rabiram Narzary | BPF | 77,509 | 49.68 | Manaranjan Brahma | UPPL | 65,438 | 41.94 | 12,071 | |||
30 | Kokrajhar East (ST) | Lawrence Islary | UPPL | 82,817 | 54.14 | Pramila Rani Brahma | BPF | 63,420 | 41.11 | 19,397 | |||
Chirang District | |||||||||||||
31 | Sidli (ST) | Joyanta Basumatary | UPPL | 97,087 | 56.5 | Chandan Brahma | BPF | 65,767 | 38.27 | 31,320 | 06.04.2021 | ||
Bongaigaon District | |||||||||||||
32 | Bongaigaon | Phani Bhusan Choudhury | AGP | 82,800 | 53.9 | Shankar Prasad Rai | INC | 44,633 | 29.05 | 38,167 | 06.04.2021 | ||
Chirang District | |||||||||||||
33 | Bijni | Ajoy Kumar Ray | BJP | 45,733 | 32.69 | Kamal Singh Narzary | BPF | 44,730 | 31.97 | 1,003 | 06.04.2021 | ||
Bongaigaon District | |||||||||||||
34 | Abhayapuri North | Abdul Batin Khandkar | INC | 93,276 | 58.58 | Bhupen Ray | AGP | 60,495 | 38 | 32,781 | 06.04.2021 | ||
35 | Abhayapuri South (SC) | Pradip Sarkar | INC | 112,954 | 61.04 | Punendra Banikya | AGP | 65,869 | 35.59 | 47,085 | |||
Goalpara District | |||||||||||||
36 | Dudhnai (ST) | Jadab Sawargiary | INC | 78,551 | 43.46 | Shyamjit Rabha | BJP | 77,275 | 42.75 | 1,276 | 06.04.2021 | ||
37 | Goalpara East | Abdul Kalam Rasheed Alam | INC | 112,995 | 57.81 | Jyotish Das | AGP | 67,747 | 34.66 | 45,248 | |||
38 | Goalpara West | Md. Abdur Rashid Mandal | INC | 85,752 | 54.18 | Sheikh Shah Alam | AGP | 39,728 | 25.1 | 46,024 | |||
39 | Jaleswar | Aftabuddin Mollah | INC | 76,026 | 50.75 | Dr. Reza M. A. Amin | AIUDF | 54,046 | 36.08 | 21,980 | |||
Barpeta District | |||||||||||||
40 | Sorbhog | Manoranjan Talukdar | CPI(M) | 96,134 | 50.21 | Sankar Chandra Das | BJP | 85,872 | 44.85 | 10,262 | 06.04.2021 | ||
Bajali District | |||||||||||||
41 | Bhabanipur | Phanidhar Talukdar | AIUDF | 55,975 | 44.57 | Ranjit Deka | AGP | 52,748 | 42 | 3,227 | 06.04.2021 | ||
42 | Patacharkuchi | Ranjeet Kumar Dass | BJP | 81,284 | 71.67 | Santanu Sarma | INC | 18,431 | 16.25 | 62,853 | |||
Barpeta District | |||||||||||||
43 | Barpeta | Abdur Rahim Ahmed | INC | 111,083 | 61.04 | Gunindra Nath Das | AGP | 66,364 | 36.47 | 44,719 | 06.04.2021 | ||
44 | Jania | Rafiqul Islam | AIUDF | 156,183 | 84.6 | Shahidul Islam | BJP | 11,408 | 6.18 | 144,775 | |||
45 | Baghbor | Sherman Ali Ahmed | INC | 79,357 | 52.46 | Rajib Ahmed | AIUDF | 65,415 | 43.24 | 13,942 | |||
46 | Sarukhetri | Jakir Hussain Sikdar | INC | 77,045 | 43.07 | Kalpana Patowary | AGP | 47,504 | 26.56 | 29,541 | |||
47 | Chenga | Ashraful Hussain | AIUDF | 75,312 | 58.83 | Rabiul Hussain | AGP | 23,373 | 18.76 | 51,939 | |||
Kamrup District | |||||||||||||
48 | Boko (SC) | Nandita Das | INC | 120,613 | 58.82 | Jyoti Prasad Das | AGP | 68,147 | 33.23 | 52,466 | 06.04.2021 | ||
49 | Chaygaon | Rekibuddin Ahmed | INC | 93,864 | 56.32 | Kamala Kanta Kalita | AGP | 65,820 | 39.5 | 28,044 | |||
50 | Palasbari | Hemanga Thakuria | BJP | 68,311 | 51.81 | Pankaj Lochan Devgoswami | AJP | 28,641 | 21.72 | 39,670 | |||
Kamrup Metropolitan District | |||||||||||||
51 | Jalukbari | Himanta Biswa Sarma | BJP | 130,762 | 77.39 | Ramen Chandra Borthakur | INC | 28,851 | 17.07 | 101,911 | 06.04.2021 | ||
52 | Dispur | Atul Bora | BJP | 196,043 | 64 | Manjit Mahanta | INC | 74,386 | 24.28 | 121,657 | |||
53 | Gauhati East | Siddhartha Bhattacharya | BJP | 113,461 | 66.33 | Ashima Bordoloi | INC | 29,361 | 17.16 | 84,100 | |||
54 | Gauhati West | Ramendra Narayan Kalita | AGP | 137,533 | 59.87 | Mira Borthakur Goswami | INC | 59,084 | 25.72 | 78,449 | |||
Kamrup District | |||||||||||||
55 | Hajo | Suman Haripriya | BJP | 66,165 | 43.63 | Dulu Ahmed | AJP | 51,797 | 34.15 | 14,368 | 06.04.2021 | ||
56 | Kamalpur | Diganta Kalita | BJP | 81,083 | 53.93 | Kishor Bhattacharya | INC | 62,969 | 41.89 | 18,114 | 01.04.2021 | ||
57 | Rangia | Bhabesh Kalita | BJP | 84,844 | 52.11 | Bhagaban Dev Misra | CPI(M) | 64,624 | 39.69 | 20,220 | |||
Baksa District | |||||||||||||
58 | Tamulpur | Leho Ram Boro | UPPL | 78,818 | 46.75 | Ramdas Basumatary | BPF | 46,635 | 27.66 | 32,183 | 06.04.2021 | ||
Nalbari District | |||||||||||||
59 | Nalbari | Jayanta Malla Baruah | BJP | 106,190 | 58.84 | Pradyut Kumar Bhuyan | INC | 56,733 | 31.43 | 49,457 | 01.04.2021 | ||
60 | Barkhetry | Diganta Barman | INC | 85,826 | 49.46 | Narayan Deka | BJP | 81,772 | 47.13 | 4,054 | 06.04.2021 | ||
61 | Dharmapur | Chandra Mohan Patowary | BJP | 68,362 | 56.73 | Ratul Patowary | INC | 43,328 | 35.96 | 25,034 | |||
Baksa District | |||||||||||||
62 | Barama (ST) | Bhupen Boro | UPPL | 62,385 | 46.78 | Prabin Boro | BPF | 38,613 | 28.96 | 23,772 | 06.04.2021 | ||
63 | Chapaguri (ST) | Urkhao Gwra Brahma | UPPL | 61,804 | 48.58 | Hitesh Basumatary | BPF | 35,065 | 27.56 | 26,739 | |||
Udalguri District | |||||||||||||
64 | Panery | Biswajit Daimary | BJP | 72,639 | 60.82 | Karuna Kanta Swargiary | BPF | 36,787 | 30.8 | 35,852 | 01.04.2021 | ||
Darrang District | |||||||||||||
65 | Kalaigaon | Durga Das Boro | BPF | 60,815 | 41.05 | Madhu Ram Deka | BJP | 53,713 | 36.26 | 7,102 | 01.04.2021 | ||
66 | Sipajhar | Parmananda Rajbongshi | BJP | 74,739 | 50.33 | Kuldip Barua | INC | 67,605 | 45.52 | 7,134 | |||
67 | Mangaldoi (SC) | Basanta Das | INC | 111,386 | 54.68 | Guru Jyoti Das | BJP | 87,032 | 42.72 | 24,354 | |||
68 | Dalgaon | Mazibur Rahman | AIUDF | 118,342 | 55.20 | Ilias Ali | INC | 62,959 | 29.37 | 55,383 | |||
Udalguri District | |||||||||||||
69 | Udalguri (ST) | Gobinda Chandra Basumatary | UPPL | 61,767 | 50.43 | Rihon Daimari | BPF | 56,916 | 46.47 | 4,851 | 01.04.2021 | ||
70 | Majbat | Charan Boro | BPF | 54,409 | 42.32 | Jitu Kissan | BJP | 38,352 | 29.83 | 16,057 | |||
Sonitpur District | |||||||||||||
71 | Dhekiajuli | Ashok Singhal | BJP | 93,768 | 56.89 | Benudhar Nath | INC | 58,698 | 35.62 | 35,070 | 27.03.2021 | ||
72 | Barchalla | Ganesh Kumar Limbu | BJP | 70,569 | 51.50 | Ram Prasad Sarma | INC | 52,787 | 38.52 | 17,782 | |||
73 | Tezpur | Prithiraj Rava | AGP | 71,454 | 47.69 | Anuj Kumar Mech | INC | 61,331 | 40.93 | 10,123 | |||
74 | Rangapara | Krishna Kamal Tanti | BJP | 70,172 | 53.20 | Abhijit Hazarika | INC | 47,827 | 36.26 | 22,345 | |||
75 | Sootea | Padma Hazarika | BJP | 84,807 | 56.50 | Praneswar Basumatary | INC | 60,432 | 40.26 | 24,375 | |||
Biswanath District | |||||||||||||
76 | Biswanath | Promod Borthakur | BJP | 71,201 | 50.80 | Anjan Borah | INC | 61,991 | 44.23 | 9,210 | 27.03.2021 | ||
77 | Behali | Ranjit Dutta | BJP | 53,583 | 50.93 | Jayanta Borah | IND | 23,744 | 22.57 | 29,839 | |||
Sonitpur District | |||||||||||||
78 | Gohpur | Utpal Borah | BJP | 93,224 | 57.14 | Ripun Bora | INC | 63,930 | 39.18 | 29,294 | 27.03.2021 | ||
Morigaon District | |||||||||||||
79 | Jagiroad (SC) | Pijush Hazarika | BJP | 106,643 | 53.54 | Swapan Kumar Mandal | INC | 77,239 | 38.78 | 29,404 | 01.04.2021 | ||
80 | Marigaon | Rama Kanta Dewri | BJP | 81,657 | 52.15 | Bani Kanta Das | AJP | 45,125 | 28.82 | 36,532 | |||
81 | Laharighat | Dr. Asif Mohammad Nazar | INC | 60,932 | 37.30 | Siddique Ahmed | IND | 58,904 | 36.06 | 2,028 | |||
Nagaon District | |||||||||||||
82 | Raha (SC) | Sashi Kanta Das | INC | 89,511 | 50.05 | Bishnu Das | AGP | 76,453 | 42.75 | 13,058 | 01.04.2021 | ||
83 | Dhing | Aminul Islam | AIUDF | 145,888 | 70.39 | Mehboob Muktar | IND | 42,921 | 20.71 | 102,947 | 27.03.2021 | ||
84 | Batadroba | Sibamoni Bora | INC | 84,278 | 60.02 | Angoorlata Deka | BJP | 51,458 | 36.64 | 32,820 | |||
85 | Rupohihat | Nurul Huda | INC | 132,091 | 73.00 | Najir Hussain | BJP | 25,739 | 14.22 | 106,352 | |||
86 | Nowgong | Rupak Sarmah | BJP | 81,098 | 52.01 | Santanu Sarma | INC | 70,015 | 44.90 | 11,083 | 01.04.2021 | ||
87 | Barhampur | Jitu Goswami | BJP | 70,111 | 48.70 | Suresh Borah | INC | 69,360 | 48.18 | 751 | |||
88 | Samaguri | Rakibul Hussain | INC | 81,123 | 58.09 | Anil Saikia | BJP | 55,025 | 39.40 | 26,098 | 27.03.2021 | ||
89 | Kaliabor | Keshab Mahanta | AGP | 73,677 | 59.06 | Prasanta Kumar Saikia | INC | 44,957 | 36.04 | 28,720 | |||
Hojai District | |||||||||||||
90 | Jamunamukh | Sirajuddin Ajmal | AIUDF | 136,902 | 73.14 | Sadik Ullah Bhuyan | AGP | 18,342 | 9.80 | 118,560 | 01.04.2021 | ||
91 | Hojai | Ramkrishna Ghosh | BJP | 125,790 | 56.64 | Debabrata Saha | INC | 92,008 | 41.43 | 33,782 | |||
92 | Lumding | Sibu Misra | BJP | 89,108 | 51.04 | Swapan Kar | INC | 77,377 | 44.32 | 11,731 | |||
Golaghat District | |||||||||||||
93 | Bokakhat | Atul Bora | AGP | 72,930 | 60.56 | Pranab Doley | IND | 27,749 | 23.04 | 45,181 | 27.03.2021 | ||
94 | Sarupathar | Biswajit Phukan | BJP | 107,090 | 51.49 | Roselina Tirkey | INC | 67,731 | 32.57 | 39,359 | |||
95 | Golaghat | Ajanta Neog | BJP | 81,651 | 50.63 | Bitupan Saikia | INC | 72,326 | 44.84 | 9,325 | |||
96 | Khumtai | Mrinal Saikia | BJP | 65,655 | 56.49 | Bismita Gogoi | INC | 38,522 | 33.14 | 27,133 | |||
97 | Dergaon (SC) | Bhabendra Nath Bharali | AGP | 64,043 | 48.12 | Bani Hazarika | INC | 51,546 | 38.73 | 12,497 | |||
Jorhat District | |||||||||||||
98 | Jorhat | Hitendra Nath Goswami | BJP | 68,321 | 48.84 | Rana Goswami | INC | 61,833 | 44.20 | 6,488 | 27.03.2021 | ||
Majuli District | |||||||||||||
99 | Majuli (ST) | Sarbananda Sonowal | BJP | 71,436 | 67.53 | Rajib Lochan Pegu | INC | 28,244 | 26.70 | 43,192 | 27.03.2021 | ||
Jorhat District | |||||||||||||
100 | Titabar | Bhaskar Jyoti Baruah | INC | 64,303 | 52.89 | Hemanta Kalita | BJP | 50,924 | 41.89 | 13,397 | 27.03.2021 | ||
101 | Mariani | Rupjyoti Kurmi | INC | 47,308 | 49.36 | Ramani Tanti | BJP | 44,862 | 46.81 | 2,446 | |||
102 | Teok | Renupoma Rajkhowa | AGP | 47,555 | 45.78 | Pallabi Gogoi | INC | 46,205 | 44.48 | 1,350 | |||
Sibsagar District | |||||||||||||
103 | Amguri | Prodip Hazarika | AGP | 49,891 | 48.03 | Angkita Dutta | INC | 43,712 | 42.08 | 6,179 | 27.03.2021 | ||
104 | Nazira | Debabrata Saikia | INC | 52,387 | 47.56 | Mayur Borgohain | BJP | 51,704 | 46.94 | 683 | |||
Charaideo District | |||||||||||||
105 | Mahmara | Jogen Mohan | BJP | 51,282 | 45.18 | Suruj Dehingia | INC | 38,147 | 33.61 | 13,135 | 27.03.2021 | ||
106 | Sonari | Dharmeswar Konwar | BJP | 69,690 | 48.00 | Sushil Kumar Suri | INC | 54,573 | 37.59 | 15,117 | |||
Sibsagar District | |||||||||||||
107 | Thowra | Sushanta Borgohain | INC | 48,026 | 49.56 | Kushal Dowari | BJP | 46,020 | 47.49 | 2,006 | 27.03.2021 | ||
108 | Sibsagar | Akhil Gogoi[e] | IND | 57,219 | 46.06 | Surabhi Rajkonwari | BJP | 45,344 | 36.50 | 11,875 | |||
Lakhimpur District | |||||||||||||
109 | Bihpuria | Amiya Kumar Bhuyan | BJP | 58,979 | 48.53 | Bhupen Kumar Borah | INC | 48,801 | 40.16 | 10,178 | 27.03.2021 | ||
110 | Naoboicha | Bharat Chandra Narah | INC | 52,905 | 27.34 | Ajijur Rahman | IND | 49,292 | 25.47 | 3,613 | |||
111 | Lakhimpur | Manab Deka | BJP | 70,387 | 45.03 | Dr. Joy Prakash Das | INC | 67,351 | 43.09 | 3,036 | |||
112 | Dhakuakhana (ST) | Naba Kumar Doley | BJP | 86,382 | 50.83 | Padmalochan Doley | INC | 76,786 | 45.18 | 9,596 | |||
Dhemaji District | |||||||||||||
113 | Dhemaji (ST) | Ranoj Pegu | BJP | 87,681 | 45.33 | Chittaranjan Basumatary | AJP | 56,889 | 29.41 | 30,792 | 27.03.2021 | ||
114 | Jonai (ST) | Bhubon Pegu | BJP | 168,411 | 68.69 | Hema Hari Prasanna Pegu | INC | 57,424 | 23.42 | 110,987 | |||
Dibrugarh District | |||||||||||||
115 | Moran | Chakradhar Gogoi | BJP | 55,604 | 49.68 | Pranjal Ghatowar | INC | 33,263 | 29.72 | 22,341 | 27.03.2021 | ||
116 | Dibrugarh | Prasanta Phukan | BJP | 68,762 | 60.44 | Rajkumar Nilanetra Neog | INC | 30,757 | 27.03 | 38,005 | |||
117 | Lahowal | Binod Hazarika | BJP | 59,295 | 48.13 | Manoj Dhanowar | INC | 42,047 | 34.13 | 17,248 | |||
118 | Duliajan | Terash Gowalla | BJP | 54,762 | 43.35 | Dhruba Gogoi | INC | 46,652 | 36.08 | 8,110 | |||
119 | Tingkhong | Bimal Borah | BJP | 62,675 | 52.66 | Etuwa Munda | INC | 34,282 | 28.8 | 28,394 | |||
120 | Naharkatia | Taranga Gogoi | BJP | 47,268 | 42.57 | Pranati Phukan | INC | 32,292 | 29.08 | 14,976 | |||
121 | Chabua | Ponakan Baruah | AGP | 53,554 | 41.4 | Ajoy Phukan | INC | 34,824 | 26.92 | 18,730 | |||
Tinsukia District | |||||||||||||
122 | Tinsukia | Sanjoy Kishan | BJP | 85,857 | 65.58 | Shamsher Singh | AJP | 15,060 | 11.5 | 70,797 | 27.03.2021 | ||
123 | Digboi | Suren Phukan | BJP | 59,217 | 55.24 | Shibanath Chetia | INC | 32,241 | 30.8 | 26,976 | |||
124 | Margherita | Bhaskar Sharma | BJP | 86,640 | 56.52 | Manoranjan Borgohain | INC | 28,140 | 18.36 | 58,500 | |||
125 | Doomdooma | Rupesh Gowala | BJP | 49,119 | 41.72 | Durga Bhumij | INC | 40,981 | 34.80 | 8,138 | |||
126 | Sadiya | Bolin Chetia | BJP | 64,855 | 45.49 | Lakhin Chandra Chetia | INC | 42,771 | 30 | 22,084 |
Aftermath
[edit]Soon after the election results were declared and the BJP led NDA emerged victorious, it faced the dilemma of who they should make the Chief Minister. While most of the top leaders in the BJP state unit favored incumbent Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, speculations suggested that Himanta Biswa Sarma had more number of elected MLAs of the BJP on his side. Due to prolonged discontent between the two leaders, a BJP legislature party meeting could not be called.[41]
Due to the post poll violence in West Bengal, the BJP top brass delayed decision regarding the chief ministership issue it faced in Assam.[42] After six days of declaration of the results, the BJP central leadership on 8 May called both the leaders to New Delhi to sort out the differences and prevent a factionalism within the party. It held a meeting at BJP national president JP Nadda's house where Home Minister Amit Shah was also present. They met with Sonowal and Himanta separately first and then held another meeting where both of them were present. The meetings lasted for over four hours. At the end, they left the place and told reporters that the a BJP legislature party meeting will be held the day after, where the name of the next Chief Minister will be announced.[citation needed]
The next day Sarbananda Sonowal tendered his resignation letter to Governor Jagdish Mukhi at his residence. In the Library Planetarium in Guwahati, the BJP legislative party meeting was constituted where Sarbananda Sonowal himself proposed the name of Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma for Chief Minister and he was unanimously elected as the head of the BJP legislative party. Then in the evening, Himanta Biswa Sarma met the Governor at the latter's residence and showed him the letter of support of his MLAs and sought claim to form the next government. The Governor appointed him as Chief Minister-elect and announced that he would take oath on 10 May, Monday.[citation needed]
The next day at Sankardev Kalakhetra in Guwahati, Himanta Biswa Sarma took oath as the 15th Chief Minister of Assam. Along with him 13 other MLAs of the NDA coalition also took oath as ministers in his cabinet.[citation needed]
Bypolls
[edit]On 28 September 2021, the Election Commission of India announced the dates of By-election to five assembly constituencies of Assam to be held on 30 October and the results will be counted on 2 November.[43]
By-polls to 'Gossaigaon' and 'Tamulpur' have been necessitated due to the death of the sitting MLAs, while the incumbents of 'Bhapanipur', 'Mariani' and 'Thowra' resigned to join the ruling BJP.[44][45][46][47]
On 10 February 2022, the Election Commission of India announced the date of By-election to Majuli Assembly constituency of Assam to be held on 7 March and the results will be counted on 10 March. By-polls to Majuli constituency have been necessitated as the seat was vacated by Union Minister for Shipping, Ports and AYUSH Sarbananda Sonowal who was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha on 27 September 2021.[48][49]
On 15 October 2024, the Election Commission of India announced the date of By-election to five assembly constituencies of Assam to be held on 13 November 2024 and the results will be counted on 23 November 2024. By-polls to all the five constituencies have been necessitated as all the incumbent MLAs contested the elections to the Lok Sabha earlier this year and got elected.[50]
Candidates
[edit]Assembly Constituency | NDA | INC | AIUDF | BPF | AJP | Voting
Phase/Date | |||||||
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No. | Name | Party | Candidate | Candidate | Candidate | Candidate | Candidate | ||||||
28 | Gossaigaon | UPPL | Jiron Basumatary | Jowel Tudu | Khairul Anam Khandakar | Dhruba Kumar Brahma Narzary | 30-10-2021 | ||||||
41 | Bhabanipur | BJP | Phanidhar Talukdar | Sailendra Nath Das | Jubbar Ali | ||||||||
58 | Tamulpur | UPPL | Jolen Daimary | Bhaskar Dahal | |||||||||
101 | Mariani | BJP | Rupjyoti Kurmi | Luhit Konwar | |||||||||
107 | Thowra | BJP | Sushanta Borgohain | Monoranjan Konwar | |||||||||
99 | Majuli (ST) | BJP | Bhuban Gam | Chittaranjan Basumatary | 07-03-2022 | ||||||||
11 | Dholai (SC) | BJP | Nihar Ranjan Das | Dhrubajyoti Purkayastha | 13-11-2024 | ||||||||
31 | Sidli (ST) | UPPL | Nirmal Kumar Brahma | Sanjib Warie | Suddho Kumar Basumatary | ||||||||
32 | Bongaigaon | AGP | Diptimayee Choudhury | Brajenjit Singha | |||||||||
77 | Behali | BJP | Diganta Ghatowal | Jayanta Borah | |||||||||
88 | Samaguri | BJP | Diplu Ranjan Sarmah | Tanzil Hussain |
Results
[edit]Assembly Constituency | Winner | Runner Up | Margin | Voting On | |||||||||
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No. | Name | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||||
28 | Gossaigaon | Jiron Basumatary | UPPL | 58,769 | 39.64 | Jowel Tudu | INC | 30,517 | 20.58 | 28,252 | 30.10.2021 | ||
41 | Bhabanipur | Phanidhar Talukdar | BJP | 64,200 | 56.41 | Sailendra Nath Das | INC | 38,559 | 33.88 | 25,641 | |||
58 | Tamulpur | Jolen Daimary | UPPL | 86,678 | 59.62 | Ganesh Kachary | IND | 29,619 | 20.37 | 57,059 | |||
101 | Mariani | Rupjyoti Kurmi | BJP | 55,489 | 62.38 | Luhit Konwar | INC | 15,385 | 17.30 | 40,104 | |||
107 | Thowra | Sushanta Borgohain | BJP | 54,956 | 61.99 | Dhaijya Konwar | IND | 24,395 | 27.52 | 30,561 | |||
99 | Majuli (ST) | Bhuban Gam | BJP | 67,242 | 69.86 | Chittaranjan Basumatary | AJP | 25,101 | 26.08 | 42,141 | 07.03.2022 | ||
11 | Dholai (SC) | Nihar Ranjan Das | BJP | 69,945 | 49.49 | Dhrubajyoti Purkayastha | INC | 60,847 | 43.05 | 9,098 | 13.11.2024 | ||
31 | Sidli (ST) | Nirmal Kumar Brahma | UPPL | 95,243 | 57.8 | Suddho Kumar Basumatary | BPF | 58,227 | 35.34 | 37,016 | |||
32 | Bongaigaon | Diptimayee Choudhury | AGP | 74,734 | 52.4 | Brajenjit Singha | INC | 39,570 | 27.75 | 35,164 | |||
77 | Behali | Diganta Ghatowal | BJP | 50,947 | 50.61 | Jayanta Borah | INC | 41,896 | 41.62 | 9,051 | |||
88 | Samaguri | Diplu Ranjan Sarmah | BJP | 81,321 | 56.94 | Tanzil Hussain | INC | 56,820 | 39.78 | 24,501 |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ CPI(ML) Liberation contested 4 seats out of which only 1 candidate was supported by Mahajot
- ^ In many seats, the coalition parties were in friendly contest.
- ^ Pranab Doley from AGM contested as an independent candidate from Bokakhat Assembly constituency.
- ^ CPI(ML) Liberation contested 4 seats out of which only 1 candidate was supported by Mahajot
- ^ Akhil Gogoi is the president of Raijor Dal, but he contested the election as an independent candidate.
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