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114 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly 58 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 7,284,612 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 32.74% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly were held in February 1983 to elect members of 114 constituencies in Assam, India. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and a majority of seats and Hiteswar Saikia was appointed as the Chief Minister of Assam. [1] [2] The number of constituencies was set as 126 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India. [3] The election had registered only 32% voting due to the boycott calls and threat of violence amidst the height of Assam agitation, and hence didn't have a popular support.
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Indian National Congress | 1,194,657 | 52.53 | 91 | 65 | |
Indian Congress (Socialist) | 137,685 | 6.05 | 4 | New | |
Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 116,923 | 5.14 | 2 | 9 | |
Plain Tribals Council of Assam | 106,084 | 4.66 | 1 | 3 | |
Communist Party of India | 58,746 | 2.58 | 1 | 4 | |
Independents | 659,995 | 29.02 | 10 | 5 | |
Total | 2,274,090 | 100.00 | 109 | 21 | |
Valid votes | 2,274,090 | 95.34 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 111,100 | 4.66 | |||
Total votes | 2,385,190 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 7,284,612 | 32.74 | |||
Source: ECI [4] |
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