2001 Assam Legislative Assembly election

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2001 Assam Legislative Assembly election
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  1996 10 May 2001 2006  

126 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly
64 seats needed for a majority
Registered14,439,167
Turnout75.1%
 Majority partyMinority party
  Assam CM Tarun Gogoi meets PM Modi on 29 October 2014 (cropped).jpg The former Chief Minister of Assam, Shri Prafulla Kumar Mahanta calling on the Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge), Dr. Mahesh Sharma, in New Delhi on July 20, 2017 (cropped).jpg
Leader Tarun Gogoi Prafulla Kumar Mahanta
Party INC AGP
Last election3459
Seats won7120
Seat changeIncrease2.svg37Decrease2.svg39
Percentage39.75%20.02%

CM before election

Prafulla Kumar Mahanta
AGP

Elected CM

Tarun Gogoi
INC

Elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly were held in 2001 to elect members of 114 constituencies in Assam, India. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and a majority of seats and Tarun Gogoi 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]

Contents

After the elections, the sitting MP for Kaliabor. Tarun Gogoi became the chief minister. His brother, Dip Gogoi, the winner from the Titabar constituency, resigned from his seat so that Tarun could win the seat in a by-election. Dip later fought and won the by-election for the, now vacant, Kaliabor Lok Sabha seat.

Result

India Assam Legislative Assembly 2001.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress 4,230,67639.7571Increase2.svg37
Asom Gana Parishad 2,130,11820.0220Decrease2.svg39
Bharatiya Janata Party 995,0049.358Increase2.svg4
Nationalist Congress Party 267,1732.513Increase2.svg1
Autonomous State Demand Committee 118,6101.112Decrease2.svg3
Samajwadi Party 109,8221.031New
Samata Party 83,8150.791New
All India Trinamool Congress 58,3610.551New
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 189,3491.780Decrease2.svg2
Communist Party of India 116,8891.100Decrease2.svg3
Autonomous State Demand Committee (Progressive) 98,0320.920New
United Minorities Front, Assam 43,7120.410Decrease2.svg2
People's Democratic Front (India) 35,1470.330New
Others88,6260.8300
Independents2,076,65319.5119Increase2.svg8
Total10,641,987100.00126Increase2.svg4
Valid votes10,641,98798.26
Invalid/blank votes188,6281.74
Total votes10,830,615100.00
Registered voters/turnout14,439,16775.01
Source: ECI [4]

Elected members

ConstituencyReserved for
(SC/ST/None)
MemberParty
RatabariSCRathish Ranjan Choudhury Independent
PatharkandiNoneMonilal Gowala Indian National Congress
Karimganj NorthNoneMission Ranjan Das Bharatiya Janata Party
Karimganj SouthNoneSiddeque Ahmed Samata Party
BadarpurNoneJamal Uddin Ahmod All India Trinamool Congress
HailakandiNoneSahab Uddin Choudhury Independent
KatlicherraNoneGautam Roy Indian National Congress
AlgapurNoneSahidul Alam Choudhury Asom Gana Parishad
SilcharNoneBimolangshu Roy Bharatiya Janata Party
SonaiNoneAnwar Hussain Laskar Samajwadi Party
DholaiSCParimal Suklabaidya Bharatiya Janata Party
UdharbondNoneAjit Singh Indian National Congress
LakhipurNoneDinesh Prasad Goala Indian National Congress
BarkholaNoneMisbahul Islam Laskar Indian National Congress
KatigoraNoneKali Ranjan Deb Bharatiya Janata Party
HaflongSTGobinda Ch. Langthasa Indian National Congress
BokajanSTJagat Sing Engti Autonomous State Demand Committee
HowraghatSTDharamsing Teron Autonomous State Demand Committee
DiphuSTBidyasing Engleng Indian National Congress
BaithalangsoSTRupon Sing Ronghang Indian National Congress
MankacharNoneHosenara Islam Nationalist Congress Party
Salmara SouthNoneWazed Ali Choudhury Indian National Congress
DhubriNoneNazibul Umar. Indian National Congress
GauripurNoneBanendra Kumar Mushahary Asom Gana Parishad
GolakganjNoneDinesh Chandra Sarker Bharatiya Janata Party
Bilasipara WestNoneAli Akbar Miah Asom Gana Parishad
Bilasipara EastNonePrashanta Kumar Baruah Asom Gana Parishad
GossaigaonNoneMethias Tudu Indian National Congress
Kokrajhar WestSTHemendra Nath Brahma Independent
Kokrajhar EastSTPramila Rani Brahma Independent
SidliSTMatindra Basumatary Independent
BongaigaonNonePhani Bhusan Choudhury Asom Gana Parishad
BijniNoneRomio Brahma Independent
Abhayapuri NorthNoneBhupen Ray Asom Gana Parishad
Abhayapuri SouthSCChandan Kumar Sarkar Indian National Congress
DudhnaiSTPranoy Rabha Indian National Congress
Goalpara EastNoneShadeed Mazumder Nationalist Congress Party
Goalpara WestNoneSheikh Shah Alam Nationalist Congress Party
JaleswarNoneAftabuddin Indian National Congress
SorbhogNoneSamsul Hoque Independent
BhabanipurNoneSarbananda Choudhury Indian National Congress
PatacharkuchiNonePabindra Deka Independent
BarpetaNoneIsmail Hussain Indian National Congress
JaniaNoneAsahaque Ali Indian National Congress
BaghbarNoneDilder Rezza Indian National Congress
SarukhetriNoneDr. Tara Prasad Das Independent
ChengaNoneSukur Ali Ahmed Indian National Congress
BokoSCGopi Nath Das Indian National Congress
ChaygaonNoneRana Goswami Indian National Congress
PalasbariNonePranab Kalita Independent
JalukbariNoneHimanta Biswa Sarma Indian National Congress
DispurNoneRobin Bordoloi Indian National Congress
Gauhati EastNonePankaj Bora Indian National Congress
Gauhati WestNoneHemanta Talukdar Indian National Congress
HajoNoneDr. Haren Das Indian National Congress
KamalpurNoneUttara Kalita Indian National Congress
RangiyaNoneBhubaneswar Kalita Indian National Congress
TamulpurNoneBiswajit Daimary Independent
NalbariNoneMadan Kalita Indian National Congress
BarkhetryNoneBhumidhar Barman Indian National Congress
DharmapurNoneNilamani Sen Deka Indian National Congress
BaramaSTPaniram Rabha Indian National Congress
ChapaguriSTTijen Basumatary Independent
PaneryNoneKamali Basumatari Independent
KalaigaonNoneNathu Boro Independent
SipajharNoneDr. Zoii Nath Sarmah Asom Gana Parishad
MangaldoiSCBasanta Das Indian National Congress
DalgaonNoneAbdul Jabbar Asom Gana Parishad
UdalguriSTRihon Daimari Independent
MajbatNoneKarendra Basumatary Independent
DhekiajuliNoneJoseph Toppo Asom Gana Parishad
BarchallaNoneTanka Bahadur Rai Indian National Congress
TezpurNoneBrindaban Goswami Asom Gana Parishad
RangaparaNoneBhima Tanti Indian National Congress
SooteaNonePraneswar Basumatari Indian National Congress
BiswanathNoneNurjamal Sarkar Indian National Congress
BehaliNoneRanjit Dutta Bharatiya Janata Party
GohpurNoneRipun Bora Indian National Congress
JagiroadSCBubul Das Asom Gana Parishad
MarigaonNoneJonjonali Baruah Indian National Congress
LaharighatNoneNazrul Islam Indian National Congress
RahaSCDr. Ananda Ram Baruah Indian National Congress
DhingNoneIdris Ali Indian National Congress
BatadrobaNoneGautam Bora Indian National Congress
RupohihatNoneSarifa Begum Indian National Congress
NowgongNoneGirindra Kumar Barua Asom Gana Parishad
BarhampurNonePrafulla Kumar Mahanta Asom Gana Parishad
SamaguriNoneRockybul Hussain Indian National Congress
KaliaborNoneGunin Hazarika Asom Gana Parishad
JamunamukhNoneKhalilur Rahman Chowdhury Asom Gana Parishad
HojaiNoneArdhendu Dey Indian National Congress
LumdingNoneSushil Dutta Bharatiya Janata Party
BokakhatNoneJiten Gogoi Independent
SarupatharNoneAklius Tirkey Indian National Congress
GolaghatNoneAjanta Neog Indian National Congress
KhumtaiNoneJiba Kanta Gogoi Indian National Congress
DergaonSCHemprakash Narayan Indian National Congress
JorhatNoneHitendra Nath Goswami Asom Gana Parishad
MajuliSTRajib Lochan Pegu Indian National Congress
TitabarNoneDip Gogoi Indian National Congress
MarianiNoneRupam Kurmi Indian National Congress
TeokNoneMember Gogoi Indian National Congress
AmguriNoneAnjan Dutta Indian National Congress
NaziraNoneDr.hemoprova Saikia Indian National Congress
MahmaraNoneSarat Saikia Indian National Congress
SonariNoneSarat Barkataky Indian National Congress
ThowraNoneDevananda Konwar Indian National Congress
SibsagarNonePranab Gogoi Indian National Congress
BihpuriaNonePremadhar Bora Independent
NaoboichaNoneSultan Sadik Independent
LakhimpurNoneUtpal Dutta Asom Gana Parishad
DhakuakhanaSTBharat Chandra Narah Indian National Congress
DhemajiSTDilip Kumar Saikia Asom Gana Parishad
JonaiSTPradan Boruah Indian National Congress
MoranNoneSarbananda Sonowal Asom Gana Parishad
DibrugarhNoneDr. Kalyan Kumar Gogoi Indian National Congress
LahowalNonePrithibi Majhi Indian National Congress
DuliajanNoneRameswar Teli Bharatiya Janata Party
TingkhongNoneEtuwa Munda Indian National Congress
NaharkatiaNonePranati Phukan Indian National Congress
ChabuaNoneRaju Shahu Indian National Congress
TinsukiaNoneRajendra Prasad Singh Indian National Congress
DigboiNoneRameswar Dhanowar Indian National Congress
MargheritaNonePradyut Bordoloi Indian National Congress
Doom DoomaNoneDileswar Tanti Indian National Congress
SadiyaNoneJogadish Bhuyan Asom Gana Parishad

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