2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election

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2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election
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  2001 4 and 11 April 2006 2011  

All 126 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly
64 seats needed for a majority
Turnout75.77%
 Majority partyMinority party
 
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Leader Tarun Gogoi Brindaban Goswami
Party INC AGP
Last election7120
Seats won5324
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 18Increase2.svg 4
Percentage31.08%20.39%

 Third partyFourth party
 
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Leader Rameswar Teli Badruddin Ajmal
Party BJP AIUDF
Last election8New
Seats won1010
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 2New
Percentage11.98%9.03%

Chief Minister before election

Tarun Gogoi
INC

Chief Minister

Tarun Gogoi
INC

Legislative Assembly elections were held in Assam in two phases between 3 and 10 April 2006 to elect members from all 126 constituencies of the state . [1] [2] Following the election, the incumbent Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi formed his second ministry.

Contents

Schedule

The election schedule is as follows: [3]

Poll eventPhase 1Phase 2
Issue of notification of electionFriday Mar 10, 2006Friday Mar 17, 2006
Last date for filing nominationFriday March 17, 2006Friday March 24, 2006
Scrutiny of nominationsSaturday March 18, 2006Saturday March 25, 2006
Withdrawal of candidatureMonday March 20, 2006Monday March 27, 2006
Date of pollMonday April 3, 2006Monday April 10, 2006
Date of countingThursday May 11, 2006Thursday May 11, 2006
Date of completionSaturday May 20, 2006Saturday May 20, 2006

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats
Indian National Congress 4,102,47931.0853
Asom Gana Parishad 2,692,12320.3924
Bharatiya Janata Party 1,581,92511.9810
Assam United Democratic Front 1,191,5009.0310
Asom Gana Parishad Pragtisheel 331,4912.511
Nationalist Congress Party 281,0382.131
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 188,9011.432
Communist Party of India 134,4381.021
Autonomous State Demand Committee 117,9410.891
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation 99,8810.760
Trinamool Gana Parishad 89,6490.680
Samajwadi Party 80,5380.610
Loko Sanmilon 32,5110.251
Navbharat Nirman Party21,0600.160
Lok Jan Shakti Party 13,7970.100
Janata Dal (United) 12,3370.090
Rashtriya Janata Dal 7,4760.060
Revolutionary Socialist Party 7,0590.050
United Reservation Movement Council of Assam4,5410.030
National Loktantrik Party 3,5950.030
Janata Dal (Secular) 3,2610.020
Revolutionary Communist Party of India (Rasik Bhatt) 2,1290.020
All India Minorities Front 2,0270.020
Samata Party 1,6460.010
United Minorities Front, Assam 1,4270.010
Muslim League Kerala State Committee 1,1800.010
Hindusthan Suraksha Party9150.010
Navbharat Nirman Party8500.010
Republican Party of India 5870.000
Lok Shakti 5000.000
Independents2,191,16716.6021
Total13,199,969100.00125
Valid votes13,199,96999.98
Invalid/blank votes2,3110.02
Total votes13,202,280100.00
Registered voters/turnout17,434,01975.73
Source: ECI [4]

Elected members

#ConstituencyReserved for
(SC/ST/None)
MemberParty
1RatabariSC Sambhu Singh Mallah Bharatiya Janata Party
2PatharkandiNone Kartik Sena Sinha Bharatiya Janata Party
3Karimganj NorthNone Mission Ranjan Das Bharatiya Janata Party
4Karimganj SouthNoneSiddeque Ahmed Independent
5BadarpurNoneAnwarul Hoque Assam United Democratic Front
6HailakandiNoneHazi Salim Uddin Barbhuiya Assam United Democratic Front
7KatlicherraNone Gautam Roy Indian National Congress
8AlgapurNoneRahul Roy Indian National Congress
9SilcharNoneBithika Dev Indian National Congress
10SonaiNoneKutub Ahmed Mazumder Indian National Congress
11DholaiSC Parimal Suklabaidya Bharatiya Janata Party
12UdharbondNoneAjit Singh Indian National Congress
13LakhipurNoneDinesh Prasad Goala Indian National Congress
14BarkholaNone Rumi Nath Bharatiya Janata Party
15KatigoraNoneAtaur Rahman Mazarbhuiya Assam United Democratic Front
16HaflongSTGobinda Ch. Langthasa Indian National Congress
17BokajanSTJagat Sing Engti Autonomous State Demand Committee
18HowraghatSTKhor Sing Engti Indian National Congress
19DiphuSTBidya Sing Engleng Indian National Congress
20BaithalangsoSTDr. Mansing Rongpi Indian National Congress
21MankacharNoneDr. Motiur Rohman Mondal Independent
22Salmara SouthNone Badruddin Ajmal Assam United Democratic Front
23DhubriNoneRasul Hoque Assam United Democratic Front
24GauripurNoneMohibul Haque Independent
25GolakganjNoneAbu Taher Bepari Indian National Congress
26Bilasipara WestNoneHafiz Bashir Ahmed Assam United Democratic Front
27Bilasipara EastNonePrasanta Kumar Barua Asom Gana Parishad
28GossaigaonNoneMajendra Narzary Independent
29Kokrajhar WestSTParameswar Brahma Independent
30Kokrajhar EastST Promila Rani Brahma Independent
31SidliSTChandan Brahma Independent
32BongaigaonNone Phani Bhusan Choudhury Asom Gana Parishad
33BijniNoneKamal Shing Narzary Independent
34Abhayapuri NorthNoneAbdul Hai Nagori Indian National Congress
35Abhayapuri SouthSCRabin Banikya Asom Gana Parishad
36DudhnaiSTDeben Daimary Indian National Congress
37Goalpara EastNone Dulal Chandra Ghosh Nationalist Congress Party
38Goalpara WestNoneAbdur Rashid Mandal Indian National Congress
39JaleswarNoneAfzalur RahmanLoko Sanmilon
40SorbhogNoneUddhab Barman Communist Party of India
41BhabanipurNoneDr. Manoranjan Das Asom Gana Parishad
42PatacharkuchiNoneDr.malaya Borman Indian National Congress
43BarpetaNoneGunindra Nath Das Asom Gana Parishad
44JaniaNoneAbdul Khaleque Indian National Congress
45BaghbarNoneDildar Rezza Indian National Congress
46SarukhetriNoneTara Prasad Das Independent
47ChengaNoneLiakat Ali Khan Asom Gana Parishad
48BokoSCJyoti Prasad Das Asom Gana Parishad
49ChaygaonNoneDr. Kamala Kanta Kalita Asom Gana Parishad
50PalasbariNonePranab Kalita Independent
51JalukbariNone Himanta Biswa Sarma Indian National Congress
52DispurNone Akon Bora Indian National Congress
53Gauhati EastNoneCaptain Robin Bordoloi Indian National Congress
54Gauhati WestNoneRamendra Narayan Kalita Asom Gana Parishad
55HajoNone Nurul Hussain Asom Gana Parishad
56KamalpurNoneUttara Kalita Indian National Congress
57RangiyaNoneAnanta Deka Communist Party of India
58TamulpurNoneChandi Basumatary Independent
59NalbariNoneAlaka Sarma Asom Gana Parishad
60BarkhetryNoneDr.bhumidhar Barman Indian National Congress
61DharmapurNone Chandra Mohan Patowary Asom Gana Parishad
62BaramaSTManeswar Brahma Independent
63ChapaguriSTThaneswar Basumatary Independent
64PaneryNoneKamali Basumatari Independent
65KalaigaonNoneMaheswar Baro Independent
66SipajharNoneBinanda Kumar Saikia Indian National Congress
67MangaldoiSCHiren Das Asom Gana Parishad
68DalgaonNoneIlias Ali Independent
69UdalguriSTRihon Daimari Independent
70MajbatNoneKarendra Basumatary Independent
71DhekiajuliNone Joseph Toppo Asom Gana Parishad
72BarchallaNoneTanka Bahadur Rai Indian National Congress
73TezpurNoneBrindaban Goswami Asom Gana Parishad
74RangaparaNone Abhijit Hazarika Bharatiya Janata Party
75SooteaNonePadma Hazarika Asom Gana Parishad
76BiswanathNoneNurjamal Sarkar Indian National Congress
77BehaliNone Ranjit Dutta Bharatiya Janata Party
78GohpurNone Ripun Bora Indian National Congress
79JagiroadSCBibekananda Dalai Indian National Congress
80MarigaonNoneJonjonali Baruah Indian National Congress
81LaharighatNoneDr. Nazrul Islam Indian National Congress
82RahaSCGuneswar Das Assam United Democratic Front
83DhingNoneMobarak Ali Pathan Assam United Democratic Front
84BatadrobaNone Gautam Bora Indian National Congress
85RupohihatNoneAbdul Aziz Asom Gana Parishad
86NowgongNoneGirindra Kumar Boruah Asom Gana Parishad
87BarhampurNone Prafulla Kumar Mahanta Asom Gana Parishad Pragtisheel
88SamaguriNoneRockybul Hussain Indian National Congress
89KaliaborNone Keshab Mahanta Asom Gana Parishad
90JamunamukhNone Badruddin Ajmal Assam United Democratic Front
91HojaiNoneDr. Aditya Langthasa Assam United Democratic Front
92LumdingNone Sushil Dutta Bharatiya Janata Party
93BokakhatNoneJiten Gogoi Independent
94SarupatharNoneBinod Gowala. Asom Gana Parishad
95GolaghatNone Ajanta Neog Indian National Congress
96KhumtaiNone Probin Gogoi Asom Gana Parishad
97DergaonSCSushila Hazarika Asom Gana Parishad
98JorhatNone Rana Goswami Indian National Congress
99MajuliSTRajib Lochan Pegu Indian National Congress
100TitabarNone Tarun Gogoi Indian National Congress
101MarianiNoneRupjyoti Kurmi Indian National Congress
102TeokNoneMembar Gogoi Indian National Congress
103AmguriNoneProdip Hazarika Asom Gana Parishad
104NaziraNoneDrupad Borgohain Communist Party of India
105MahmaraNone Sarat Saikia Indian National Congress
106SonariNoneSarat Borkataky Indian National Congress
107ThowraNoneKushal Dowari Independent
108SibsagarNonePranab Gogoi Indian National Congress
109BihpuriaNoneBhupen Kumar Borah Indian National Congress
110NaoboichaNoneSanjay Raj Subba Independent
111LakhimpurNoneGhana Buragohain Indian National Congress
112DhakuakhanaST Bharat Chandra Narah Indian National Congress
113DhemajiSTSumitra Patir Indian National Congress
114JonaiSTBhubon Pegu Independent
115MoranNoneJibantara Ghatowar Indian National Congress
116DibrugarhNone Prasanta Phukan Bharatiya Janata Party
117LahowalNonePrithibi Mahji Indian National Congress
118DuliajanNone Rameshwar Teli Bharatiya Janata Party
119TingkhongNoneAnup Phukan Asom Gana Parishad
120NaharkatiaNonePranati Phukan Indian National Congress
121ChabuaNoneRaju Sahu Indian National Congress
122TinsukiaNoneRajendra Prasad Singh Indian National Congress
123DigboiNoneRameswar Dhanowar Indian National Congress
124MargheritaNone Pradyut Bordoloi Indian National Congress
125Doom DoomaNoneDurga Bhumij Indian National Congress
126SadiyaNoneBolin Chetia Indian National Congress

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