2018 Assam local elections

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2018 Assam panchayat election
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 First partySecond party
  Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal.jpg
Leader Sarbananda Sonowal Debabrata Saikia
Party BJP INC
Leader since20182018
Last election1,780 [1]
[ZP+AP+GP(P)+GP(W)]		13,537
[ZP+AP+GP(P)+GP(W)]
Seats won11,325 [2]
[ZP+AP+GP(P)+GP(W)]		8,970 [2]
[ZP+AP+GP(P)+GP(W)]
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 9,545Decrease2.svg 4,567
 Third partyFourth party
  Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png M-badruddin-ajmal.JPG
Leader Atul Bora Badruddin Ajmal
Party AGP AIUDF
Leader since20162005
Last election2,703
[ZP+AP+GP(P)+GP(W)]		3,551
[ZP+AP+GP(P)+GP(W)]
Seats won1,963
[ZP+AP+GP(P)+GP(W)]		1,319
[ZP+AP+GP(P)+GP(W)]
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 740Decrease2.svg 2,232

The 2018 Assam panchayat election were held in two phases, on 5 and 9 December 2018. [3] [4] The counting of votes started on 12 December and results were declared on 15 December. [5] More than 15.6 million people were eligible to vote and voter turnout was over 78 per cent. [6] [7] [8]

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The Bharatiya Janata Party won 11,325 seats in total, [2] [9] while the Indian National Congress won 8,970 seats. Other parties won 6,489 seats. [2] [10] [11] [12]

Background

Assam Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 made provisions for establishing a three-tier Panchayati Raj system in the State at the village, intermediate and district level. [13]

Total number of Elected Representatives and Chairpersons in the State

No.PanchayatRepresentativesChairpersons
1.Zilla Parishad42021
2.Anchalik Panchayat2,201185
3.Gaon Panchayat24,2222,201

Election schedule

The Assam State Election Commission announced that the Polls would hold in two Phases. The polling for the first phase was held on 5 December 2018, while that for the second phase took place on 9 December 2018. The final counting of votes was started from 12 December 2018 in the 26 districts across the state. [6] [14]

In first phase, polls were held in Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Charaideo, Jorhat, Majuli, Golaghat, Nagaon, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Sonitpur, Darrang, Morigaon, Kamrup (Metro) and Kamrup districts. In the second phase, the election were held in Nalbari, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Dhubri, South Salmara Mankachar, Goalpara, Cachar, Hailakandi, Karimganj and Hojai districts [15]

Party wise results

Zilla Parishad

The election results for 420 Zilla Parishad Members are as follows [10]

No.
Political PartySeats wonSeat share (in %)Seat change
1. BJP 21250.48Increase2.svg197
2. INC 14735.00Decrease2.svg126
3. AIUDF 266.19Decrease2.svg50
4. AGP 194.52Decrease2.svg10
5.Others163.81Decrease2.svg11

Anchalik Panchayat

The election results for 2,197 Anchalik Panchayat Members are as follows [10]

No.
Political PartySeats wonSeat share (in %)Seat change
1. BJP 1,02546.66Increase2.svg895
2. INC 77135.09Decrease2.svg464
3. AIUDF 1396.33Decrease2.svg258
4. AGP 1185.37Decrease2.svg64
5.Others1446.55Decrease2.svg112

Gaon Panchayat (President)

The election results for 2,197 Gaon Panchayat Presidents are as follows [10]

No.
Political PartySeats wonSeat share (in %)Seat change
1. BJP 99445.24Increase2.svg888
2. INC 76034.59Decrease2.svg463
3. AGP 1376.24Decrease2.svg46
4. AIUDF 1305.92Decrease2.svg257
5.Others1768.01Decrease2.svg125

Gaon Panchayat (Ward)

The election results for 21,970 Gaon Panchayat Wards are as follows [10]

No.
Political PartySeats wonSeat share (in %)Seat change
1. BJP 9,09441.39Increase2.svg7,565
2. INC 7,29233.19Decrease2.svg3,514
3. AGP 1,6897.69Decrease2.svg620
4. AIUDF 1,0244.66Decrease2.svg1,599
5.Others2,87113.07Decrease2.svg1,502

Overall Result

No.
Political PartySeats wonSeat share (in %)Seat change
1. BJP [2] 11,32542.28Increase2.svg9,545
2. INC 8,97033.49Decrease2.svg4,567
3. AGP 1,9637.33Decrease2.svg740
4. AIUDF 1,3194.92Decrease2.svg2,232
5.Others3,20711.98Decrease2.svg1,750

District wise results

S.No.DistrictTotal BJP INC AGP AIUDF Others
1 Nagaon 2,093815764294110110
2 Cachar 1,9719197101519308
3 Kamrup Rural 1,6947595362075187
4 Dhubri 1,60828373717315256
5 Barpeta 1,24819165073143191
6 Golaghat 1,24154749019707
7 Karimganj 1,160393414472277
8 Dibrugarh 1,13973729610402
9 Jorhat 1,099401551133014
10 Tinsukia 1,04074525618021
11 Morigaon 1,0333704166854125
12 Sonitpur 1,00369623943025
13 Sivasagar 1,00146340312906
14 Lakhimpur 9894972925915126
15 Goalpara 9883883551980346
16 Biswanath 92576911911026
17 Darrang 9143153113894156
18 Hojai 8163192955712916
19 Nalbari 79352321227031
20 Bongaigaon 7921562502397968
21 Dhemaji 787227248410271
22 Hailakandi 75518716635511
23 Charaideo 439326106403
24 South Salmara- Mankachar 425181278315146
25 Bajali 32915285501824
26 Kamrup Metropolitan 258175572204
27 Majuli 244154355050
Total26,78411,3258,9701,9631,3193,207

Legend

  Largest Party (BJP) — 17
  Largest Party (INC) — 7
  Largest Party (AGP) — 0
  Largest Party (AIUDF) — 1
  Largest Party (Others) — 2

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