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Municipal elections was held in the Indian state of Assam on 6 March 2022; the results were declared on 9 March. The elections is scheduled for 80 urban local bodies. Elections were originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but were delayed because of pandemic.
| Poll event | Schedule |
|---|---|
| Notification date | 9 February 2022 |
| Last Date for filing nomination | 15 February 2022 |
| Last Date for withdrawal of nomination | 20 February 2022 |
| Date of poll | 6 March 2022 |
| Date of counting of votes | 9 March 2022 |
| Gender | No. of voters. |
|---|---|
| Male | 8,32,348 |
| Female | 8,41,534 |
| Other | 17 |
| Total | 16,73,899 |
| Sl. No. | District | Municipal Boards | Wards | Voters (2022) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karimganj | Karimganj Badarpur Ramkrishna Nagar | 27 11 10 | 49,374 14,144 11,094 |
| 2 | Hailakandi | Hailakandi Lala | 16 10 | 28,474 9,678 |
| 3 | Cachar | Sonai Lakhipur | 11 10 | 14,077 10,149 |
| 4 | Dhubri | Dhubri Gauripur Golakganj Chapar Bilasipara Sapatgram | 16 13 10 10 14 10 | 49,144 20,786 10,199 16,438 29,942 10,525 |
| 5 | Bongaigaon | Bongaigaon Abhayapuri | 25 11 | 39,557 13,169 |
| 6 | Goalpara | Goalpara Lakhipur | 19 10 | 41,408 10,790 |
| 7 | Barpeta | Barpeta Barpeta Road Howly Sarthebari Sorbhog | 22 10 10 10 10 | 36,292 28,737 14,385 6,153 6,846 |
| 8 | Bajali | Patshala Patacharkuchi | 10 10 | 12,817 3,089 |
| 9 | Nalbari | Nalbari Tihu | 17 10 | 36,599 11,551 |
| 10 | Kamrup | North Guwahati Palashbari Rangia | 10 10 10 | 19,531 4,213 22,007 |
| 11 | Darrang | Sipajhar Mongoldoi Kharupetia | 10 10 11 | 9,618 21,001 17,021 |
| 12 | Morigaon | Morigaon | 11 | 22,896 |
| 13 | Nagaon | Nagaon Dhing Raha Kampur | 29 10 10 10 | 98,542 15,324 9,612 8,560 |
| 14 | Hojai | Hojai Lanka Lumding Doboka | 19 11 13 10 | 27,991 30,181 23,750 9,567 |
| 15 | Sonitpur | Tezpur Rangapara Dhekiajuli Jamugurihat | 19 10 10 10 | 49,594 11,280 16,558 6,712 |
| 16 | Biswanath | Biswanath Gohpur Sootea | 12 10 10 | 14,662 9,890 9,664 |
| 17 | Lakhimpur | North Lakhimpur Bihpuria Narayanpur Dhakuakhana | 21 10 10 10 | 44,671 8,912 4,143 10,182 |
| 18 | Dhemaji | Dhemaji Silapathar | 10 12 | 24,166 19,520 |
| 19 | Golaghat | Golaghat Sarupathar Barpathar Dergaon Bokakhat | 12 10 10 10 10 | 28,050 11,084 7,716 16,984 14,706 |
| 20 | Jorhat | Jorhat Teok Titabar Mariani | 19 10 10 10 | 57,095 7,389 13,882 16,784 |
| 21 | Sibsagar | Sibsagar Amguri Dimow Nazira Simaluguri | 14 10 10 10 10 | 32,196 5,826 6,037 10,188 6,576 |
| 22 | Charaideo | Sonari Moran | 16 11 | 20,507 5,439 |
| 23 | Dibrugarh | Dibrugarh Naharkatia Chabua Namrup | 22 10 10 10 | 1,17,690 15,046 6,242 9,976 |
| 24 | Tinsukia | Tinsukia Makum Doomdooma Chapakhowa Margherita Digboi | 15 10 10 10 10 10 | 78,900 13,543 16,631 8,078 23,263 18,996 |
Following is a list of political parties and alliances which contested in this election:
| Party | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | BJP |  | Himanta Biswa Sarma | TBD | |
| Asom Gana Parishad | AGP |  | Atul Bora | TBD | |
| Party | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | INC |  | Debabrata Saikia | TBD | |
| Assam Jatiya Parishad | AJP | Lurinjyoti Gogoi | TBD | ||
| Party | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All India United Democratic Front | AIUDF |  | Badruddin Ajmal | TBD | |
| Raijor Dal | RD | Akhil Gogoi | TBD | ||
| Aam Aadmi Party | AAP |  | Dr.Bhaben Chowdhry | TBD | |
| Sl. No. | District | Municipal Boards | Turnout (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karimganj | Karimganj Badarpur Ramkrishna Nagar | 65.40 64.86 70.92 |
| 2 | Hailakandi | Hailakandi Lala | 66.65 73.97 |
| 3 | Cachar | Sonai Lakhipur | 74.00 67.49 |
| 4 | Dhubri | Dhubri Gauripur Golakganj Chapar Bilasipara Sapatgram | 70.80 71.30 74.35 81.43 78.19 70.36 |
| 5 | Bongaigaon | Bongaigaon Abhayapuri | 74.32 67.04 |
| 6 | Goalpara | Goalpara Lakhipur | 79.00 82.00 |
| 7 | Barpeta | Barpeta Barpeta Road Howly Sarthebari Sorbhog | 71.55 75.14 80.67 79.90 79.00 |
| 8 | Bajali | Patshala Patacharkuchi | 68.60 79.10 |
| 9 | Nalbari | Nalbari Tihu | 72.27 71.48 |
| 10 | Kamrup | North Guwahati Palashbari Rangia | 59.07 69.34 82.10 |
| 11 | Darrang | Sipajhar Mongoldoi Kharupetia | 75.73 68.18 73.97 |
| 12 | Morigaon | Morigaon | 72.12 |
| 13 | Nagaon | Nagaon Dhing Raha Kampur | 61.14 70.42 70.32 69.89 |
| 14 | Hojai | Hojai Lanka Lumding Doboka | 72.26 68.50 61.29 74.71 |
| 15 | Sonitpur | Tezpur Rangapara Dhekiajuli Jamugurihat | 62.68 69.24 72.00 72.97 |
| 16 | Biswanath | Biswanath Gohpur Sootea | 69.51 69.99 72.07 |
| 17 | Lakhimpur | North Lakhimpur Bihpuria Narayanpur Dhakuakhana | 68.91 73.05 83.01 78.69 |
| 18 | Dhemaji | Dhemaji Silapathar | 67.25 68.42 |
| 19 | Golaghat | Golaghat Sarupathar Barpathar Dergaon Bokakhat | 60.33 71.74 69.58 52.23 67.28 |
| 20 | Jorhat | Jorhat Teok Titabar Mariani | 58.40 72.51 65.19 66.50 |
| 21 | Sibsagar | Sibsagar Amguri Dimow Nazira Simaluguri | 64.36 74.24 66.38 65.11 74.07 |
| 22 | Charaideo | Sonari Moran | 63.52 70.42 |
| 23 | Dibrugarh | Dibrugarh Naharkatia Chabua Namrup | 58.02 64.54 77.79 51.91 |
| 24 | Tinsukia | Tinsukia Makum Doomdooma Chapakhowa Margherita Digboi | 62.73 51.25 54.80 73.12 63.87 59.32 |
| Total | 80 Boards | 69.66 |
| Municipal Boards | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDA | UPA | Others | ||
| Tinsukia District | ||||
| Tinsukia MB | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 |
| Makum MB | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Doomdooma MB | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Chapakhowa MB | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Margherita MB | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 55 | 48 | 4 | 3 |
| Dibrugarh District | ||||
| Dibrugarh MB | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| Naharkatia MB | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Chabua MB | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Namrup MB | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 52 | 44 | 5 | 3 |
| Sibsagar District | ||||
| Sibsagar MB | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| Dimow MB | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Nazira MB | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Simaluguri MB | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Amguri MB | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 54 | 43 | 5 | 6 |
| Charaideo District | ||||
| Sonari MB | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
| Moran MB | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 27 | 23 | 1 | 3 |
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