Next Assam Legislative Assembly election

Next Assam Legislative Assembly Election

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All 126 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly 64 seats needed for a majority
Leader Himanta Biswa Sarma Debabrata Saikia Maulana Badruddin Ajmal Party BJP INC AIUDF Alliance NDA INDIA - Leader since 2021 2016 2005 Leader's seat Jalukbari Nazira TBD Last election 33.21%, 60 seats 29.67%, 29 seats 9.29%,16 seats Current seats 64 22 15 Seats needed 42 49
Map of the assembly constituencies in Assam
Incumbent Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma BJP

Legislative Assembly elections will be held in Assam in month of March to April 2026 to elect 126 members of the Assam Legislative Assembly. The term of current assembly elected in 2021 will expire on May 2, 2026. Himanta Biswa Sharma is the incumbent chief minister.

Background

In the previous assembly elections, the incumbent BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) retaining power with 75 seats, which marks the first time a non-INC alliance winning consecutive terms in the state. The Mahajot led by INC won 50 seats, increasing its tally from 26 in 2016. ^[1] After the victory, Himanta Biswa Sharma became the next chief minister of the state. After the election, All India United Democratic Front & Bodoland People's Front dropped out of the Mahajot coalition. ^{[2] [3]}

Schedule

Poll Event	Schedule
Notification Date	TBD
Last Date for filing nomination	TBD
Scrutiny of nomination	TBD
Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination	TBD
Date of Poll	TBD
Date of Counting of Votes	TBD

Parties and alliances

   North-East Democratic Alliance

Party		Flag	Symbol	Photo	Leader	Seats contested
	Bharatiya Janata Party				Himanta Biswa Sarma	TBD
	Asom Gana Parishad				Atul Bora	TBD
	United People's Party Liberal				Pramod Boro	TBD

   Indian National Congress

Party		Flag	Symbol	Photo	Leader	Seats contested
	Indian National Congress				Gaurav Gogoi	TBD

   Asom Sonmilito Morcha

Party		Flag	Symbol	Photo	Leader	Seats contested
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)				Suprakash Talukdar	TBD
	Communist Party of India				Munin Mahanta	TBD
	Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation				Bibek Das	TBD
	Assam Jatiya Parishad				Jagadish Bhuyan	TBD
	Rashtriya Janata Dal				Hira Devi	TBD
	Samajwadi Party				TBD	TBD
	Aam Aadmi Party				Dr. Bhaben Choudhury	TBD
	Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)				D.D. Adhikary	TBD
	All India Forward Bloc				TBD	TBD
	All Party Hill Leaders Conference				Jonas Ingti Kathar	TBD
	Raijor Dal				Akhil Gogoi	TBD
	Anchalik Gana Morcha				Ajit Kumar Bhuyan	TBD

Others

Party		Flag	Symbol	Photo	Leader	Seats contested
	All India United Democratic Front				Badruddin Ajmal	TBD
	Bodoland People's Front				Hagrama Mohilary	TBD
	All India Trinamool Congress				Romen Chandra Borthakur	70
	Janata Dal (United)				Paresh Nath	TBD
	Revolutionary Communist Party of India				Biren Deka	TBD
	Gana Suraksha Party				Heera Saraniya	TBD
	Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)				Chandralekha Das	TBD
	National People's Party				Dilip Kumar Borah	TBD
	Autonomous State Demand Committee				Dr. Jayanta Rongpi	TBD

Results

Results by alliance or party

Alliance/ Party				Popular vote			Seats
				Votes	%	±pp	Contested	Won	+/−
	NEDA		Bharatiya Janata Party
			Asom Gana Parishad
			United People's Party Liberal
		Total
	Indian National Congress
	ASM		Communist Party of India (Marxist)
			Communist Party of India
			Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation
			Assam Jatiya Parishad
			Rashtriya Janata Dal
			Samajwadi Party
			Aam Aadmi Party
			Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)
			All India Forward Bloc
			All Party Hill Leaders Conference
			Raijor Dal
			Anchalik Gana Morcha
		Total
	Other parties
	Independents
	NOTA
Total					100%	—		126	—

References

1. "BJP emerges victorious with 33.21% vote share; Congress gets 29.67% votes". Firstpost. 3 May 2021.
2. "BPF pulls out of Congress-led grand alliance in Assam". Northeast Now. 29 June 2021.
3. "Assam Congress decides to break ties with Ajmal's AIUDF, BPF". Indian Express. PTI. 31 August 2021.