2026 Assam Legislative Assembly election
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All 126 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly
64 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered 24,958,139[1]
Turnout 85.96% (Increase 3.54 pp)
 
Leader Himanta Biswa Sarma Gaurav Gogoi
Party BJP INC
Alliance NEDA ASM
Leader since 2021 2025
Leader's seat Jalukbari Jorhat
Last election 33.21%, 60 seats 29.67%, 29 seats
Current seats 64 22
Map of the assembly constituencies in Assam
Incumbent Chief Minister

Himanta Biswa Sarma
BJP


Legislative Assembly elections were held in Assam on 9 April 2026 to elect 126 members of the Assam Legislative Assembly. The votes will be counted and the results will be declared on 4 May 2026.

Background

The tenure of Assam Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 20 May 2026.[2] The previous assembly elections were held in March–April 2021. After the election, the incumbent National Democratic Alliance formed the state government again after winning 75 out of 126 seats in the assembly, with Himanta Biswa Sarma becoming Chief Minister.[3][4]

In August 2021, Indian National Congress ended its alliance with All India United Democratic Front and Bodoland People's Front, effectively ending the opposition bloc 'Mahajot'.[5][6]

Schedule

The Election Commission of India announced the schedule for the election on 15 March 2026.[7]

Event Date
Date of notification 16 March 2026
Last date for filing nominations 23 March 2026
Scrutiny of nominations 24 March 2026
Last date for withdrawal of nomination 26 March 2026
Date of Polling 9 April 2026
Date of Counting of votes 4 May 2026
Deadline for the completion of election process 6 May 2026

Voter statistics

According to the Election Commission of India, 2,49,58,139 voters were eligible to vote in the assembly elections in Assam. This includes 1,24,82,213 male, 1,24,75,583 female, and 343 third gender voters.[1]

Major Issues

Death of Zubeen Garg

Parties and alliances

North East Democratic Alliance

The BJP did not enter into seat sharing talks with UPPL and finalised the seats in Bodoland Territorial Region with BPF.[8] On 17 March 2026, UPPL left the National Democratic Alliance over seat-sharing disputes.[9] The seat sharing was finalised on 17 March 2026.[10]


North-East Democratic Alliance[10][11]
2026 Assam Legislative Assembly Election NEDA Seat Sharing Map
Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats[10]
Bharatiya Janata Party Himanta Biswa Sarma 89[a] 90[a]
Rabha Hasong Joutha Mancha Tankeswar Rabha 1[12]
Asom Gana Parishad Atul Bora 26[a]
Bodoland People's Front Hagrama Mohilary 11
Total 125+1[a]
  1. ^ a b c d BJP and AGP have friendly contest in Sibsagar constituency.[13]

Asom Sonmilito Morcha

In November 2025, Asom Sonmilito Morcha was revived when 8 political parties led by Congress formed an alliance against BJP and its allies.[14][15]

Asom Sonmilito Morcha
2026 Assam Legislative Assembly Election ASM Seat Sharing Map
Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats
Indian National Congress Gaurav Gogoi 99[a][b]
Raijor Dal Akhil Gogoi 13[a]
Assam Jatiya Parishad Lurinjyoti Gogoi 10
Communist Party of India (Marxist) Suprakash Talukdar 2
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Bibek Das 3[b]
Independent[c] 2[d]
Total 122+3[a][b]

Others

Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats
All India United Democratic Front Badruddin Ajmal 27[17]
All India Trinamool Congress Sushmita Dev 23[18][19]
Aam Aadmi Party Bhaben Choudhury[20] 20[21][22]
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Vinod Kumar 19[23]
United People's Party Liberal Urkhao Gwra Brahma[24] 17[25]
Communist Party of India Kanak Gogoi[26] 5[27]
National People's Party Dilip Kumar Borah[28] 3[29]

Candidates

BJP released the first list of 88 candidates on 19 March 2026.[13] BJP released the second list of 2 candidates on 21 March 2026.[30] AGP released the list of 26 candidates on 19 March 2026.[31] BPF released the list of 11 candidates on 19 March 2026.[32]

Congress released the first list of 42 candidates on 3 March 2026.[33] the second list of 23 candidates on 14 March 2026;[34] the third list of 22 candidates on 19 March 2026;[35] the fourth list of 7 candidates on 20 March 2026.[36] the fifth list of 7 candidates on 22 March 2026.[37] CPI(M) released the first list of 2 candidates on 16 March 2026.[38] APHLC released the first list of 2 candidates on 16 March 2026.[38] AJP released the first list of 8 candidates on 17 March 2026;[39] the second list of 2 candidates on 19 March 2026.[40] Raijor Dal released the updated list of 13 candidates on 22 March 2026[41]

District Constituency
NDA ASOM
Kokrajhar 1 Gossaigaon BPF Sabharam Basumatary INC Joseph Hasda
2 Dotma (ST) BPF Rabiram Narzary INC Birkhang Boro
3 Kokrajhar (ST) BPF Sewli Mohilary INC Manik Chandra Brahma
4 Baokhungri BPF Rupam Roy INC Sapali Marak
5 Parbatjhora BPF Rezaul Karim INC Md Ashraful Islam Sheikh
Dhubri 6 Golakganj BJP Ashwini Roy Sarkar INC Kartik Chandra Ray
7 Gauripur AGP Mehtabul Haque INC Abdus Sobahan Ali Sarkar
RD Abul Mia
8 Dhubri BJP Uttam Prasad INC Baby Begum
9 Birsing Jarua BJP Madhavi Das INC Wazed Ali Choudhury
10 Bilasipara AGP Jibesh Rai INC Amrit Badsha
South Salmara-Mankachar 11 Mankachar AGP Zabed Islam INC Mohibur Rohman
Goalpara 12 Jaleshwar AGP Abu Sha Shadi Hossain INC Aftab Uddin Mollah
13 Goalpara West (ST) BJP Pabitra Rabha INC Markline Marak
14 Goalpara East AGP Abdur Rahim Zibran INC Abul Kalam Rasheed Alam
RD Abdur Rashid Mandal
15 Dudhnai (ST) BJP Tankeshwar Rabha INC Kishor Kumar Brahma
Bongaigaon 16 Abhayapuri BJP Bhupen Roy INC Pradip Sarkar
17 Srijangram AGP Shahidul Islam INC Nurul Islam
18 Bongaigaon AGP Diptimayee Choudhury INC Girish Baruah
Chirang 19 Sidli–Chirang (ST) BPF Paniram Brahma INC Matilal Narzary
20 Bijni BJP Arup Kumar Dey INC Rajat Kanti Saha
Bajali 21 Bhowanipur–Sorbhog BJP Ranjeet Kumar Dass CPI(M) Manoranjan Talukdar
Barpeta 22 Mandia BJP Badal Chandra Arya INC Abdul Khaleque
23 Chenga AGP Saddam Hussein INC Abdur Rahim Ahmed
24 Barpeta (SC) AGP Kumar Deepak Das None —[e]
25 Pakabetbari AGP Tara Prasad Das INC Jakir Hussain Sikdar
Bajali 26 Bajali AGP Dharmeshwar Roy AJP Dilip Baruah
Kamrup 27 Chamaria AGP Nurul Islam INC Rekibuddin Ahmed
28 Boko–Chaygaon (ST) BJP Raju Mech INC Ramen Singh Rabha
29 Palasbari BJP Himangshu Shekhar Baishya AJP Pankaj Lochan Goswami
30 Hajo–Sualkuchi (SC) AGP Prakash Chandra Das INC Nandita Das
31 Rangiya BJP Bhabesh Kalita INC Pranjit Choudhary
32 Kamalpur BJP Diganta Kalita INC Satyabrat Kalita
Kamrup Metropolitan 33 Dispur BJP Pradyut Bordoloi INC Mira Borthakur Goswami
34 Dimoria (SC) AGP Dr. Tapan Das INC Kishor Kumar Baruah
35 New Guwahati BJP Diplu Ranjan Sarmah INC Shantunu Borah
36 Guwahati Central BJP Vijay Kumar Gupta AJP Kunki Chaudhary
37 Jalukbari BJP Himanta Biswa Sarma INC Bidisha Neog
Nalbari 38 Barkhetri BJP Narayan Deka INC Diganta Barman
39 Nalbari BJP Jayanta Malla Baruah INC Ashok Kumar Sarma
40 Tihu BJP Chandra Mohan Patowary INC Ratul Patuwary
Baksa 41 Manas BPF Thaneswar Basumatary RD Anjan Talukdar
42 Baksa (ST) BPF Maneswar Brahma INC Jagadish Madahi
Tamulpur 43 Tamulpur (ST) BJP Biswajit Daimary INC Rafie Daimary
44 Goreshwar BJP Victor Kumar Das CPI(M) Bapu Ram Boro
Udalguri 45 Bhergaon BPF Maheswar Baro INC Anchula Gwara Daimary
46 Udalguri (ST) BPF Rihon Daimary INC Soren Daimari
47 Majbat BPF Charan Boro INC Narayan Adhikari
48 Tangla BJP Bikan Chandra Deka INC Rohit Pariga
Darrang 49 Sipajhar BJP Paramananda Rajbongshi INC Binanda Kumar Saikia
50 Mangaldai BJP Nilima Devi INC Rijumoni Talukdar
51 Dalgaon BJP Krishna Saha RD Ajijur Rahman
Morigaon 52 Jagiroad (SC) BJP Pijush Hazarika INC Bubul Das
53 Laharighat AGP Khalilur Rahaman INC Dr. Asif Mohamad Nazar
54 Morigaon BJP Rama Kanta Dewri AJP Bani Das
Nagaon 55 Dhing BJP Mukut Kumar Debnath RD Mehboob Mukhtar
56 Rupohihat AGP Jakir Hussain Farazi INC Nurul Huda
57 Kaliabor AGP Keshab Mahanta RD Pradip Kumar Baruah
58 Samaguri BJP Anil Saikia INC Tanzil Hussain
59 Barhampur BJP Jitu Goswami AJP Rajen Gohain
60 Nagaon–Batadraba BJP Rupak Sarmah INC Dr. Durlav Chamua
61 Raha (SC) BJP Sashi Kanta Das INC Utpal Bania
Hojai 62 Binnakandi AGP Sahabuddin Mazumdar AJP Rejaul Karim Chowdhury
63 Hojai BJP Shiladitya Dev INC Jhilli Choudhury
64 Lumding BJP Sibu Misra INC Swapan Kar
Sonitpur 65 Dhekiajuli BJP Ashok Singhal INC Batash Urang
66 Barchalla BJP Ritu Baran Sarmah INC Ripun Bora
67 Tezpur AGP Prithiraj Rava RD Alok Nath
68 Rangapara BJP Krishna Kamal Tanti INC Kartik Chandra Kurmi
69 Nadaur BJP Padma Hazarika INC Sunil Chetry
Biswanath 70 Biswanath BJP Pallab Lochan Das INC Jayanta Borah
71 Behali (SC) BJP Munindra Das CPI(ML)L Gyanendra Sarkar
72 Gohpur BJP Utpal Borah INC Sankar Jyoti Kutum
Lakhimpur 73 Bihpuria BJP Bhupen Kumar Borah INC Narayan Bhuyan
74 Rongonadi BJP Rishiraj Hazarika INC Joyonto Khaund
75 Naoboicha (SC) AGP Basanta Das INC Dr. Joy Prakash Das
76 Lakhimpur BJP Manab Deka INC Ghana Buragohain
77 Dhakuakhana (ST) BJP Naba Kumar Doley INC Ananda Narah
Dhemaji 78 Dhemaji (ST) BJP Ranoj Pegu INC Sailen Sonowal
79 Sissiborgaon BJP Jiban Gogoi RD Dulal Chandra Barua
80 Jonai (ST) BJP Bhubon Pegu INC Raj Kumar Medak
Tinsukia 81 Sadiya BJP Bolin Chetia AJP Jagadish Bhuyan
82 Doom Dooma BJP Rupesh Gowala INC Durga Bhumij
83 Margherita BJP Bhaskar Sharma RD Rahul Chetry
84 Digboi BJP Suren Phukan RD Dulal Moran
85 Makum BJP Sanjoy Kishan INC Sibanath Chetia
86 Tinsukia BJP Pulok Gohain INC Devid Phukan
Dibrugarh 87 Chabua–Lahowal BJP Binod Hazarika INC Pranjal Ghatowar
88 Dibrugarh BJP Prasanta Phukan AJP Mounak Patra
89 Khowang BJP Chakradhar Gogoi AJP Lurinjyoti Gogoi
90 Duliajan BJP Rameshwar Teli INC Dhruba Gogoi
91 Tingkhong BJP Bimal Bora INC Bipul Gogoi
92 Naharkatia BJP Taranga Gogoi INC Pranati Phukan
Charaideo 93 Sonari BJP Dharmeswar Konwar INC Utpal Gogoi
94 Mahmora BJP Suruj Dehingia INC Gyandip Mohan
Sibsagar 95 Demow BJP Sushanta Borgohain INC Ajoy Kumar Gogoi
96 Sibsagar BJP Kushal Dowari RD Akhil Gogoi
AGP Prodip Hazarika
97 Nazira BJP Mayur Borgohain INC Debabrata Saikia
Majuli 98 Majuli (ST) BJP Bhuban Gam INC Indraneel Pegu
Jorhat 99 Teok AGP Bikash Saikia INC Pallabi Saikia Gogoi
100 Jorhat BJP Hitendra Nath Goswami INC Gaurav Gogoi
101 Mariani BJP Rupjyoti Kurmi RD Gyanashree Bora
102 Titabor BJP Dhiraj Gowala INC Pran Kurmi
Golaghat 103 Golaghat BJP Ajanta Neog INC Bitupan Saikia
104 Dergaon BJP Mridul Kumar Dutta INC Sagorika Bora
105 Bokakhat AGP Atul Bora RD Hari Prasad Saikia
106 Khumtai BJP Mrinal Saikia INC Roselina Tirkey
107 Sarupathar BJP Biswajit Phukan AJP Jibon Chutia
Karbi Anglong 108 Bokajan (ST) BJP Surjya Rongphar INC Raton Engti
109 Howraghat (ST) BJP Lunsing Teron INC Sanjeeb Teron
110 Diphu (ST) BJP Niso Terangpi IND Jones Ingti Kathar[d]
West Karbi Anglong 111 Rongkhang (ST) BJP Tuliram Ronghang INC Augustine Enghee
CPI(ML)L Pratima Engherpi
112 Amri (ST) BJP Habe Teron IND Bikram Hanse[d]
Dima Hasao 113 Haflong (ST) BJP Rupali Langthasa INC Nandita Garlosa
Cachar 114 Lakhipur BJP Kaushik Rai INC Santi Kumar Singha
115 Udharbond BJP Rajdeep Goala INC Ajit Singh
116 Katigorah BJP Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha INC Amar Chand Jain
117 Borkhola BJP Kishor Nath INC Amit Kumar Kalwar
118 Silchar BJP Rajdeep Roy INC Abhijit Paul
119 Sonai AGP Karim Uddin Barbhuiya INC Aminul Haque Laskar
120 Dholai (SC) BJP Amiya Kanti Das INC Dhrubjyoti Purkayastha
Hailakandi 121 Hailakandi BJP Milon Das INC Rahul Roy
122 Algapur–Katlicherra AGP Zakir Hussain Laskar INC Zubair Anam Mazumder
Sribhumi 123 Karimganj North BJP Subrata Bhattacharjee INC Jakaria Ahmed
124 Karimganj South AGP Ekbal Hussain INC Aminur Rahid Choudhary
125 Patharkandi BJP Krishnendu Paul INC Kartik Sena Sinha
126 Ram Krishna Nagar (SC) BJP Bijoy Malakar INC Suruchi Roy

Surveys and polls

Opinion polls

Seat projections
Polling agency Date published Sample size Margin of error Lead
NDA ASOM Others
IANS-Matrize[42] 15 March 2026 11,912 ±3% 96-98 26-28 2-8 68-72
Vote share projections
Polling agency Date published Sample size Margin of error Lead
NDA ASOM Others
IANS-Matrize[42] 15 March 2026 11,912 ±3% 43-44% 39-40% 18-20% 3-5%

Exit polls

Seat projections
Polling agency Date published Margin of error Lead
NDA ASOM Others
NDTV[43] 29 April 2026 ±3% 96-98 24-36 0-3 60-74
Peoples Pulse[44] ±3% 83-91 23-30 3-6 53-68
Vote Vibe[45] 90-100 23-33 0-6 57-77
Matrize[46] 89-95 25-32 06-12 57-70
JVC[47] 88-101 23-33 2-5 55-78
Axis My India[48] 88-100 24-36 0-3 52-76
Janmat [49] 87-98 29-30 0 57-69
Today's Chankya[50] 30 April 2026 ±9 102 ± 9 23 ± 9 1 ± 1 61-97
Vote share projections
Polling agency Date published Margin of error Lead
NDA ASOM Others
NDTV[43] 29 April 2026 ±3% 48% 38% 14% 10%
Peoples Pulse[44] ±3% 51.1% 38.9% 10% 10%
Axis My India[51] 48% 38% 14% 10%
Today's Chankya[52] 30 April 2026 ±3% 50% 38% 12% 12%

Voting Turnout

According to the Election Commission of India, voting turnout was 84.8% for male voters, 85.96% for female voters, and 36.84% for third gender voters. Total voter turnout was 85.38%.[53]

Results

Results by alliance or party

Alliance/ Party Popular vote Seats
Vote % ±pp Contested Won +/-
National Democratic Alliance Bharatiya Janata Party 90
Asom Gana Parishad 26
Bodoland People's Front 11
Total 126[f]
Asom Sonmilito Morcha Indian National Congress 99
Raijor Dal 13
Assam Jatiya Parishad 10
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 2
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation 2
Independent[d] 2
Total 125[g]
All India United Democratic Front 27
United People's Party Liberal 17
All India Trinamool Congress 23
Aam Aadmi Party 20
Other parties
Independents
NOTA
Total 100% — 126 —

Results by districts

District Seats
NDA ASOM Others
Kokrajhar 5
Dhubri 5
South Salmara Mankachar 1
Goalpara 4
Bongaigaon 3
Chirang 2
Bajali 2
Barpeta 4
Kamrup 6
Kamrup Metropolitan 5
Nalbari 3
Baksa 2
Tamulpur 2
Udalguri 4
Darrang 3
Morigaon 3
Nagaon 7
Hojai 3
Sonitpur 5
Biswanath 3
Lakhimpur 5
Dhemaji 3
Tinsukia 6
Dibrugarh 6
Charaideo 2
Sivasagar 3
Majuli 1
Jorhat 4
Golaghat 5
Karbi Anglong 3
West Karbi Anglong 2
Dima Hasao 1
Cachar 7
Hailakandi 2
Sribhumi 4
Total 126

Results by constituency

District Constituency Winner Runner-up Margin
No. Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %
Kokrajhar 1 Gossaigaon
2 Dotma (ST)
3 Kokrajhar (ST)
4 Baokhungri
5 Parbatjhora
Dhubri 6 Golakganj
7 Gauripur
8 Dhubri
9 Birsing Jarua
10 Bilasipara
South Salmara-Mankachar 11 Mankachar
Goalpara 12 Jaleshwar
13 Goalpara West (ST)
14 Goalpara East
15 Dudhnai (ST)
Bongaigaon 16 Abhayapuri
17 Srijangram
18 Bongaigaon
Chirang 19 Sidli–Chirang (ST)
20 Bijni
Bajali 21 Bhowanipur–Sorbhog
Barpeta 22 Mandia
23 Chenga
24 Barpeta (SC)
25 Pakabetbari
Bajali 26 Bajali
Kamrup 27 Chamaria
28 Boko–Chaygaon (ST)
29 Palasbari
30 Hajo–Sualkuchi
31 Rangiya
32 Kamalpur
Kamrup Metropolitan 33 Dispur
34 Dimoria (SC)
35 New Guwahati
36 Guwahati Central
37 Jalukbari
Nalbari 38 Barkhetri
39 Nalbari
40 Tihu
Baksa 41 Manas
42 Baksa (ST)
Tamulpur 43 Tamulpur (ST)
44 Goreshwar
Udalguri 45 Bhergaon
46 Udalguri (ST)
47 Majbat
48 Tangla
Darrang 49 Sipajhar
50 Mangaldai
51 Dalgaon
Morigaon 52 Jagiroad (SC)
53 Laharighat
54 Morigaon
Nagaon 55 Dhing
56 Rupohihat
57 Kaliabor
58 Samaguri
59 Barhampur
60 Nagaon–Batadraba
61 Raha (SC)
Hojai 62 Binnakandi
63 Hojai
64 Lumding
Sonitpur 65 Dhekiajuli
66 Barchalla
67 Tezpur
68 Rangapara
69 Nadaur
Biswanath 70 Biswanath
71 Behali (SC)
72 Gohpur
Lakhimpur 73 Bihpuria
74 Rongonadi
75 Naoboicha (SC)
76 Lakhimpur
77 Dhakuakhana (ST)
Dhemaji 78 Dhemaji (ST)
79 Sissiborgaon
80 Jonai (ST)
Tinsukia 81 Sadiya
82 Doom Dooma
83 Margherita
84 Digboi
85 Makum
86 Tinsukia
Dibrugarh 87 Chabua–Lahowal
88 Dibrugarh
89 Khowang
90 Duliajan
91 Tingkhong
92 Naharkatia
Charaideo 93 Sonari
94 Mahmora
Sibsagar 95 Demow
96 Sibsagar
97 Nazira
Majuli 98 Majuli (ST)
Jorhat 99 Teok
100 Jorhat
101 Mariani
102 Titabor
Golaghat 103 Golaghat
104 Dergaon
105 Bokakhat
106 Khumtai
107 Sarupathar
Karbi Anglong 108 Bokajan (ST)
109 Howraghat (ST)
110 Diphu (ST)
West Karbi Anglong 111 Rongkhang (ST)
112 Amri (ST)
Dima Hasao 113 Haflong (ST)
Cachar 114 Lakhipur
115 Udharbond
116 Katigorah
117 Borkhola
118 Silchar
119 Sonai
120 Dholai (SC)
Hailakandi 121 Hailakandi
122 Algapur–Katlicherra
Sribhumi 123 Karimganj North
124 Karimganj South
125 Patharkandi
126 Ram Krishna Nagar (SC)

See also

  • 2025 Assam local elections
  • 2024 Indian general election in Assam

Notes

  1. ^ a b c INC and RD had friendly contests in Gauripur and Goalpara East constituencies.
  2. ^ a b c ASOM supported CPI(ML)L in Behali constituency, CPIMLL contesting total 3 seats. [16]
  3. ^ Two APHLC candidates contesting on scissor symbol.
  4. ^ a b c d 2 APHLC candidates contested as independents.
  5. ^ Nomination of Mahananda Sarkar was rejected.
  6. ^ Friendly contest in one seat.
  7. ^ Friendly contests in three seats.

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