2026 Assam Legislative Assembly election
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9 April 2026
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All 126 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly
64 seats needed for a majority
Registered 24,958,139 (Increase 6.49%)[1]
 
Leader Himanta Biswa Sarma Gaurav Gogoi
Party BJP INC
Alliance NDA 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 are scheduled to be 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]

Parties and alliances

National Democratic Alliance

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]

National Democratic Alliance[10][11]
Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats[10]
Bharatiya Janata Party Dilip Saikia[12] 89
Asom Gana Parishad Atul Bora 26
Bodoland People's Front Hagrama Mohilary 11
Total 126

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.[13][14]

Raijor Dal left the alliance in March 2026 over seat sharing issues.[15]

Asom Sonmilito Morcha
Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats
Indian National Congress Gaurav Gogoi[16] 111 (65 declared)[17][18]
Assam Jatiya Parishad Lurinjyoti Gogoi 10 (8 declared)[19]
Communist Party of India (Marxist) Suprakash Talukdar[20] 2[21]
All Party Hill Leaders Conference Jones Ingti Kathar[22] 2[21]
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Bibek Das[23] 1
Total 126

Others

Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats
All India United Democratic Front Badruddin Ajmal TBD (21 declared)[24][25]
Raijor Dal Akhil Gogoi TBD (13 declared)[26][27]
United People's Party Liberal Urkhao Gwra Brahma[28] TBD (7 declared)[29]
All India Trinamool Congress Sushmita Dev TBD
Communist Party of India Kanak Gogoi[30] TBD
Aam Aadmi Party Bhaben Choudhury[31] TBD (20 declared)[32][33]
National People's Party Dilip Kumar Borah[34] TBD

Candidates

Congress released the first list of 42 candidates on 3 March 2026;[17] the second list of 23 candidates on 14 March 2026.[18] CPI(M) released the first list of 2 candidates on 16 March 2026.[21] APHLC released the first list of 2 candidates on 16 March 2026.[21] AJP released the first list of 8 candidates on 17 March 2026.[19]

District Constituency
NDA ASOM
Kokrajhar 1 Gossaigaon
2 Dotma (ST)
3 Kokrajhar (ST)
4 Baokhungri
5 Parbatjhora
Dhubri 6 Golakganj INC Kartik Chandra Ray
7 Gauripur INC Abdus Sobahan Ali Sarkar
8 Dhubri
9 Birsing Jarua INC Wazed Ali Choudhury
10 Bilasipara INC Amrit Badsha
South Salmara-Mankachar 11 Mankachar INC Mohibur Rohman
Goalpara 12 Jaleshwar
13 Goalpara West (ST) INC Markline Marak
14 Goalpara East INC Abul Kalam Rasheed Alam
15 Dudhnai (ST) RHJM INC Kishor Kumar Brahma
Bongaigaon 16 Abhayapuri
17 Srijangram INC Nurul Islam
18 Bongaigaon INC Girish Baruah
Chirang 19 Sidli–Chirang (ST)
20 Bijni
Bajali 21 Bhowanipur–Sorbhog CPI(M) Manoranjan Talukdar
Barpeta 22 Mandia INC Abdul khaleque
23 Chenga
24 Barpeta (SC) INC Mahanandra Sarkar
25 Pakabetbari
Bajali 26 Bajali AJP Dilip Baruah
Kamrup 27 Chamaria INC Rakibuddin Ahmed
28 Boko–Chaygaon (ST) INC Ramen Singh Rabha
29 Palasbari AJP Pankaj Lochan Goswami
30 Hajo–Sualkuchi (SC) INC Nandita Das
31 Rangiya INC Pranjit Choudhary
32 Kamalpur INC Satyabrat Kalita
Kamrup Metropolitan 33 Dispur INC Mira Borthakur Goswami
34 Dimoria (SC) INC Kishor Kumar Baruah
35 New Guwahati INC Shantunu Borah
36 Guwahati Central AJP
37 Jalukbari
Nalbari 38 Barkhetri INC Diganta Barman
39 Nalbari INC Ashok Kumar Sarma
40 Tihu INC Ratul Patuwary
Baksa 41 Manas
42 Baksa (ST)
Tamulpur 43 Tamulpur (ST)
44 Goreshwar CPI(M) Bapu Ram Boro
Udalguri 45 Bhergaon
46 Udalguri (ST)
47 Majbat
48 Tangla
Darrang 49 Sipajhar INC Binanda Kumar Saikia
50 Mangaldai INC Rijumoni Talukdar
51 Dalgaon
Morigaon 52 Jagiroad (SC) INC Bubul Das
53 Laharighat
54 Morigaon AJP Bani Das
Nagaon 55 Dhing
56 Rupohihat INC Nurul Hoda
57 Kaliabor
58 Samaguri INC Tanzil Hussain
59 Barhampur AJP Rajen Gohain
60 Nagaon–Batadraba
61 Raha (SC) INC Utpal Bania
Hojai 62 Binnakandi AJP Rejaul Karim Chowdhury
63 Hojai INC Jhilli Choudhury
64 Lumding INC Swapan Kar
Sonitpur 65 Dhekiajuli INC Batash Urang
66 Barchalla INC Ripun Bora
67 Tezpur
68 Rangapara INC Kartik Chandra kurmi
69 Nadaur
Biswanath 70 Biswanath
71 Behali (SC) CPI(ML)L
72 Gohpur INC Sankar Jyoti Kutum
Lakhimpur 73 Bihpuria INC Narayan Bhuyan
74 Rongonadi
75 Naoboicha (SC)
76 Lakhimpur
77 Dhakuakhana (ST)
Dhemaji 78 Dhemaji (ST) INC Sailen Sonowal
79 Sissiborgaon
80 Jonai (ST) INC Raj Kumar Medak
Tinsukia 81 Sadiya AJP
82 Doom Dooma INC Durga Bhumij
83 Margherita INC Prateek Bordoloi
84 Digboi
85 Makum
86 Tinsukia INC Devid Phukan
Dibrugarh 87 Chabua–Lahowal INC Pranjal Ghatowar
88 Dibrugarh AJP Mounak Patra
89 Khowang AJP Lurinjyoti Gogoi
90 Duliajan INC Dhruba Gogoi
91 Tingkhong INC Bipul Gogoi
92 Naharkatia INC Pranati Phukan
Charaideo 93 Sonari INC Utpal Gogoi
94 Mahmora
Sibsagar 95 Demow INC Ajoy Kumar Gogoi
96 Sibsagar
97 Nazira INC Debabrata Saikia
Majuli 98 Majuli (ST) INC Indraneel Pegu
Jorhat 99 Teok INC Pallabi Saikia Gogoi
100 Jorhat INC Gaurav Gogoi
101 Mariani
102 Titabor
Golaghat 103 Golaghat INC Bitupan Saikia
104 Dergaon INC Sagorika Bora
105 Bokakhat
106 Khumtai
107 Sarupathar AJP Jibon Chutia
Karbi Anglong 108 Bokajan (ST) INC Raton Engti
109 Howraghat (ST)
110 Diphu (ST) APHLC John Ingti Kathar
West Karbi Anglong 111 Rongkhang (ST) INC Augustine Enghee
112 Amri (ST) APHLC Bikram Hanse
Dima Hasao 113 Haflong (ST)
Cachar 114 Lakhipur INC Santi Kumar Saikia
115 Udharbond INC Ajit Singh
116 Katigorah
117 Borkhola INC Amit Kumar Kalwar
118 Silchar INC Abhijit Paul
119 Sonai INC Aminul Haque Laskar
120 Dholai (SC) INC Dhrubjyoti Purkayastha
Hailakandi 121 Hailakandi
122 Algapur–Katlicherra
Sribhumi 123 Karimganj North INC Jakaria Ahmed
124 Karimganj South INC Aminur Rahid Choudhary
125 Patharkandi INC Kartik Sena Sinha
126 Ram Krishna Nagar (SC) INC Suruchi Roy

Surveys and polls

Opinion polls

Seat projections
Polling agency Date published Sample size Margin of error Lead
NDA ASM Others
Vote share projections
Polling agency Date published Sample size Margin of error Lead
NDA ASM Others

Exit polls

Polling agency Date published Lead
NDA ASM Others

Results

Results by alliance or party

Alliance/ Party Popular vote Seats
Vote % ±pp Contested Won +/-
NDA Bharatiya Janata Party
Asom Gana Parishad
Bodoland People's Front
Total
ASM Indian National Congress
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Assam Jatiya Parishad
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation
All Party Hill Leaders Conference
Total
All India United Democratic Front
United People's Party Liberal
Raijor Dal
Communist Party of India
Other parties
Independents
NOTA
Total 100% — 126 —

Results by districts

District Seats
NDA ASM 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

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