2026 Assam Legislative Assembly election
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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.
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All 126 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly 64 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 24,958,139 ( 6.49%)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.svg) Map of the assembly constituencies in Assam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| 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 contested[10] | |
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| Bharatiya Janata Party |  |
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Dilip Saikia[12] | 89 | |
| Asom Gana Parishad |  |
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Atul Bora | 26 | |
| Bodoland People's Front |  |
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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 contested | |
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| Indian National Congress |  |
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Gaurav Gogoi[16] | TBD (65 declared)[17][18] | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) |  |
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Suprakash Talukdar[19] | TBD (2 declared)[20] | |
| Assam Jatiya Parishad |  |
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Jagadish Bhuyan[21] | TBD 8 declared)[22] | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation |  |
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Bibek Das[23] | TBD | |
| All Party Hill Leaders Conference |  |
Jones Ingti Kathar[24] | TBD (2 declared)[20] | ||
| Total | TBD | ||||
Others
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All India United Democratic Front |  |
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Badruddin Ajmal | TBD (21 declared)[25][26] | |
| Raijor Dal |  |
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Akhil Gogoi | TBD (13 declared)[27][28] | |
| United People's Party Liberal |  |
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Urkhao Gwra Brahma[29] | TBD (7 declared)[30] | |
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Sushmita Dev | TBD | |
| Communist Party of India |  |
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Kanak Gogoi[31] | TBD | |
| Aam Aadmi Party | _Bengali_Logo.png){kind=logo} |
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Bhaben Choudhury[32] | TBD (14 declared)[33] | |
| National People's Party |  |
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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.[20] APHLC released the first list of 2 candidates on 16 March 2026.[20] AJP released the first list of 8 candidates on 17 March 2026.[22]
Surveys and polls
Results
Results by alliance or party
| Alliance/ Party | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
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| Vote | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/- | ||||
| NDA | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||||
| Asom Gana Parishad | |||||||||
| Bodoland People's Front | |||||||||
| Rabha Hasong Joutha Mancha | |||||||||
| Total | |||||||||
| ASM | Indian National Congress | ||||||||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | |||||||||
| Assam Jatiya Parishad | |||||||||
| Communist Party of India | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| Other parties | |||||||||
| Independents | |||||||||
| NOTA | |||||||||
| Total | 100% | — | 126 | — | |||||
Results by districts
| District | Seats | |||
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| 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 |