1983 Assam Legislative Assembly election
Legislative Assembly election in Assam, India
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Elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly were held in February 1983 to elect members of 114 constituencies in Assam, India. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and a majority of seats and Hiteswar Saikia was appointed as the Chief Minister of Assam.[1][2] The number of constituencies was set as 126 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.[3] The election had registered only 32.74% voting due to the boycott calls and threat of violence amidst the height of Assam agitation, and hence didn't have popular support.
Registered7,284,612
Turnout32.74%
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14–20 February 1983
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114 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly 58 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 7,284,612 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 32.74% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Result
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Indian National Congress | 1,194,657 | 52.53 | 91 |  65 | |
| Indian Congress (Socialist) | 137,685 | 6.05 | 4 | New | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 116,923 | 5.14 | 2 |  9 | |
| Plain Tribals Council of Assam | 106,084 | 4.66 | 1 | 3 | |
| Communist Party of India | 58,746 | 2.58 | 1 | 4 | |
| Independents | 659,995 | 29.02 | 10 | 5 | |
| Total | 2,274,090 | 100.00 | 109 | 21 | |
| Valid votes | 2,274,090 | 95.34 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 111,100 | 4.66 | |||
| Total votes | 2,385,190 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,284,612 | 32.74 | |||
| Source: ECI[4] | |||||