2026 Assam Legislative Assembly election
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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. 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.
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'.
Schedule
The Election Commission of India announced the schedule for the election on 15 March 2026.
| 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.
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. On 17 March 2026, UPPL left the National Democratic Alliance over seat-sharing disputes. The seat sharing was finalised on 17 March 2026.
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North-East Democratic Alliance | ||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | Himanta Biswa Sarma | 89 | 90 | |||
| Rabha Hasong Joutha Mancha | Tankeswar Rabha | 1 | ||||
| Asom Gana Parishad | Atul Bora | 26 | ||||
| Bodoland People's Front | Hagrama Mohilary | 11 | ||||
| Total | 126+1 |
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.
Raijor Dal left the alliance on 8 March 2026 over seat sharing issues. However, Raijor Dal rejoined the alliance on 19 March 2026 and the seat sharing was finalised the same day.
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asom Sonmilito Morcha | |||||
| Indian National Congress | Gaurav Gogoi | 96+3 | |||
| Raijor Dal | Akhil Gogoi | 11+2 | |||
| Assam Jatiya Parishad | Lurinjyoti Gogoi | 10 | |||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Suprakash Talukdar | 2 | |||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | Bibek Das | 1+1 | |||
| Independent | 2 | ||||
| Total | 122+3 |
Others
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All India United Democratic Front | Badruddin Ajmal | 27 | |||
| All India Trinamool Congress | Sushmita Dev | 23 | |||
| Aam Aadmi Party | Bhaben Choudhury | 20 | |||
| Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | Vinod Kumar | 19 | |||
| United People's Party Liberal | Urkhao Gwra Brahma | 17 | |||
| Communist Party of India | Kanak Gogoi | 5 | |||
| National People's Party | Dilip Kumar Borah | 3 |
Candidates
BJP released the first list of 88 candidates on 19 March 2026. BJP released the second list of 2 candidates on 21 March 2026. AGP released the list of 26 candidates on 19 March 2026. BPF released the list of 11 candidates on 19 March 2026.
Congress released the first list of 42 candidates on 3 March 2026. the second list of 23 candidates on 14 March 2026; the third list of 22 candidates on 19 March 2026; the fourth list of 7 candidates on 20 March 2026. the fifth list of 7 candidates on 22 March 2026. CPI(M) released the first list of 2 candidates on 16 March 2026. APHLC released the first list of 2 candidates on 16 March 2026. AJP released the first list of 8 candidates on 17 March 2026; the second list of 2 candidates on 19 March 2026. Raijor Dal released the updated list of 13 candidates on 22 March 2026
Surveys and polls
Opinion polls
| NDA | ASOM | Others | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polling agency | Date published | Sample size | Margin of error | Lead | |||
| IANS-Matrize | 15 March 2026 | 11,912 | ±3% | 96-98 | 26-28 | 2-8 | 68-72 |
| Chanakya | 83-90 | 30-36 | 3-6 | 47-60 | |||
| Vote Vibe CNN-News18 | 15 March 2026 | 82-92 | 30-40 | 42-62 |
| NDA | ASOM | Others | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polling agency | Date published | Sample size | Margin of error | Lead | |||
| IANS-Matrize | 15 March 2026 | 11,912 | ±3% | 43-44% | 39-40% | 18-20% | 3-5% |
| Vote Vibe CNN-News18 | 15 March 2026 | 43.9% | 37.7% | 18.4 | 6.2 |
Exit polls
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%.
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 | ||||||||
| 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 | 2 | ||||||||
| Total | 125 | ||||||||
| 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 | — |