2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election was held in two phases on 4 and 11 April 2011 to elect members from 126 constituencies in Assam, India. The result was announced on 13 May.
Background After the 2006 elections, the Indian National Congress and Bodoland People's Front formed a coalition government. During this period, the Assam government headed by Tarun Gogoi made significant overtures to bring the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) to the negotiating table.https://www.csis.org/analysis/indian-state-elections-2011-people-vs-powerhttps://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ULFA-threat-against-polls-can-be-tackled-says-Gogoi/article14964230.ece A number of ULFA militants who had surrendered to the government forces contested the elections.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/assembly-elections-2011/assam/millionaires-to-ex-militants-assam-elections-have-it-all/articleshow/7751785.cms The government emphasised also "peace and development" under the last ten years of Congress government.GOSWAMI, S. (2011). Assam: Mandate for Peace and Development. Economic and Political Weekly 46(23). 20–22. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23047478 The main opposition party, Asom Gana Parishad, stood for regionalist sentiments. The Bharatiya Janata Party promoted anti-immigrant sentiments in Assam as a communal or sectarian conflict.
Parties contested Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats Indian National Congress Tarun Gogoi 126 Bharatiya Janata Party Rameshwar Teli 120 Asom Gana Parishad Brindaban Goswami 104 All India Trinamool Congress Mamata Banerjee 103 All India United Democratic Front Badruddin Ajmal 78 Bodoland People's Front Hagrama Mohilary 29
Results Parties and Coalitions Popular vote Seats Vote % +/- Contested Won +/- Indian National Congress 39.39 126 78 25 Asom Gana Parishad 16.29 104 10 14 All India United Democratic Front 12.57 78 18 8 Bharatiya Janata Party 11.47 120 5 5 Bodoland People's Front 6.13 29 12 12 All India Trinamool Congress 2.05 103 1 1 Independents 9.17 263 2 20
Results by constituency