Legislative Assembly elections were held in Assam in two phases between 3 and 10 April 2006 to elect members from all 126 constituencies of the state . Following the election, the incumbent Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi formed his second ministry with the support of the Bodoland People's Front.
Background After the 2001 elections, the Indian National Congress formed the government. In 2002, the Bodo Liberation Tigers Force and the Assam Government headed by Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi, signed a memorandum for a peace agreement. The Bodoland Territorial Council was established in 2003 under the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of India. In 2005, the Bollywood Hindi-language war film, Tango Charlie, was banned in Assam for allegedly defaming the Bodo people. Tribal Affairs minister, Bharat Narah, warned that a film defaming the people of Assam would not be allowed screening.https://santabanta.com/cinema/bollywood/titbits/tango-charlie-is-banned-5789/ Before the elections, the Indian National Congress and the Bodoland People's Front formed an electoral alliance against the opposition parties, the Asom Gana Parishad and the Bharatiya Janata Party.https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/bjp-relives-vajpayee-days-in-domain-of-tribal-ally/story-vlHZX9swyitwzRYEkzAkcN.htmlhttps://frontline.thehindu.com/cover-story/article30209586.ecehttps://www.jstor.org/stable/23018679https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Why-the-Bodo-vote-matters/article14679712.ece
Schedule
The election schedule is as follows: Poll eventPhase 1Phase 2Issue of notification of electionFriday Mar 10, 2006Friday Mar 17, 2006Last date for filing nominationFriday March 17, 2006Friday March 24, 2006Scrutiny of nominationsSaturday March 18, 2006Saturday March 25, 2006Withdrawal of candidatureMonday March 20, 2006Monday March 27, 2006Date of pollMonday April 3, 2006Monday April 10, 2006Date of countingThursday May 11, 2006Thursday May 11, 2006Date of completionSaturday May 20, 2006Saturday May 20, 2006
Results
Elected members ConstituencyReserved for(SC/ST/None)MemberParty1 Ratabari SC Sambhu Singh Mallah 2 Patharkandi None Kartik Sena Sinha 3 Karimganj North None Mission Ranjan Das 4 Karimganj South None Siddeque Ahmed 5 Badarpur None Anwarul Hoque 6 Hailakandi None Hazi Salim Uddin Barbhuiya 7 Katlicherra None Gautam Roy 8 Algapur None Rahul Roy 9 Silchar None Bithika Dev 10 Sonai None Kutub Ahmed Mazumder 11 Dholai SC Parimal Suklabaidya 12 Udharbond None Ajit Singh 13 Lakhipur None Dinesh Prasad Goala 14 Barkhola None Rumi Nath 15 Katigora None Ataur Rahman Mazarbhuiya 16 Haflong ST Gobinda Ch. Langthasa 17 Bokajan ST Jagat Sing Engti 18 Howraghat ST Khor Sing Engti 19 Diphu ST Bidya Sing Engleng 20 Baithalangso ST Dr. Mansing Rongpi 21 Mankachar None Dr. Motiur Rohman Mondal 22 Salmara South None Badruddin Ajmal 23 Dhubri None Rasul Hoque 24 Gauripur None Mohibul Haque 25 Golakganj None Abu Taher Bepari 26 Bilasipara West None Hafiz Bashir Ahmed 27 Bilasipara East None Prasanta Kumar Barua 28 Gossaigaon None Majendra Narzary 29 Kokrajhar West ST Parameswar Brahma 30 Kokrajhar East ST Promila Rani Brahma 31 Sidli ST Chandan Brahma 32 Bongaigaon None Phani Bhusan Choudhury 33 Bijni None Kamal Shing Narzary 34 Abhayapuri North None Abdul Hai Nagori 35 Abhayapuri South SC Rabin Banikya 36 Dudhnai ST Deben Daimary 37 Goalpara East None Dulal Chandra Ghosh 38 Goalpara West None Abdur Rashid Mandal 39 Jaleswar None Afzalur Rahman 40 Sorbhog None Uddhab Barman 41 Bhabanipur None Dr. Manoranjan Das 42 Patacharkuchi None Dr.malaya Borman 43 Barpeta None Gunindra Nath Das 44 Jania None Abdul Khaleque 45 Baghbar None Dildar Rezza 46 Sarukhetri None Tara Prasad Das 47 Chenga None Liakat Ali Khan 48 Boko SC Jyoti Prasad Das 49 Chaygaon None Dr. Kamala Kanta Kalita 50 Palasbari None Pranab Kalita 51 Jalukbari None Himanta Biswa Sarma 52 Dispur None Akon Bora 53 Gauhati East None Captain Robin Bordoloi 54 Gauhati West None Ramendra Narayan Kalita 55 Hajo None Nurul Hussain 56 Kamalpur None Uttara Kalita 57 Rangiya None Ananta Deka 58 Tamulpur None Chandi Basumatary 59 Nalbari None Alaka Sarma 60 Barkhetry None Dr.bhumidhar Barman 61 Dharmapur None Chandra Mohan Patowary 62 Barama ST Maneswar Brahma 63 Chapaguri ST Thaneswar Basumatary 64 Panery None Kamali Basumatari 65 Kalaigaon None Maheswar Baro 66 Sipajhar None Binanda Kumar Saikia 67 Mangaldoi SC Hiren Das 68 Dalgaon None Ilias Ali 69 Udalguri ST Rihon Daimari 70 Majbat None Karendra Basumatary 71 Dhekiajuli None Joseph Toppo 72 Barchalla None Tanka Bahadur Rai 73 Tezpur None Brindaban Goswami 74 Rangapara None Abhijit Hazarika 75 Sootea None Padma Hazarika 76 Biswanath None Nurjamal Sarkar 77 Behali None Ranjit Dutta 78 Gohpur None Ripun Bora 79 Jagiroad SC Bibekananda Dalai 80 Marigaon None Jonjonali Baruah 81 Laharighat None Dr. Nazrul Islam 82 Raha SC Guneswar Das 83 Dhing None Mobarak Ali Pathan 84 Batadroba None Gautam Bora 85 Rupohihat None Abdul Aziz 86 Nowgong None Girindra Kumar Boruah 87 Barhampur None Prafulla Kumar Mahanta 88 Samaguri None Rockybul Hussain 89 Kaliabor None Keshab Mahanta 90 Jamunamukh None Badruddin Ajmal 91 Hojai None Dr. Aditya Langthasa 92 Lumding None Sushil Dutta 93 Bokakhat None Jiten Gogoi 94 Sarupathar None Binod Gowala. 95 Golaghat None Ajanta Neog 96 Khumtai None Probin Gogoi 97 Dergaon SC Sushila Hazarika 98 Jorhat None Rana Goswami 99 Majuli ST Rajib Lochan Pegu 100 Titabar None Tarun Gogoi 101 Mariani None Rupjyoti Kurmi 102 Teok None Membar Gogoi 103 Amguri None Prodip Hazarika 104 Nazira None Drupad Borgohain 105 Mahmara None Sarat Saikia 106 Sonari None Sarat Borkataky 107 Thowra None Kushal Dowari 108 Sibsagar None Pranab Gogoi 109 Bihpuria None Bhupen Kumar Borah 110 Naoboicha None Sanjay Raj Subba 111 Lakhimpur None Ghana Buragohain 112 Dhakuakhana ST Bharat Chandra Narah 113 Dhemaji ST Sumitra Patir 114 Jonai ST Bhubon Pegu 115 Moran None Jibantara Ghatowar 116 Dibrugarh None Prasanta Phukan 117 Lahowal None Prithibi Mahji 118 Duliajan None Rameshwar Teli 119 Tingkhong None Anup Phukan 120 Naharkatia None Pranati Phukan 121 Chabua None Raju Sahu 122 Tinsukia None Rajendra Prasad Singh 123 Digboi None Rameswar Dhanowar 124 Margherita None Pradyut Bordoloi 125 Doom Dooma None Durga Bhumij 126 Sadiya None Bolin Chetia
Aftermath The Indian National Congress won 53 seats in the assembly. The party had a pre-election tactical seat-sharing agreement with Hagrama Mohilary, whose supporters won 11 seats as independents and joined the Bodoland People's Front (BPF). The Congress and the BPF subsequently formed a coalition government which returned to power in the 2011 elections. The election broke the cycle of govts changing every election cycle that had been in the state since 1972, with Tarun Gogoi led-Congress party retaining their majority in the house and Gogoi becoming the CM second of his consecutive 3 terms.
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