The 2026 Assam Legislative Assembly election was the 16th quinquennial legislative assembly election held in the Indian state of Assam on April 9 to elect 126 MLAs to the 16th Assam Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the result declared on Monday, 4 May. The election results were a landslide victory for the NDA and recorded the lowest tally of seats ever won by the INC in the state.
Background The tenure of the Assam Legislative Assembly was 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, the Indian National Congress ended its alliance with the All India United Democratic Front and the 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.
EventDate 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 completion of the 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
National Democratic Alliance
The BJP did not enter into seat sharing talks with the UPPL and finalised the seat sharing in the Bodoland Territorial Region with the BPF. On 17 March 2026, UPPL left the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over seat-sharing disputes. The NDA's seat sharing was finalised on 17 March 2026. colspan="7" National Democratic Alliance Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats Himanta Biswa Sarma 87 90 Tankeswar Rabha 3 Atul Bora 26 Hagrama Mohilary 11 Total 125+1
Asom Sonmilito Morcha
In November 2025, the Asom Sonmilito Morcha was revived when 8 political parties led by the Congress formed an alliance against the BJP and its allies.
colspan="6" Asom Sonmilito Morcha Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats Gaurav Gogoi 99 Akhil Gogoi 13 Lurinjyoti Gogoi 10 Suprakash Talukdar 2 Bibek Das 3 2 Total 122+3
Others
Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats Badruddin Ajmal 30 Sushmita Dev 22 Urkhao Gwra Brahma 18 Bhaben Choudhury 18 Vinod Kumar 16 Kanak Gogoi 3 Dilip Kumar Borah 2
Candidates
The BJP released the first list of 88 candidates on 19 March 2026, and the second list of 2 candidates on 21 March 2026. The AGP released its list of 26 candidates on 19 March 2026. The BPF released its list of 11 candidates on 19 March 2026.
The 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; and the fifth list of 7 candidates on 22 March 2026. The CPI(M) released its 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.
District Constituency NDA ASOMKokrajhar 1 GossaigaonSabharam BasumataryJoseph Hasda 2 Dotma (ST)Rabiram NarzaryBirkhang Boro 3 Kokrajhar (ST)Sewli MohilaryManik Chandra Brahma 4 BaokhungriRupam RoySapali Marak 5 ParbatjhoraRezaul KarimMd. Ashraful Islam SheikhDhubri 6 GolakganjAshwini Roy SarkarKartik Chandra Ray7 Gauripur Mehtabul HaqueAbdus Sobahan Ali SarkarAbul Mia 8 DhubriUttam PrasadBaby Begum 9 Birsing JaruaMadhavi DasWazed Ali Choudhury 10 Bilasipara Jibesh RaiAmrit Badsha South Salmara-Mankachar 11 MankacharZabed IslamMohibur RohmanGoalpara 12 JaleshwarAbu Sha Shadi HossainAftab Uddin Mollah 13 Goalpara West (ST)Pabitra RabhaMarkline Marak14Goalpara EastAbdur Rahim ZibranAbul Kalam Rasheed AlamAbdur Rashid Mandal 15 Dudhnai (ST)Tankeshwar RabhaKishor Kumar BrahmaBongaigaon 16 AbhayapuriBhupen RoyPradip Sarkar 17 SrijangramShahidul IslamNurul Islam 18 BongaigaonDiptimayee ChoudhuryGirish BaruahChirang 19 Sidli–Chirang (ST)Paniram BrahmaMatilal Narzary 20 BijniArup Kumar DeyRajat Kanti SahaBajali 21 Bhowanipur–SorbhogRanjeet Kumar DassManoranjan TalukdarBarpeta 22 MandiaBadal Chandra AryaAbdul Khaleque 23 ChengaSaddam HusseinAbdur Rahim Ahmed 24 Barpeta (SC)Kumar Deepak Das— 25 PakabetbariTara Prasad DasJakir Hussain SikdarBajali 26 BajaliDharmeshwar RoyDilip BaruahKamrup27ChamariaNurul IslamRekibuddin Ahmed 28 Boko–Chaygaon (ST)Raju MeshRamen Singh Rabha 29 PalasbariHimangshu Shekhar BaishyaPankaj Lochan Goswami 30 Hajo–Sualkuchi (SC)Prakash Chandra DasNandita Das 31 RangiyaBhabesh KalitaPranjit Choudhary 32 KamalpurDiganta KalitaSatyabrat Kalita Kamrup Metropolitan 33 DispurPradyut BordoloiMira Borthakur Goswami 34 Dimoria (SC)Tapan DasKishor Kumar Baruah 35 New GuwahatiDiplu Ranjan SarmahShantunu Borah 36 Guwahati CentralVijay Kumar GuptaKunki Chaudhary 37 JalukbariHimanta Biswa SarmaBidisha Neog Nalbari 38 BarkhetriNarayan DekaDiganta Barman 39 NalbariJayanta Malla BaruahAshok Kumar Sarma 40 TihuChandra Mohan PatowaryRatul Patuwary Baksa 41 ManasThaneswar BasumataryAnjan Talukdar 42 Baksa (ST)Maneswar BrahmaJagadish Madahi Tamulpur 43 Tamulpur (ST)Biswajit DaimaryRafie Daimary 44 GoreshwarVictor Kumar DasBapu Ram Boro Udalguri 45 BhergaonMaheswar BaroAnchula Gwara Daimary 46 Udalguri (ST)Rihon DaimarySoren Daimari 47 MajbatCharan BoroNarayan Adhikari 48 TanglaBikan Chandra DekaRohit Pariga Darrang 49 SipajharParamananda RajbongshiBinanda Kumar Saikia 50 MangaldaiNilima DeviRijumoni Talukdar 51 DalgaonKrishna SahaAjijur Rahman Morigaon 52 Jagiroad (SC)Pijush HazarikaBubul Das 53 LaharighatKhalilur RahamanDr. Asif Mohamad Nazar 54 MorigaonRama Kanta DewriBani Das Nagaon 55 DhingMukut Kumar DebnathMehboob Mukhtar 56 RupohihatJakir Hussain FaraziNurul Huda 57 KaliaborKeshab MahantaPradip Kumar Baruah 58 SamaguriAnil SaikiaTanzil Hussain 59 BarhampurJitu GoswamiRajen Gohain 60 Nagaon–BatadrabaRupak SarmahDr. Durlav Chamua 61 Raha (SC)Sashi Kanta DasUtpal Bania Hojai 62 BinnakandiSahabuddin MazumdarRejaul Karim Chowdhury 63 HojaiShiladitya DevJhilli Choudhury 64 LumdingSibu MisraSwapan Kar Sonitpur 65 DhekiajuliAshok SinghalBatash Urang 66 BarchallaRitu Baran SarmahRipun Bora 67 TezpurPrithiraj RavaAlok Nath 68 RangaparaKrishna Kamal TantiKartik Chandra Kurmi 69 NadaurPadma HazarikaSunil Chetry Biswanath 70 BiswanathPallab Lochan DasJayanta Borah 71 Behali (SC)Munindra DasGyanendra Sarkar 72 GohpurUtpal BorahSankar Jyoti Kutum Lakhimpur 73 BihpuriaBhupen Kumar BorahNarayan Bhuyan 74 RongonadiRishiraj HazarikaJoyonto Khaund 75 Naoboicha (SC)Basanta DasDr. Joy Prakash Das 76 LakhimpurManab DekaGhana Buragohain 77 Dhakuakhana (ST)Naba Kumar DoleyAnanda Narah Dhemaji 78 Dhemaji (ST)Ranoj PeguSailen Sonowal 79 SissiborgaonJiban GogoiDulal Chandra Barua 80 Jonai (ST)Bhubon PeguRaj Kumar Medak Tinsukia 81 SadiyaBolin ChetiaJagadish Bhuyan 82 Doom DoomaRupesh GowalaDurga Bhumij83MargheritaBhaskar SharmaRahul Chetry 84 DigboiSuren PhukanDulal Moran 85 MakumSanjoy KishanSibanath Chetia 86 TinsukiaPulok GohainDevid Phukan Dibrugarh 87 Chabua–LahowalBinod HazarikaPranjal Ghatowar 88 DibrugarhPrasanta PhukanMounak Patra 89 KhowangChakradhar GogoiLurinjyoti Gogoi 90 DuliajanRameshwar TeliDhruba Gogoi 91 TingkhongBimal BoraBipul Gogoi 92 NaharkatiaTaranga GogoiPranati Phukan Charaideo 93 SonariDharmeswar KonwarUtpal Gogoi 94 MahmoraSuruj DehingiaGyandip Mohan Sibsagar 95 DemowSushanta BorgohainAjoy Kumar Gogoi96SibsagarKushal DowariAkhil GogoiProdip Hazarika 97 NaziraMayur BorgohainDebabrata Saikia Majuli 98 Majuli (ST)Bhuban GamIndraneel Pegu Jorhat 99 TeokBikash SaikiaPallabi Saikia Gogoi 100 JorhatHitendra Nath GoswamiGaurav Gogoi 101 MarianiRupjyoti KurmiGyanashree Bora 102 TitaborDhiraj GowalaPran Kurmi Golaghat 103 GolaghatAjanta NeogBitupan Saikia 104 DergaonMridul Kumar DuttaSagorika Bora 105 BokakhatAtul BoraHari Prasad Saikia 106 KhumtaiMrinal SaikiaRoselina Tirkey 107 SarupatharBiswajit PhukanJibon Chutia Karbi Anglong 108 Bokajan (ST)Surjya RongpharRaton Engti 109 Howraghat (ST)Lunsing TeronSanjeeb Teron 110 Diphu (ST) Niso TerangpiJones Ingti Kathar West Karbi Anglong 111 Rongkhang (ST)Tuliram RonghangAugustine EngheePratima Engherpi 112 Amri (ST)Habbey TeronBikram Hanse Dima Hasao 113 Haflong (ST)Rupali LangthasaNandita Garlosa Cachar 114 LakhipurKaushik RaiSanti Kumar Singha 115 UdharbondRajdeep GoalaAjit Singh 116 KatigorahKamalakhya Dey PurkayasthaAmar Chand Jain 117 BorkholaKishor NathAmit Kumar Kalwar 118 SilcharDr. Rajdeep RoyAbhijit Paul 119 SonaiKarim Uddin BarbhuiyaAminul Haque Laskar 120 Dholai (SC)Amiya Kanti DasDhrubjyoti Purkayastha Hailakandi 121 HailakandiDr. Milon DasRahul Roy 122 Algapur–KatlicherraZakir Hussain LaskarZubair Anam Mazumder Sribhumi 123 Karimganj NorthSubrata BhattacharjeeJakaria Ahmed 124 Karimganj SouthEkbal HussainAminur Rashid Choudhary 125 PatharkandiKrishnendu PaulKartik Sena Sinha 126 Ram Krishna Nagar (SC)Bijoy MalakarSuruchi Roy
Surveys and polls
Opinion polls + Seat projections Polling agency Date published Sample size Margin of error Lead NDA ASOM OthersIANS-Matrize15 March 202611,912±3%96-9826-282-868-72 + Vote share projections Polling agency Date published Sample size Margin of error Lead NDA ASOM OthersIANS-Matrize15 March 202611,912±3%43-44%39-40%18-20%3-5% Exit polls + Seat projections Polling agency Date published Margin of error Lead NDA ASOM OthersPeoples Pulse29 April 2026±3%83-9123-303-653-68Vote Vibe90-10023-330-657-77Matrize89-9525-3206-1257-70JVC88-10123-332-555-78Axis My India88-10024-360-352-76Janmat 87-9829-30057-69P-Marq82-9430-401-542-64Today's Chanakya 30 April 2026±9102 ± 923 ± 91 ± 161-97Overall Average 9228-293-464-65Actual Results10221381
+ Vote share projections Polling agency Date published Margin of error Lead NDA ASOM OthersPeoples Pulse29 April 2026±3%51.1%38.9%10%10%Axis My India48%38%14%10%Today's Chanakya30 April 2026±3%50%38%12%12%Overall Average49.7%38.3%12%10.7%Actual Results48.01%35.95%16.04%12.06%
Voting
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. The total voter turnout was 85.38%.
Voter turnout by district District Seats Turnout Kokrajhar 5 88.18% Dhubri 5 95.21% South Salmara Mankachar 1 95.61% Goalpara 4 93.27% Bongaigaon 3 92.77% Chirang 2 86.97% Bajali 2 87.58% Barpeta 4 93.32% Kamrup 6 88.25% Kamrup Metro 5 77.51% Nalbari 3 89.52% Baksa 2 82.90% Tamulpur 2 82.61% Udalguri 4 83.39% Darrang 3 91.64% Morigaon 3 89.58% Nagaon 7 88.59% Hojai 3 88.38% Sonitpur 5 83.56% Biswanath 3 84.42% Lakhimpur 5 86.31% Dhemaji 3 79.74% Tinsukia 6 79.36% Dibrugarh 6 80.83% Charaideo 2 83.27% Sivasagar 3 83.57% Majuli 1 83.76% Jorhat 4 80.61% Golaghat 5 82.07% Karbi Anglong 3 80.09% West Karbi Anglong 2 81.05% Dima Hasao 1 82.48% Cachar 7 83.86% Hailakandi 2 82.58% Sribhumi 4 84.99% Total 126 85.96%
Results
Results by alliance or party
Alliance/Party Popular vote Seats Vote % ±pp Contested Won +/- 37.81 ▲4.60 90 82 ▲ 22 6.48 ▼1.42 26 10 ▲ 1 3.73 ▲0.34 11 10 ▲ 6 Total 48.02 ▲3.52 126 102 ▲ 2729.84▲0.17 99 19▼ 202.68New 13 2▲ 22.52 ▼1.14 10 00.47▼0.37 20▼ 10.13▼0.01 200.31New 20 Total 35.95 New 125 21 NewAIUDF5.46▼3.83 272▼ 14AITC 0.89▲0.89 23 1▲ 1UPPL2.29▼1.10 170▼ 6JMM1.16▲1.16 160Others0.623.880IND4.371.560NOTA1.23▲0.09Total21,665,363100% — 126 —
Results by districts