Results
Date(s)StateGovernment before electionChief Minister before electionGovernment after electionChief Minister after electionMaps 4 and 11 April 2006Assam Tarun Gogoi Tarun Gogoi 22 April, 29 April and 3 May 2006Kerala Oommen ChandyV. S. Achuthanandan8 May 2006Pondicherry N. Rangaswamy N. Rangaswamy 8 May 2006Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa M. Karunanidhi 17 April – 8 May 2006West Bengal Buddhadeb Bhattacharya Buddhadeb Bhattacharya
Legislative Assembly elections
The State Assembly elections in India of 2006 took place between April 3, 2006, and May 8, 2006. The Indian states that went into poll are Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry.
Counting of votes for all the states was completed on May 11, 2006, and results were declared on May 20, 2006.
Assam
Elections in Assam for 65 ACs occurred on April 3, 2006, and another 61 ACs on April 10, 2006.
Jammu and Kashmir + Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituencyAssembly ConstituencyTurnout WinnerRunner UpMargin #k Names% Candidate Party Votes% Candidate Party Votes%1Sangrama63.31%Shuib Nabi18,526.88%Javid Hassan Beigh12,2086.61%6,3182Pattan68.97%Sheikh Mustafa Kamal26,7361.89%Iftikhar Hussain Ansari23,96945.51%2,7673Rafiabad75.52%Mohammad Dilawar Mir28,1382.46%Mohammed Maqbool Mir19,47955.59%8,6594Bhaderwah72.54%Ghulam Nabi Azad62,0726.13%Dhantar Singh4,05793.87%58,015
Kerala
PoliticalAllianceNo. ofSeatsPopular Vote %LDF9848.63%UDF4242.98% Source: Indian Elections / Election Commission of India. Elections in Kerala for 65 ACs occurred on April 22, 2006, 61 ACs on April 29, 2006, and 15 ACs on May 3, 2006. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M))-led Left Democratic Front beat the incumbent Indian National Congress-led United Democratic Front by a margin of 56 seats (out of a total of 140 seats). V.S. Achuthanandan, of CPI (M) was sworn in as the 20th Chief Minister of Kerala, on May 18, 2006.
Tamil Nadu
PoliticalAllianceNo. ofSeatsAssembly Seat%DMK+16369.6%AIADMK+69 29.4%Independent/Other2 0.8% Source: Indian Elections / Election Commission of India.
Elections in Tamil Nadu for 234 ACs occurred in a single phase on May 8, 2006. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-led front won the elections, beating the incumbent All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)-led government. The DMK leader, M Karunanidhi was sworn in as chief minister.
West Bengal
Elections in West Bengal for 45 ACs occurred on April 17, 2006, 66 ACs on April 22, 2006, 77 ACs on April 27, 2006, 57 ACs on May 3, 2006, 49 ACs on May 8, 2006.
Puducherry
Elections in Puducherry for 3 ACs occurred on May 3, 2006, and 27 ACs on May 8, 2006.
References
External links
Election Commission of India