Next Assam Legislative Assembly election

Legislative Assembly elections will be held in Assam in month of March to April 2026 to elect 126 members of the Assam Legislative Assembly. The term of current assembly elected in 2021 will expire on May 2, 2026. Himanta Biswa Sharma currently plans to continue in his role as chief minister for the elections.

Next Assam Legislative Assembly Election

← 2021 March – April 2026 2031 →

All 126 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly
64 seats needed for a majority
 
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Leader Himanta Biswa Sarma Gaurav Gogoi Maulana Badruddin Ajmal
Party BJP INC AIUDF
Alliance NDA INDIA -
Leader since 2021 2021 2005
Leader's seat Jalukbari TBD TBD
Last election 33.21%, 60 seats 29.67%, 29 seats 9.29%,16 seats
Current seats 64 22 15
Seats needed Steady Increase 42 Increase 49

Incumbent Chief Minister

Himanta Biswa Sarma
BJP



Background

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In the previous assembly elections, the incumbent BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) retaining power with 75 seats, which marks the first time a non-INC alliance winning consecutive terms in the state. The Mahajot led by INC won 50 seats, increasing its tally from 26 in 2016.[1] After the victory, Himanta Biswa Sharma became the next chief minister of the state. After the election, All India United Democratic Front & Bodoland People's Front dropped out of the Mahajot coalition.[2][3]

Schedule

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Poll Event Schedule
Notification Date TBD
Last Date for filing nomination TBD
Scrutiny of nomination TBD
Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination TBD
Date of Poll TBD
Date of Counting of Votes TBD

Parties and alliances

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  North-East Democratic Alliance

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Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
Bharatiya Janata Party
 
  Himanta Biswa Sarma TBD
Asom Gana Parishad  
 
Atul Bora TBD
United People's Party Liberal     Pramod Boro TBD
Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
Indian National Congress     Gaurav Gogoi TBD
Assam Jatiya Parishad     Jagadish Bhuyan TBD
Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
Communist Party of India (Marxist)     Manoranjan Talukdar TBD
Communist Party of India     Munin Mahanta TBD
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation     Bibek Das TBD
Rashtriya Janata Dal     Hira Devi TBD
Samajwadi Party     TBD TBD
Aam Aadmi Party     Dr. Bhaben Choudhury TBD
Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar)     D.D. Adhikary TBD
All India Forward Bloc     TBD TBD
All Party Hill Leaders Conference     Jonas Ingti Kathar TBD
Raijor Dal     Akhil Gogoi TBD
Anchalik Gana Morcha     Ajit Kumar Bhuyan TBD

Others

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Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
All India United Democratic Front  
 
Badruddin Ajmal TBD
Bodoland People's Front
 
 
Hagrama Mohilary TBD
All India Trinamool Congress     Romen Chandra Borthakur TBD
Janata Dal (United)     Paresh Nath TBD
Revolutionary Communist Party of India     Biren Deka TBD
Gana Suraksha Party     Heera Saraniya TBD
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)     Chandralekha Das TBD
National People's Party     Dilip Kumar Borah TBD
Autonomous State Demand Committee     Dr. Jayanta Rongpi TBD

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "BJP emerges victorious with 33.21% vote share; Congress gets 29.67% votes". Firstpost. 3 May 2021.
  2. ^ "BPF pulls out of Congress-led grand alliance in Assam". Northeast Now. 29 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Assam Congress decides to break ties with Ajmal's AIUDF, BPF". Indian Express. PTI. 31 August 2021.