2026 Assam Legislative Assembly election
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All 126 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly 64 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Legislative Assembly elections are expected to be held in Assam in March–April 2026 to elect 126 members of the Assam Legislative Assembly.[1][2]
Background
[edit]The tenure of Assam Legislative Assembly is scheduled to end on 20 May 2026.[3] 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.[4][5]
In August 2021, Indian National Congress ended its alliance with All India United Democratic Front and Bodoland People's Front, effectively ending the Mahajot alliance.[6][7]
Schedule
[edit]| Poll event | Schedule |
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| 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
[edit]National Democratic Alliance
[edit]| National Democratic Alliance | |||||
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
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| Bharatiya Janata Party | 
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Himanta Biswa Sarma | TBD | |
| Asom Gana Parishad | 
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Atul Bora | TBD | ||
| United People's Party Liberal | 
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Urkhao Gwra Brahma | TBD | |
| Bodoland People's Front | 
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Hagrama Mohilary | TBD | |
Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
[edit]| Indian National Democratic Inclusive Alliance | |||||
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
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| Indian National Congress | 
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Gaurav Gogoi | TBD | |
Others
[edit]| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
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| Raijor Dal | 
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Akhil Gogoi | TBD | |
| Assam Jatiya Parishad | 
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Jagadish Bhuyan | TBD | |
| Communist Party of India | 
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Suprakash Talukdar | TBD | |
| Anchalik Gana Morcha | Ajit Kumar Bhuyan | TBD | |||
| Communist Party of India | 
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Munin Mahanta | TBD | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | 
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Bibek Das | TBD | |
| All India United Democratic Front | 
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Badruddin Ajmal | TBD | |
| Trinamool Congress | 
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Sushmita Dev | 70 | |
| Aam Aadmi Party | _Bengali_Logo.png?lang=en){kind=logo}
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Dr. Bhaben Choudhury | TBD | |
| Gana Suraksha Party | 
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Heera Saraniya | TBD | ||
| All Party Hill Leaders Conference | 
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Jonas Ingti Kathar | TBD | ||
| National People's Party | 
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Dilip Kumar Borah | TBD | |
Candidates
[edit]Surveys and polls
[edit]Opinion polls
[edit]| Polling agency | Date published | Sample size | Margin of error | Lead | |||
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| NDA | INC | Others |
| Polling agency | Date published | Sample size | Margin of error | Lead | |||
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| NDA | INC | Others |
Exit polls
[edit]| Polling agency | Date published | Lead | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDA | INC | Others |
Results
[edit]Results by constituency
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Assam Assembly Election 2026: The Battle for Continuity and Change". The Statesman. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ "Assam Elections 2026: Can Gaurav Gogoi Turn Tables On CM Himanta Biswa Sarma?". Zee News. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
- ^ "Term of the Houses". www.eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 7 August 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
- ^ "BJP-led NDA retains power with majority 75 seats in Assam, Congress wins 29". 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ "Himanta Biswa Sarma takes oath as the Chief Minister of Assam". mint. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ "Assam Congress decides to break ties with Ajmal's AIUDF, BPF". The New Indian Express. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
- ^ "Congress ends alliance with BPF, Ajmal's AIUDF in Assam". The Times of India. 30 August 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 1 November 2025.