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 63 26 15
Seats needed Increase 1 Increase 38 Increase 111

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 Photo 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 Photo Leader Seats contested
Indian National Congress       Gaurav Gogoi TBD
Party Flag Symbol Photo 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
Assam Jatiya Parishad       Jagadish Bhuyan TBD
Raijor Dal       Akhil Gogoi TBD
Anchalik Gana Morcha       Ajit Kumar Bhuyan TBD

Others

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Party Flag Symbol Photo Leader Seats contested
All India United Democratic Front  
 
 
Badruddin Ajmal TBD
Bodoland People's Front
 
 
 
Hagrama Mohilary TBD
All India Trinamool Congress    
 
Ripun Bora 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.