Next Assam Legislative Assembly Election
March - April 2026
All 126 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly
64 seats needed for a majority
 
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Leader Himanta Biswa Sarma Debabrata Saikia Badruddin Ajmal
Party BJP INC AIUDF
Alliance NDA UOF
Leader since 2021 2016 2005
Leader's seat Jalukbari Nazira Did not contest[lower-alpha 1]
Last election 33.21%, 60 seats 29.67%, 29 seats 9.29%, 16 seats
Current seats 63 26 16
Incumbent Chief Minister

Himanta Biswa Sarma
BJP


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.

Background

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

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

Party/Alliance Flag Symbol Leader Photo Seats Contested
National Democratic Alliance Bharatiya Janata Party
Himanta Biswa Sarma
TBD TBD
Asom Gana Parishad
Atul Bora
TBD
United People's Party Liberal Pramod Boro TBD
United Opposition Forum Indian National Congress TBD
Assam Jatiya Parishad TBD
Raijor Dal TBD
Communist Party of India (Marxist) TBD
All India Trinamool Congress TBD
Communist Party of India TBD
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation TBD
Aam Aadmi Party TBD
Janata Dal (United) TBD
Rashtriya Janata Dal TBD
Nationalist Congress Party TBD
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) TBD
All India Forward Bloc TBD
All Party Hill Leaders Conference TBD
Jatiya Dal Asom TBD
All India United Democratic Front
Badruddin Ajmal
Bodoland People's Front
Hagrama Mohilary

Notes

  1. ↑ Badruddin Ajmal serves as the MP from Dhubri

References

  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.
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