Elections in Assam
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Elections in Assam are conducted since 1952 to elect the members of Assam Legislative Assembly and for the members of Lok Sabha. There are 126 assembly constituencies and 14 Lok Sabha constituencies. Next Assam Assembly Elections 2016 can occur on April - May 2016.[1]
Legislative Assembly elections
The elections for the Assam Legislative Assembly held since 1952.[2]
| Year | Election | Winning Party/Coalition | Chief Minister |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | First Assembly | Indian National Congress | Bishnu Ram Medhi |
| 1957 | Second Assembly | Indian National Congress | B.P. Chaliha |
| 1962 | Third Assembly | Indian National Congress | B.P. Chaliha |
| 1967 | Fourth Assembly | Indian National Congress | B.P. Chaliha Mahendra Mohan Choudhury |
| 1972 | Fifth Assembly | Indian National Congress | Sarat Chandra Sinha |
| 1978 | Sixth Assembly | Janata Party Indian National Congress |
Golap Borbora (JP) Jogendra Nath Hazarika (JP) Anowara Taimur (INC) Kesab Chandra Gogoi (INC) |
| 1983 | Seventh Assembly | Indian National Congress | Hiteswar Saikia |
| 1985 | Eighth Assembly | Asom Gana Parishad | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta |
| 1991 | Ninth Assembly | Indian National Congress | Hiteswar Saikia Bhumidhar Barman |
| 1996 | Tenth Assembly | Asom Gana Parishad | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta |
| 2001 | Eleventh Assembly | Indian National Congress | Tarun Gogoi |
| 2006 | Twelfth Assembly | Indian National Congress | Tarun Gogoi |
| 2011 | Thirteenth Assembly | Indian National Congress | Tarun Gogoi |
| 2016 | Fourteenth Assembly | Bharatiya Janata Party | TBA |
Lok Sabha elections
| Year | Lok Sabha Election | Winning Party/Coalition | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | First Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Second Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1962 | Third Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Fourth Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1971 | Fifth Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Sixth Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | Seventh Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress (Indira) | |
| 1985 | Eighth Lok Sabha | Independents | |
| 1989 | Ninth Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1991 | Tenth Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1996 | Eleventh Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1998 | Twelfth Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress | |
| 1999 | Thirteenth Lok Sabha | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | Fourteenth Lok Sabha | United Progressive Alliance | |
| 2009 | Fifteenth Lok Sabha | United Progressive Alliance | |
| 2014 | Sixteenth Lok Sabha | Bharatiya Janata Party |
