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Assam Assembly Election, 1996

122 seats · vs 1991 (126-seat house — comparison approximate)

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Party standings

Assam Assembly Election, 1996 · 9 parties won seats

Derived
Asom Gana Parishad — 59 seatsIndian National Congress — 34 seatsIndependent — 11 seatsAutonomous State Demand Committee — 5 seatsBharatiya Janata Party — 4 seatsCommunist Party of India — 3 seatsAIICT — 2 seats2 other parties — 4 seats62122of 122 seats
  • AGP59
  • INC34
  • IND11
  • ASDC5
  • BJP4
  • CPI3
  • AIICT2
  • Others4

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
AGPAsom Gana Parishad5948%27,00,93429.7%96
INCIndian National Congress3428%27,78,62730.6%122
INDIndependent119%15,84,10917.4%651
ASDCAutonomous State Demand Committee54%1,79,8772.0%5
BJPBharatiya Janata Party43%9,46,23610.4%117
CPICommunist Party of India32%1,77,7502.0%11
AIICTAIICT22%3,37,6683.7%108
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)22%1,76,7211.9%10
UMFAUMFA22%1,05,4081.2%20

+ 10 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.

Constituency map

Assam Assembly Election, 1996 · winner by seat

126 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result

House composition

Majority line at 62

1996 · selected
Majority 62
AGP59INC34IND11ASDC5BJP4CPI3AIICT2CPM2UMFA2
1991 · previous
Majority 64

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1991 → 1996

1991 1996· by party
40%30%20%10%0%
17.9
29.7
29.4
30.6
21.4
17.4
6.6
10.4
0.0
3.7
3.8
1.9
4.8
0.6
AGPINCINDBJPAIICTCPMJD

Seat change

1996 seats minus 1991 seats

seats lostseats gained
AGP
19 → 59
+40
INC
66 → 34
−32
IND
15 → 11
−4
ASDC
0 → 5
+5
BJP
10 → 4
−6
CPI
4 → 3
−1
AIICT
0 → 2
+2
CPM
2 → 2
0
UMFA
0 → 2
+2
JD
1 → 0
−1

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1991 → 1996

share lostshare gained
AGP
17.9% → 29.7%
+11.8%
BJP
6.6% → 10.4%
+3.9%
AIICT
0.0% → 3.7%
+3.7%
ASDC
0.0% → 2.0%
+2.0%
INC
29.4% → 30.6%
+1.2%
UMFA
0.0% → 1.2%
+1.2%
JP
0.3% → 0.0%
−0.3%
GGS
0.5% → 0.0%
−0.5%
CPI
2.5% → 2.0%
−0.5%
PTCA
1.1% → 0.0%
−1.1%

Biggest AGP–INC swings

Seats where the AGP-vs-INC vote gap moved most, 1991 → 1996. Bold = the seat changed hands.

Swing = (AGP share − INC share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward AGP; to the left, toward INC.

toward INCtoward AGP
Barpeta
+72.9%
Dharmapur
+56.7%
Boko
+55.5%
Karimganj South
−54.5%
Hajo
+54.5%
Sootea
+52.0%
Dhekiajuli
+51.3%
Mahmara
+50.3%
Kamalpur
+49.6%
Marigaon
−47.0%
Patacharkuchi
+45.9%
Barkhetry
+45.8%

Closest races · 1996

Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results

All constituencies · 1996

122 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1991