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Assam Assembly Election, 2016

126 seats · 88 changed party since 2011 · turnout 84.7%

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Party standings

Assam Assembly Election, 2016 · 6 parties won seats

Derived
Bharatiya Janata Party — 60 seatsIndian National Congress — 26 seatsAsom Gana Parishad — 14 seatsAll India United Democratic Front — 13 seatsBOPF — 12 seatsIndependent — 1 seat64126of 126 seats
  • BJP60
  • INC26
  • AGP14
  • AIUDF13
  • BOPF12
  • IND1

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
BJPBharatiya Janata Party6048%49,92,18529.5%89
INCIndian National Congress2621%52,38,65531.0%122
AGPAsom Gana Parishad1411%13,77,4828.1%30
AIUDFAll India United Democratic Front1310%22,07,94513.0%74
BOPFBOPF1210%6,66,0573.9%13
INDIndependent11%18,67,53111.0%496
NOTANOTA00%1,89,0851.1%126

+ 31 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.

Constituency map

Assam Assembly Election, 2016 · winner by seat

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

House composition

Majority line at 64

2016 · selected
Majority 64
BJP60INC26AGP14AIUDF13BOPF12IND1
2011 · previous
Majority 64

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 2011 → 2016

2011 2016· by party
40%30%20%10%0%
11.5
29.5
39.4
31.0
16.3
8.1
12.6
13.0
6.1
3.9
9.2
11.0
BJPINCAGPAIUDFBOPFIND

Seat change

2016 seats minus 2011 seats

seats lostseats gained
BJP
5 → 60
+55
INC
78 → 26
−52
AGP
10 → 14
+4
AIUDF
18 → 13
−5
BOPF
12 → 12
0
IND
2 → 1
−1
AITC
1 → 0
−1

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 2011 → 2016

share lostshare gained
BJP
11.5% → 29.5%
+18.0%
IND
9.2% → 11.0%
+1.9%
NOTA
0.0% → 1.1%
+1.1%
AIUDF
12.6% → 13.0%
+0.5%
CPI
0.5% → 0.2%
−0.3%
CPM
1.1% → 0.6%
−0.6%
AITC
2.1% → 0.2%
−1.9%
BOPF
6.1% → 3.9%
−2.2%
AGP
16.3% → 8.1%
−8.2%
INC
39.4% → 31.0%
−8.4%

Biggest BJP–INC swings

Seats where the BJP-vs-INC vote gap moved most, 2011 → 2016. Bold = the seat changed hands.

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

toward INCtoward BJP
Jalukbari
Assam
+115.1%
Dharmapur
Assam
+80.5%
Dispur
Assam
+73.7%
Jorhat
Assam
+70.2%
Bihpuria
Assam
+68.7%
Gahpur
Assam
+64.5%
Majuli
Assam
+62.8%
Gauhati East
Assam
+62.6%
Morigaon
Assam
+62.5%
Hojai
Assam
+61.8%
Borchalla
Assam
+61.0%
Barkhola
Assam
+59.9%

Closest races · 2016

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

All constituencies · 2016

126 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 2011