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Results[edit | edit source]

Date(s)	State		Chief Minister before election		Chief Minister after election	Maps
4 and 11 April 2006	Assam	Indian National Congress	Tarun Gogoi	Indian National Congress	Tarun Gogoi
4 and 11 April 2006	Assam	Bodoland People's Front	Tarun Gogoi		Tarun Gogoi
22 April, 29 April, and 3 May 2006	Kerala	United Democratic Front	Oommen Chandy	Left Democratic Front	V. S. Achuthanandan
8 May 2006	Pondicherry	Indian National Congress	N. Rangaswamy	Indian National Congress	N. Rangaswamy	Error creating thumbnail: File missing
8 May 2006	Pondicherry	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	N. Rangaswamy	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	N. Rangaswamy	Error creating thumbnail: File missing
8 May 2006	Tamil Nadu	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	J. Jayalalithaa	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	M. Karunanidhi
8 May 2006	Tamil Nadu	Indian National Congress	J. Jayalalithaa		M. Karunanidhi
17 April - 8 May 2006	West Bengal	Left Front	Buddhadeb Bhattacharya	Left Front	Buddhadeb Bhattacharya

Legislative Assembly elections[edit | edit source]

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Indian states of Assam, West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu

The State Assembly elections in India of 2006 took place between April 3, 2006, and May 8, 2006. The Indian states that went into poll are Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry.

Counting of votes for all the states was completed on May 11, 2006, and results were declared on May 20, 2006.

Assam[edit | edit source]

Elections in Assam for 65 ACs occurred on April 3, 2006, and another 61 ACs on April 10, 2006.

Jammu and Kashmir[edit | edit source]

Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency^[1]
Assembly Constituency		Turnout	Winner					Runner Up					Margin
#k	Names	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Candidate	Party		Votes	%	Margin
1	Sangrama	63.31%	Shuib Nabi		Independent	18,526	.88%	Javid Hassan Beigh		Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party	12,208	6.61%	6,318
2	Pattan	68.97%	Sheikh Mustafa Kamal		Jammu and Kashmir National Conference	26,736	1.89%	Iftikhar Hussain Ansari		Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party	23,969	45.51%	2,767
3	Rafiabad	75.52%	Mohammad Dilawar Mir		Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party	28,138	2.46%	Mohammed Maqbool Mir		Jammu and Kashmir National Conference	19,479	55.59%	8,659
4	Bhaderwah	72.54%	Ghulam Nabi Azad		INC	62,072	6.13%	Dhantar Singh		Independent	4,057	93.87%	58,015

Kerala[edit | edit source]

Political Alliance	No. of Seats	Popular Vote %
LDF	98	48.63%
UDF	42	42.98%
Source: Indian Elections / Election Commission of India.^[2]

Elections in Kerala for 65 ACs occurred on April 22, 2006, 61 ACs on April 29, 2006, and 15 ACs on May 3, 2006. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M))-led Left Democratic Front beat the incumbent Indian National Congress-led United Democratic Front by a margin of 56 seats (out of a total of 140 seats). V.S. Achuthanandan, of CPI (M) was sworn in as the 20th Chief Minister of Kerala, on May 18, 2006.

Tamil Nadu[edit | edit source]

Political Alliance	No. of Seats	Assembly Seat %
DMK+	163	69.6%
AIADMK+	69	29.4%
Independent/Other	2	0.8%
Source: Indian Elections / Election Commission of India.^[2]

Elections in Tamil Nadu for 234 ACs occurred in a single phase on May 8, 2006. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-led front won the elections, beating the incumbent All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)-led government. The DMK leader, M Karunanidhi was sworn in as chief minister.

West Bengal[edit | edit source]

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West Bengal, India

Elections in West Bengal for 45 ACs occurred on April 17, 2006, 66 ACs on April 22, 2006, 77 ACs on April 27, 2006, 57 ACs on May 3, 2006, 49 ACs on May 8, 2006.

Puducherry[edit | edit source]

Elections in Puducherry for 3 ACs occurred on May 3, 2006, and 27 ACs on May 8, 2006.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "Election Statistics - Bye Elections - April-May 2006". eci.gov.in. Election Commission Of India. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Parties Statistics". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2008-12-18.

External links[edit | edit source]

Election Commission of India

[1] "Election Statistics - Bye Elections - April-May 2006". eci.gov.in. Election Commission Of India. Retrieved 1 January 2025.

[EC-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Parties Statistics". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2008-12-18.

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 [[Image:India-state elections 2006.svg|left|150px|thumb|Indian states of Assam, West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu]]
-The '''State Assembly elections in India of 2006''' took place between April 3, 2006 and May 8, 2006. The [[India]]n states that went into poll are [[Assam]], [[Kerala]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[West Bengal]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]].
+The '''State Assembly elections in India of 2006''' took place between April 3, 2006, and May 8, 2006. The [[India]]n states that went into poll are [[Assam]], [[Kerala]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[West Bengal]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]].
-Counting of votes for all the states was completed on May 11, 2006 and results were declared on May 20, 2006.
+Counting of votes for all the states was completed on May 11, 2006, and results were declared on May 20, 2006.
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-Elections in [[Assam]] for 65 [[assembly constituency|AC]]s occurred on April 3, 2006 and another 61 [[assembly constituency|AC]]s on April 10, 2006.
+Elections in [[Assam]] for 65 [[assembly constituency|AC]]s occurred on April 3, 2006, and another 61 [[assembly constituency|AC]]s on April 10, 2006.
 ===Jammu and Kashmir===
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-|+ Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/ByeElection/ByeAprMay2006/index.htm |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date = 1 January 2025 |title=Election Statistics - Bye Elections - April-May 2006 |publisher=Election Commission Of India |website=eci.gov.in}}&lt;/ref&gt;
+|+ Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/ByeElection/ByeAprMay2006/index.htm |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date = 1 January 2025 |title=Election Statistics - Bye Elections - April-May 2006 |publisher=Election Commission Of India |website=eci.gov.in}}</ref>
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+|1||[[Sangrama Assembly constituency|Sangrama]]||63.31%||Shuib Nabi||{{party name with color|Independent politician}}||18,526||.88%||Javid Hassan Beigh||{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}||12,208||6.61%||style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}"|<span style="color:black;">'''6,318'''</span>
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-|2||[[Pattan Assembly constituency|Pattan]]||68.97%||[[Sheikh Mustafa Kamal]]||{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference}}||26,736||1.89%||[[Iftikhar Hussain Ansari]]||{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}||23,969||45.51%||style="background:{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference}}"|&lt;span style="color:white;"&gt;'''2,767'''&lt;/span&gt;
+|2||[[Pattan Assembly constituency|Pattan]]||68.97%||[[Sheikh Mustafa Kamal]]||{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference}}||26,736||1.89%||[[Iftikhar Hussain Ansari]]||{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}||23,969||45.51%||style="background:{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference}}"|<span style="color:white;">'''2,767'''</span>
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-|3||[[Rafiabad Assembly constituency|Rafiabad]]||75.52%||[[Mohammad Dilawar Mir]]||{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}||28,138||2.46%||Mohammed Maqbool Mir||{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference}}||19,479||55.59%||style="background:{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}"|&lt;span style="color:white;"&gt;'''8,659'''&lt;/span&gt;
+|3||[[Rafiabad Assembly constituency|Rafiabad]]||75.52%||[[Mohammad Dilawar Mir]]||{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}||28,138||2.46%||Mohammed Maqbool Mir||{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference}}||19,479||55.59%||style="background:{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}"|<span style="color:white;">'''8,659'''</span>
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-|4||[[Bhaderwah Assembly constituency|Bhaderwah]]||72.54%||[[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||62,072||6.13%||Dhantar Singh||{{party name with color|Independent politician}}||4,057||93.87%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|&lt;span style="color:white;"&gt;'''58,015'''&lt;/span&gt;
+|4||[[Bhaderwah Assembly constituency|Bhaderwah]]||72.54%||[[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]||{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}||62,072||6.13%||Dhantar Singh||{{party name with color|Independent politician}}||4,057||93.87%||style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|<span style="color:white;">'''58,015'''</span>
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-| style="font-size: 80%" colspan=3 bgcolor="#cceeff" align="center"| Source: Indian Elections / Election Commission of India.&lt;ref name=EC&gt;{{Cite web|title=Parties Statistics |publisher=Election Commission of India |url=http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218010942/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |archivedate=2008-12-18 }}&lt;/ref&gt;
+| style="font-size: 80%" colspan=3 bgcolor="#cceeff" align="center"| Source: Indian Elections / Election Commission of India.<ref name=EC>{{Cite web|title=Parties Statistics |publisher=Election Commission of India |url=http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218010942/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/ElectionStatistics.asp |archivedate=2008-12-18 }}</ref>
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-| style="font-size: 80%" colspan=3 bgcolor="#cceeff" align="center"| Source: Indian Elections / Election Commission of India.&lt;ref name="EC"/&gt;
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 ===Puducherry===
-Elections in [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] for 3 ACs occurred on May 3, 2006 and 27 ACs on May 8, 2006.
+Elections in [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] for 3 ACs occurred on May 3, 2006, and 27 ACs on May 8, 2006.
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