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{{Short description|Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Infobox election
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1978 Assam Legislative Assembly election
| election_name = 1978 Assam Legislative Assembly election
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| ongoing = no
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1972 Assam Legislative Assembly election
| previous_election = 1972 Assam Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = '''[[1972 elections in India|1972]]'''
| previous_year = 1972
| next_election = '''Assam Legislative Assembly election, 1983'''
| next_election = 1983 Assam Legislative Assembly election|
| next_year = '''[[1983 Assam Legislative Assembly election|1983]]'''
| next_year = 1983
| election_date = 1978
| election_date = 25 February 1978
| seats_for_election = All 126 seats in the [[Legislature of Assam]]
| seats_for_election = All 126 seats in the [[Legislature of Assam]]
| image1 = [[File:Golap Borbora.jpg|100x100px]]
| majority_seats = 64
| image_size = 100px
| party1 = [[Janata Party]]
| image1 = Golap Borbora (denoised).jpg
| leader1 = [[Golap Borbora]]
| leader1 = [[Golap Borbora]]
| leader_since1 = 1978
| leader_since1 = 1978
| leaders_seat1 = [[Tinsukia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Tinsukia]]
| leaders_seat1 = [[Tinsukia Assembly constituency|Tinsukia]]
| last_election1 =  
| last_election1 = ''New''
| party1 = Janata Party
| alliance1 =  
| alliance1 =  
| seats_before1 =  
| seats_before1 =  
| seats_needed1 =  
| seats_needed1 =  
| seats1 =  
| seats1 = 53
| seat_change1 ={{Increase}}
| seat_change1 = ''New''
| popular_vote1 =
| percentage1 = 27.55%
| percentage1 =  
| swing1 = ''New''
| swing1 =  
| image2 =
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| party2 =
| alliance2 =
| leaders_seat2 =
| last_election2 =
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| seats_needed2 =
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| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}
| popular_vote2 =
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| swing2 =
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| map_image =  
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| title = [[Chief Minister of Assam|Chief Minister]]
| title = [[Chief Minister of Assam|CM]]
| posttitle = [[Chief Minister of Assam|Chief Minister]]
| before_election = [[Sarat Chandra Singha]]
| before_election = [[Sarat Chandra Singha]]
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| before_party = Indian National Congress
| after_election = [[Golap Borbora]]
| after_election = [[Golap Borbora]]
| after_party =Janata Party
| after_party = Janata Party
| majority_seats = 64
| image2 = {{eppt|Indian National Congress|height=100|width=80}}
| party2 = [[Indian National Congress]]
| last_election2 = 95
| seats2 = 34
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 61
| leader2 = -
| leader_since2 = -
| leaders_seat2 = -
| percentage2 = 32.4%
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 20.8[[percentage point|pp]]
}}
}}


The '''1978 Assam Legislative Assembly election ''' was held to elect members for 126 assembly seats to constitute the seventh [[Assam Legislative Assembly]]. The [[Janata Party]] formed the first non-Congress government led by [[Golap Borbora]] with 53 seats on March 12, 1978. He resigned as chief minister on September 4, 1979 after losing the support of a majority of MLAs. [[Jogendra Nath Hazarika]] was sworn in as chief minister on 9 November 1978. But he existed in CM’s chair for only 94 days, as central government imposed [[President's rule]] in Assam<ref name="eci1978">{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ | title=STATISTICAL REPORTS OF GENERAL ELECTION TO STATE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (VIDHANSABHA) 1978 | publisher=Election Commission of india | accessdate=28 November 2020}}</ref><ref name="assam">{{cite web | url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/mla-1985-91.html | title=Assam Legislative Assembly - Members 1978-83 | publisher=Govt. of Assam | accessdate=29 November 2020}}</ref>
The '''1978 Assam Legislative Assembly election ''' was held to elect members for 126 assembly seats to constitute the seventh [[Assam Legislative Assembly]] on February 25 1978.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |last1=The Times of India |title=Janata upswing in Assam and Arunachal |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/594712550 |access-date=30 July 2024 |date=24 February 1978|id={{ProQuest|594712550}} }}&lt;/ref&gt; The [[Janata Party]] formed the first non-Congress government led by [[Golap Borbora]] with 53 seats on March 12, 1978. He resigned as chief minister on September 4, 1979 after losing the support of a majority of MLAs. [[Jogendra Nath Hazarika]] was sworn in as chief minister on 9 November 1978. But he held the CM’s chair for only 94 days, as central government imposed [[President's rule]] in Assam.&lt;ref name="eci1978"&gt;{{cite web | url=https://eci.gov.in/statistical-report/statistical-reports/ | title=STATISTICAL REPORTS OF GENERAL ELECTION TO STATE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (VIDHANSABHA) 1978 | publisher=Election Commission of india | accessdate=28 November 2020}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="assam"&gt;{{cite web | url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/mla-1985-91.html | title=Assam Legislative Assembly - Members 1978-83 | publisher=Govt. of Assam | accessdate=29 November 2020}}&lt;/ref&gt;
 
==Background==
==Background==
The [[Navnirman Andolan]], which erupted in December 1973 started on the issue of hike in fees for an engineering college in [[Gujarat]], [[Jayaprakash Narayan]]'s movement against corruption, a three week long [[Bihar]] rail strike led by socialist leader [[George Fernandes]], had destabilized the political atmosphere of India.<ref name="express">{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/research/four-reasons-why-indira-gandhi-declared-the-emergency-5232397/ | title=Four reasons why India Gandhi declared emergency | publisher=[[Indian Express]] | date=25 June 2018 | accessdate=1 December 2020}}</ref> The sterilization program, which was tried to be implemented forcefully by [[Sanjay Gandhi]], son of the then [[Prime Minister of India |Prime Minister]] [[Indira Gandhi]] also created a lot of public outrage .<ref name="abp">{{cite AV media | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DJsaujUs3w | title=Pradhanmantri - Episode 12: Emergency in India, ABP News | publisher=ABP News}}</ref>
The [[Navnirman Andolan]], which erupted in December 1973 started on the issue of hike in fees for an engineering college in [[Gujarat]], [[Jayaprakash Narayan]]'s movement against corruption, a three week long [[Bihar]] rail strike led by socialist leader [[George Fernandes]], had destabilized the political atmosphere of India.&lt;ref name="express"&gt;{{cite web | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/research/four-reasons-why-indira-gandhi-declared-the-emergency-5232397/ | title=Four reasons why India Gandhi declared emergency | publisher=[[Indian Express]] | date=25 June 2018 | accessdate=1 December 2020}}&lt;/ref&gt; The sterilization program, which was tried to be implemented forcefully by [[Sanjay Gandhi]], son of the then [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Indira Gandhi]] also created a lot of public outrage .&lt;ref name="abp"&gt;{{cite AV media | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DJsaujUs3w | title=Pradhanmantri - Episode 12: Emergency in India, ABP News | publisher=ABP News}}&lt;/ref&gt;


==Performance of political parties==
==Results==
{| class="wikitable sortable" width=65% border="1"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!colspan=10|[[File:India Assam Legislative Assembly 1978.svg]]
|-
|-
!Sl No ||Party||Abbreviation||Party-type||Contested|| Won ||Votes polled %|| Vote % in seats contested   
!S. No
!colspan="2"|Party
!Party-type!!Contested!! Won!!Votes polled %!! Vote % in seats contested   
|-
|-
| 1|| [[Communist Party of India]]||CPI||National || 35 ||5 || 4.09 ||14.39
| 1|| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}||National || 35 ||5 || 4.09 ||14.39
|-
|-
| 2||[[Communist Party of India (Marxist) ]]||CPM|| National || 27 || 11 ||5.62 ||25.87
| 2|| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)|dab=yes}}|| National || 27 || 11 ||5.62 ||25.87
|-
|-
| 3|| [[Indian National Congress]]||INC|| National || 126 || 26 ||23.62||23.62
| 3|| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}|| National || 126 || 26 ||23.62||23.62
|-
|-
| 4||[[Indian National Congress (I)]]||INC(I) || National || 115 ||8||8.78||9.84
| 4|| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (I)}} || National || 115 ||8||8.78||9.84
|-
|-
| 5|| [[Janata Party]]||JNP||National ||117||53||27.55||29.95
| 5|| {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}} ||National ||117||53||27.55||29.95
|-
|-
| 6|| [[All India Forward Bloc]]||FBL||State||3 ||0||0.09 ||4.28
| 6|| {{Full party name with color|All India Forward Bloc}}||State||3 ||0||0.09 ||4.28
|-
|-
| 7|| [[Plain Tribals Council of Assam]]||PTC|| State ||9||4||2.60 ||32.54
| 7|| {{Full party name with color|Plain Tribals Council of Assam}}|| State ||9||4||2.60 ||32.54
|-
|-
| 8|| [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) ]]||RSP|| State ||6||0 || 0.44||8.85
| 8|| {{Full party name with color|Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)}}|| State ||6||0 || 0.44||8.85
|-
|-
| 9|| [[All India Gorkha League ]]||IGL||Registered||1||0 ||0.04 ||6.08
| 9|| {{Full party name with color|All India Gorkha League}}||Registered||1||0 ||0.04 ||6.08
|-
|-
| 10|| [[Revolutionary Communist Party of India]]||RCI|| Registered ||10||4||1.40 ||17.68
| 10|| {{Full party name with color|Revolutionary Communist Party of India}}|| Registered ||10||4||1.40 ||17.68
|-
|-
| 11||[[ Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | Socialist Unity Centre of India]]||SUC|| Registered ||4||0||0.07 ||2.29
| 11|| {{Full party name with color|Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) }}|| Registered ||4||0||0.07 ||2.29
|-
|-
| 12||Independent||IND||  || ||15|| 25.67||26.50
| 12||{{Full party name with color|Independent politician}}||  || ||15|| 25.67||26.50
|-
|-
| ||'''Total'''||||  || ||'''126'''|| ||
| colspan="5 style="text-align:center;"|'''Total''' ||'''126'''|| ||
|-
|align=left colspan=8|Source: ECI&lt;ref name="eci1978"/&gt;
|}
 
==Elected members==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Constituency
!Reserved for&lt;br/&gt;([[Scheduled Castes|SC]]/[[Scheduled Tribes|ST]]/None)
!Member
!colspan=2|Party
|-
| Ratabari || SC || Lilamoy Das || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Patharkandi || None || Fakrul Islam || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Karimganj North || None || Nishith Ranjan Das || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Karimganj South || None || Abdul Muqtadir Choudhury || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Badarpur || None || Ramendra De || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Hailakandi || None || Dipak Bhattacharjee || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Katlicherra || None || Gouri Sankar Roy || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Algapur || None || Nepal Chandra Das || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}
|-
| Silchar || None || Noorul Kuda || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Sonai || None || Altaf Hossain Mazumdar || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Dholai || SC || Sisir Ranjan Das || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}
|-
| Udharbond || None || Jagannath Singh || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Lakhipur || None || Kazi Kutub Uddin Ahmed || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Barkhola || None || A.f.golam Osmani || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Katigora || None || Abdul Kiyum Choudhury || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Haflong || ST || Sona Ram Thaosen || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Bokajan || ST || Bilton G.momin || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Howraghat || ST || Barelong Terang || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Diphu || ST || Gandhi Ram Timung || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Baithalangso || ST || Dhani Ram Rongpi || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Mankachar || None || Zahirul Islam || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Salmara South || None || Dewan Joynal Abedin || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Dhubri || None || Mohammad Umaruddin || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Gauripur || None || Mohammad Azad Ali || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Golakganj || None || Aluddin Sarkar || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| Bilasipara West || None || Gaisuddin Ahmed || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Bilasipara East || None || Surat Chanddra Sinha || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Gossaigaon || None || Mathias Tudu || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kokrajhar West || ST || Ranendra Narayan Basumatari || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Kokrajhar East || ST || Samar Brahma Choudhury || {{Full party name with color|Plain Tribals Council of Assam}}
|-
| Sidli || ST || Panchanan Brahma || {{Full party name with color|Plain Tribals Council of Assam}}
|-
| Bongaigaon || None || Mathura Mohan Sinha || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Bijni || None || Padmalochan Boro || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Abhayapuri North || None || Pani Medhi || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Abhayapuri South || SC || Rabindra Nath Choudhury || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Dudhnai || ST || Jagat Chandra Patgiri || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Goalpara East || None || Birendra Nath Choudhury || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Goalpara West || None || Nazmul Haque || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Jaleswar || None || Afzalur Rahman || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Sorbhog || None || Hemen Das || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Bhabanipur || None || Tarini Charan Das || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Patacharkuchi || None || Bhubaneswar Barman || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Barpeta || None || A. Latif || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Jania || None || Abdus Sobhan || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}
|-
| Baghbar || None || Ibrahim Ali || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Sarukhetri || None || Sirajul Haque || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Chenga || None || Danes Ali Ahmed || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Boko || SC || Umesh Chandra Das || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Chaygaon || None || A. N. Akram Hussain || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}
|-
| Palasbari || None || Harendra Goswami || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Jalukbari || None || Lakhyadhar Choudhury || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Dispur || None || Tarini Mohan Barua || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Gauhati East || None || Ajoy Kumar Dutta || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Gauhati West || None || Kiran Chandra Bezbarua || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Hajo || None || Rabindra Nath Malakar || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Kamalpur || None || Daibasakti Deka || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Rangiya || None || Purna Boro || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Tamulpur || None || Padam Bahadur Chouhan || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Nalbari || None || Narendra Nath Dutta || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Barkhetry || None || Seikh Chand Mahammad || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Dharmapur || None || Ramani Barman || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Barama || ST || Baikuntha Nath Das || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Chapaguri || ST || Manik Chandra Das || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Panery || None || Ramesh Chandra Saharia || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Kalaigaon || None || Nagen Sarma || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Sipajhar || None || Madhab Rajbanshi || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Mangaldoi || SC || Anil Das || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Dalgaon || None || Syeda Anwara Taimur || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}
|-
| Udalguri || ST || Binoy Kumar Basumatary || {{Full party name with color|Plain Tribals Council of Assam}}
|-
| Majbat || None || Silvius Condpan || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Dhekiajuli || None || Pratap Kalita || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Barchalla || None || Kamal Chandra Basumatari || {{Full party name with color|Plain Tribals Council of Assam}}
|-
| Tezpur || None || Jiban Bora || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Rangapara || None || Golok Rajbanshi || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Sootea || None || Golok Kakati || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Biswanath || None || Kosheswar Bora || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Behali || None || Bishnulal Upadhaya || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Gohpur || None || Ram Chandra Sarmah || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Jagiroad || SC || Prasad Chandra Doloi || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Marigaon || None || Kaliram Dekta Raja || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Laharighat || None || Abul Kashem || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Raha || SC || Baliram Das || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Dhing || None || Md. Samsul Huda || {{Full party name with color|Revolutionary Communist Party of India}}
|-
| Batadroba || None || Baneswar Saikia || {{Full party name with color|Revolutionary Communist Party of India}}
|-
| Rupohihat || None || Mohammad Idris || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Nowgong || None || Mukut Sarma || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Barhampur || None || Lakeshwar Gohain || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Samaguri || None || Bhabendra Kumar Saikia || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Kaliabor || None || Atil Chandra Goswami || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Jamunamukh || None || Mujamil Ali Choudhury || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Hojai || None || Santi Ranjan Das Gupta || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Lumding || None || Biresh Misra || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Bokakhat || None || Chatra Gopal Karmakar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Sarupathar || None || Aklius Tirkey || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Golaghat || None || Soneswar Bora || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Khumtai || None || Nogen Borua || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Dergaon || SC || Ramesh Das || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Jorhat || None || Dulal Chandra Baruah || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Majuli || ST || Chakbhal Kagyang || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Titabar || None || Giridhar Thengal || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| Mariani || None || Gajen Tanti || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Teok || None || Devananda Boara || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Amguri || None || Khagen Borbarua || {{Full party name with color|Revolutionary Communist Party of India}}
|-
| Nazira || None || Hiteswar Saikia || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Mahmara || None || Budha Barua || {{Full party name with color|Revolutionary Communist Party of India}}
|-
| Sonari || None || Satya Tati || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}
|-
| Thowra || None || Jogen Gogoi || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| Sibsagar || None || Promode Gogoi || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| Bihpuria || None || Premadhar Bora || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Naoboicha || None || Afazuddin Ahmed || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Lakhimpur || None || Sulo Bora || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|-
| Dhakuakhana || ST || Lakhya Nath Doley || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Dhemaji || ST || Purna Chandra Bora || {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}
|-
| Jonai || ST || Romesh Mohan Kouli || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Moran || None || Joy Chandra Nagbanshi || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}
|-
| Dibrugarh || None || Keshab Chandra Gogoi || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Lahowal || None || Dipak Moormoo || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Duliajan || None || Jogen Hazarika || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Tingkhong || None || Bhadreswar Gogoi || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Naharkatia || None || Sasha Kamal Handique || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
| Chabua || None || Jnan Gogoi || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Tinsukia || None || Golap Borborah || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Digboi || None || Rameswar Dhanowar || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}
|-
| Margherita || None || Kul Bahadur Chetri || {{Full party name with color|Janata Party}}
|-
| Doom Dooma || None || Dileswar Tanti || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|-
| Sadiya || None || Bipin Hazarika || {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
|-
|-
|align=left colspan=8|Source: [https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3996-assam-1978/ Statistical Report on Legislative Assembly election of Assam, 1978]
|}
|}


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Revision as of 20:53, 31 August 2025


1978 Assam Legislative Assembly election
← 1972 25 February 1978 1983 →
All 126 seats in the Legislature of Assam
64 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
  Template:Eppt
Leader Golap Borbora -
Party Janata Party Indian National Congress
Leader since 1978 -
Leader's seat Tinsukia -
Last election New 95
Seats won 53 34
Seat change New Decrease 61
Percentage 27.55% 32.4%
Swing New Decrease 20.8pp
CM before election

Sarat Chandra Singha
INC

Elected CM

Golap Borbora
JP

The 1978 Assam Legislative Assembly election was held to elect members for 126 assembly seats to constitute the seventh Assam Legislative Assembly on February 25 1978.<ref>The Times of India (24 February 1978). "Janata upswing in Assam and Arunachal". ProQuest 594712550. Retrieved 30 July 2024.</ref> The Janata Party formed the first non-Congress government led by Golap Borbora with 53 seats on March 12, 1978. He resigned as chief minister on September 4, 1979 after losing the support of a majority of MLAs. Jogendra Nath Hazarika was sworn in as chief minister on 9 November 1978. But he held the CM’s chair for only 94 days, as central government imposed President's rule in Assam.<ref name="eci1978">"STATISTICAL REPORTS OF GENERAL ELECTION TO STATE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (VIDHANSABHA) 1978". Election Commission of india. Retrieved 28 November 2020.</ref><ref name="assam">"Assam Legislative Assembly - Members 1978-83". Govt. of Assam. Retrieved 29 November 2020.</ref>

Background

The Navnirman Andolan, which erupted in December 1973 started on the issue of hike in fees for an engineering college in Gujarat, Jayaprakash Narayan's movement against corruption, a three week long Bihar rail strike led by socialist leader George Fernandes, had destabilized the political atmosphere of India.<ref name="express">"Four reasons why India Gandhi declared emergency". Indian Express. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2020.</ref> The sterilization program, which was tried to be implemented forcefully by Sanjay Gandhi, son of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi also created a lot of public outrage .<ref name="abp">Pradhanmantri - Episode 12: Emergency in India, ABP News. ABP News.</ref>

Results

S. No Party Party-type Contested Won Votes polled % Vote % in seats contested
1 Communist Party of India National 35 5 4.09 14.39
2 Communist Party of India National 27 11 5.62 25.87
3 Indian National Congress National 126 26 23.62 23.62
4 Indian National Congress National 115 8 8.78 9.84
5 Janata Party National 117 53 27.55 29.95
6 All India Forward Bloc State 3 0 0.09 4.28
7 Plain Tribals Council of Assam State 9 4 2.60 32.54
8 Revolutionary Socialist Party State 6 0 0.44 8.85
9 All India Gorkha League Registered 1 0 0.04 6.08
10 Revolutionary Communist Party of India Registered 10 4 1.40 17.68
11 Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) Registered 4 0 0.07 2.29
12 Independent politician 15 25.67 26.50
Total 126
Source: ECI<ref name="eci1978"/>

Elected members

Constituency Reserved for<br/>(SC/ST/None) Member Party
Ratabari SC Lilamoy Das Janata Party
Patharkandi None Fakrul Islam Independent
Karimganj North None Nishith Ranjan Das Communist Party of India
Karimganj South None Abdul Muqtadir Choudhury Indian National Congress
Badarpur None Ramendra De Communist Party of India
Hailakandi None Dipak Bhattacharjee Communist Party of India
Katlicherra None Gouri Sankar Roy Indian National Congress
Algapur None Nepal Chandra Das Indian National Congress
Silchar None Noorul Kuda Communist Party of India
Sonai None Altaf Hossain Mazumdar Janata Party
Dholai SC Sisir Ranjan Das Indian National Congress
Udharbond None Jagannath Singh Janata Party
Lakhipur None Kazi Kutub Uddin Ahmed Independent
Barkhola None A.f.golam Osmani Janata Party
Katigora None Abdul Kiyum Choudhury Indian National Congress
Haflong ST Sona Ram Thaosen Janata Party
Bokajan ST Bilton G.momin Janata Party
Howraghat ST Barelong Terang Janata Party
Diphu ST Gandhi Ram Timung Janata Party
Baithalangso ST Dhani Ram Rongpi Indian National Congress
Mankachar None Zahirul Islam Janata Party
Salmara South None Dewan Joynal Abedin Independent
Dhubri None Mohammad Umaruddin Indian National Congress
Gauripur None Mohammad Azad Ali Janata Party
Golakganj None Aluddin Sarkar Communist Party of India
Bilasipara West None Gaisuddin Ahmed Independent
Bilasipara East None Surat Chanddra Sinha Indian National Congress
Gossaigaon None Mathias Tudu Indian National Congress
Kokrajhar West ST Ranendra Narayan Basumatari Indian National Congress
Kokrajhar East ST Samar Brahma Choudhury Plain Tribals Council of Assam
Sidli ST Panchanan Brahma Plain Tribals Council of Assam
Bongaigaon None Mathura Mohan Sinha Janata Party
Bijni None Padmalochan Boro Independent
Abhayapuri North None Pani Medhi Independent
Abhayapuri South SC Rabindra Nath Choudhury Janata Party
Dudhnai ST Jagat Chandra Patgiri Janata Party
Goalpara East None Birendra Nath Choudhury Communist Party of India
Goalpara West None Nazmul Haque Independent
Jaleswar None Afzalur Rahman Janata Party
Sorbhog None Hemen Das Communist Party of India
Bhabanipur None Tarini Charan Das Janata Party
Patacharkuchi None Bhubaneswar Barman Janata Party
Barpeta None A. Latif Independent
Jania None Abdus Sobhan Indian National Congress
Baghbar None Ibrahim Ali Indian National Congress
Sarukhetri None Sirajul Haque Independent
Chenga None Danes Ali Ahmed Indian National Congress
Boko SC Umesh Chandra Das Janata Party
Chaygaon None A. N. Akram Hussain Indian National Congress
Palasbari None Harendra Goswami Janata Party
Jalukbari None Lakhyadhar Choudhury Janata Party
Dispur None Tarini Mohan Barua Janata Party
Gauhati East None Ajoy Kumar Dutta Janata Party
Gauhati West None Kiran Chandra Bezbarua Janata Party
Hajo None Rabindra Nath Malakar Janata Party
Kamalpur None Daibasakti Deka Janata Party
Rangiya None Purna Boro Communist Party of India
Tamulpur None Padam Bahadur Chouhan Janata Party
Nalbari None Narendra Nath Dutta Communist Party of India
Barkhetry None Seikh Chand Mahammad Janata Party
Dharmapur None Ramani Barman Janata Party
Barama ST Baikuntha Nath Das Indian National Congress
Chapaguri ST Manik Chandra Das Independent
Panery None Ramesh Chandra Saharia Independent
Kalaigaon None Nagen Sarma Janata Party
Sipajhar None Madhab Rajbanshi Janata Party
Mangaldoi SC Anil Das Janata Party
Dalgaon None Syeda Anwara Taimur Indian National Congress
Udalguri ST Binoy Kumar Basumatary Plain Tribals Council of Assam
Majbat None Silvius Condpan Janata Party
Dhekiajuli None Pratap Kalita Indian National Congress
Barchalla None Kamal Chandra Basumatari Plain Tribals Council of Assam
Tezpur None Jiban Bora Janata Party
Rangapara None Golok Rajbanshi Indian National Congress
Sootea None Golok Kakati Janata Party
Biswanath None Kosheswar Bora Janata Party
Behali None Bishnulal Upadhaya Indian National Congress
Gohpur None Ram Chandra Sarmah Janata Party
Jagiroad SC Prasad Chandra Doloi Indian National Congress
Marigaon None Kaliram Dekta Raja Indian National Congress
Laharighat None Abul Kashem Indian National Congress
Raha SC Baliram Das Janata Party
Dhing None Md. Samsul Huda Revolutionary Communist Party of India
Batadroba None Baneswar Saikia Revolutionary Communist Party of India
Rupohihat None Mohammad Idris Indian National Congress
Nowgong None Mukut Sarma Indian National Congress
Barhampur None Lakeshwar Gohain Janata Party
Samaguri None Bhabendra Kumar Saikia Janata Party
Kaliabor None Atil Chandra Goswami Independent
Jamunamukh None Mujamil Ali Choudhury Janata Party
Hojai None Santi Ranjan Das Gupta Janata Party
Lumding None Biresh Misra Communist Party of India
Bokakhat None Chatra Gopal Karmakar Indian National Congress
Sarupathar None Aklius Tirkey Indian National Congress
Golaghat None Soneswar Bora Janata Party
Khumtai None Nogen Borua Janata Party
Dergaon SC Ramesh Das Janata Party
Jorhat None Dulal Chandra Baruah Janata Party
Majuli ST Chakbhal Kagyang Janata Party
Titabar None Giridhar Thengal Communist Party of India
Mariani None Gajen Tanti Indian National Congress
Teok None Devananda Boara Janata Party
Amguri None Khagen Borbarua Revolutionary Communist Party of India
Nazira None Hiteswar Saikia Indian National Congress
Mahmara None Budha Barua Revolutionary Communist Party of India
Sonari None Satya Tati Indian National Congress
Thowra None Jogen Gogoi Communist Party of India
Sibsagar None Promode Gogoi Communist Party of India
Bihpuria None Premadhar Bora Independent
Naoboicha None Afazuddin Ahmed Independent
Lakhimpur None Sulo Bora Communist Party of India
Dhakuakhana ST Lakhya Nath Doley Indian National Congress
Dhemaji ST Purna Chandra Bora Independent
Jonai ST Romesh Mohan Kouli Janata Party
Moran None Joy Chandra Nagbanshi Indian National Congress
Dibrugarh None Keshab Chandra Gogoi Janata Party
Lahowal None Dipak Moormoo Indian National Congress
Duliajan None Jogen Hazarika Janata Party
Tingkhong None Bhadreswar Gogoi Janata Party
Naharkatia None Sasha Kamal Handique Communist Party of India
Chabua None Jnan Gogoi Janata Party
Tinsukia None Golap Borborah Janata Party
Digboi None Rameswar Dhanowar Indian National Congress
Margherita None Kul Bahadur Chetri Janata Party
Doom Dooma None Dileswar Tanti Indian National Congress
Sadiya None Bipin Hazarika Communist Party of India

References

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