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Results[edit | edit source]
| Date(s) | State | Government before election | Chief Minister before election | Government after election | Chief Minister after election | Maps | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 and 11 April 2006 | Assam | Indian National Congress | Tarun Gogoi | Indian National Congress | Tarun Gogoi | |||
| Bodoland People's Front | ||||||||
| 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 | |||
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |||||||
| 8 May 2006 | Tamil Nadu | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | J. Jayalalithaa | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | M. Karunanidhi | |||
| Indian National Congress | ||||||||
| 17 April - 8 May 2006 | West Bengal | Left Front | Buddhadeb Bhattacharya | Left Front | Buddhadeb Bhattacharya | |||
Legislative Assembly elections[edit | edit source]
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]
| Assembly Constituency | Turnout | Winner | Runner Up | Margin | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #k | Names | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |||
| 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]
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.