2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election
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All 126 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly 64 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 76.04% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 13th Assam Legislative Assembly election was held in two phases on 4 and 11 April 2011 to elect members from 126 constituencies in Assam, India. The result was announced on 13 May.[1] BJP was accused of turning the anti-immigrant feeling in Assam into a Hindu-Muslim row.[2] The election resulted in a landslide victory for the Indian National Congress and its incumbent Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi was sworn in for the third straight term.[3] Tarun Gogoi becomes the second Chief Minister (the first was Bimala Prasad Chaliha) to be elected Chief Minister for the third consecutive term.
Results[edit]
Parties and Coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | |||||
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Vote | % | +/- | Contested | Won | +/- | ||
Indian National Congress | 5,443,781 | 39.39 | 126 | 78 | 25 | ||
All India United Democratic Front | 1,737,415 | 12.57 | 78 | 18 | 8 | ||
Bodoland People's Front | 847,520 | 6.13 | 29 | 12 | 12 | ||
Asom Gana Parishad | 2,251,935 | 16.29 | 104 | 10 | 14 | ||
Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,584,895 | 11.47 | 120 | 5 | 5 | ||
All India Trinamool Congress | 283,683 | 2.05 | 103 | 1 | 1 | ||
Independents | 1,267,925 | 9.17 | 263 | 2 | 20 |
Results by Constituency[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Assam Result Status". Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ↑ Joshi, Poornima (5 January 2011). "BJP banks on religious polarisation in Assam polls". India Today.
- ↑ "Congress sweeps Assam, shocks BJP, AGP". Rediff. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.