1996 Assam Legislative Assembly election

1996 Assam Legislative Assembly election
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122 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly
62 seats needed for a majority
Registered12,119,125
Turnout78.92%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Prafulla Kumar Mahanta Hiteswar Saikia
Party AGP INC
Seats won 59 34
Seat change Increase 40 Decrease 32
Popular vote 29.70% 30.56%
CM before election

Bhumidhar Barman
INC

Elected CM

Prafulla Kumar Mahanta
AGP

Elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly were held in April 1996 to elect members of 114 constituencies in Assam, India. The Indian National Congress (INC) won the popular vote, but the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) won the most seats and Prafulla Kumar Mahanta was appointed as the Chief Minister of Assam for his second term.[1][2] The number of constituencies was set as 126, by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India,[3] but elections were held in only 122 constituencies. The constituencies of Dispur, Dergaon, Nazira and Margherita did not go to polls immediately, but they had polls in November 1996.

  1. ^ "Former CM Prafulla Mahanta not to contest Assam polls". The Shillong Times. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2022. Mahanta has represented the seat for as many as seven terms from 1985, having served as chief minister for two terms from 1985-90 and 1996-2001, in between.
  2. ^ "Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937". Assam Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 13 May 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2006.
  3. ^ "DPACO (1976) - Archive Delimitation Orders". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 December 2020.