2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election

2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election
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All 126 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly
64 seats needed for a majority
Turnout76.04%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Tarun Gogoi Badruddin Ajmal Rameswar Teli
Party INC AIUDF BJP
Alliance UPA NDA
Leader's seat Titabar Did not contest Duliajan
Last election 53 10 10
Seats won 78 18 5
Seat change 25Increase 8Increase 5Decrease
Percentage 39.39% 12.57% 11.47%
Chief Minister before election

Tarun Gogoi
INC

Chief Minister

Tarun Gogoi
INC

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]

Bharatiya Janata Party was accused of turning the anti-immigrant feeling in Assam into a communal row but still failed miserably.[2] The election resulted in a landslide victory for the Indian National Congress swept the election and its incumbent Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi was sworn in for the third straight term.[3] AIUDF emerged as a key opposition party and won 18 of 126 seats. Tarun Gogoi became the second Chief Minister (the first was Bimala Prasad Chaliha) to be elected Chief Minister for the third consecutive term and formed his third ministry.

  1. ^ "Assam Result Status". Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  2. ^ Joshi, Poornima (5 January 2011). "BJP banks on religious polarisation in Assam polls". India Today.
  3. ^ "Congress sweeps Assam, shocks BJP, AGP". Rediff. 13 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.