2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election

The election saw the incumbent BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) retaining power with 75 seats, which marks the first time a non-INC alliance winning consecutive terms in the state. The Mahajot led by INC won 50 seats, increasing its tally from 26 in 2016. Jailed activist and Raijor Dal founder and President Akhil Gogoi contested the election as an independent candidate and won the Sibsagar seat by a margin of 11,875 votes.

2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election
27 March, 1 & 6 April 2021
All 126 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly
64 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered23,436,864
Turnout82.42% (2.30%)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Sarbananda Sonowal Gaurav Gogoi
Party BJP INC
Alliance NDA Mahajot
Leader since 2016 2019
Leader's seat Majuli -
Last election 86 26
Seats before 71 43
Seats won 75 50
Seat change 11 24
Popular vote 8,556,059 8,396,486
Percentage 44.51% 43.68%
Swing 2.61% 12.72%
Seats by party
  Bharatiya Janata Party : 60 seats
  Asom Gana Parishad : 9 seats
  United People's Party Liberal : 6 seats
  Indian National Congress : 29 seats
  All India United Democratic Front : 16 seats
  Bodoland People's Front : 4 seats
  Communist Party of India (Marxist) : 1 seat
  Independent : 1 seat
Seats by coalition
  National Democratic Alliance : 75 seats
  Mahajot : 50 seats
  Raijor Dol: 1 seat
Chief Minister before election

Sarbananda Sonowal
BJP

 Elected Chief Minister

Himanta Biswa Sarma
BJP

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