2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election
Legislative Assembly elections were held in Assam in two phases between 3 and 10 April 2006 to elect members from all 126 constituencies of the state .[2][3] Following the election, the incumbent Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi formed his second ministry.
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All 126 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly 64 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 75.77% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
The election schedule is as follows:[4]
| Poll event | Phase 1 | Phase 2 |
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| Issue of notification of election | Friday Mar 10, 2006 | Friday Mar 17, 2006 |
| Last date for filing nomination | Friday March 17, 2006 | Friday March 24, 2006 |
| Scrutiny of nominations | Saturday March 18, 2006 | Saturday March 25, 2006 |
| Withdrawal of candidature | Monday March 20, 2006 | Monday March 27, 2006 |
| Date of poll | Monday April 3, 2006 | Monday April 10, 2006 |
| Date of counting | Thursday May 11, 2006 | Thursday May 11, 2006 |
| Date of completion | Saturday May 20, 2006 | Saturday May 20, 2006 |
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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| Indian National Congress | 4,102,479 | 31.08 | 53 | |
| Asom Gana Parishad | 2,692,123 | 20.39 | 24 | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,581,925 | 11.98 | 10 | |
| Assam United Democratic Front | 1,191,500 | 9.03 | 10 | |
| Asom Gana Parishad Pragtisheel | 331,491 | 2.51 | 1 | |
| Nationalist Congress Party | 281,038 | 2.13 | 1 | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 188,901 | 1.43 | 2 | |
| Communist Party of India | 134,438 | 1.02 | 1 | |
| Autonomous State Demand Committee | 117,941 | 0.89 | 1 | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | 99,881 | 0.76 | 0 | |
| Trinamool Gana Parishad | 89,649 | 0.68 | 0 | |
| Samajwadi Party | 80,538 | 0.61 | 0 | |
| Loko Sanmilon | 32,511 | 0.25 | 1 | |
| Navbharat Nirman Party | 21,060 | 0.16 | 0 | |
| Lok Jan Shakti Party | 13,797 | 0.10 | 0 | |
| Janata Dal (United) | 12,337 | 0.09 | 0 | |
| Rashtriya Janata Dal | 7,476 | 0.06 | 0 | |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 7,059 | 0.05 | 0 | |
| United Reservation Movement Council of Assam | 4,541 | 0.03 | 0 | |
| National Loktantrik Party | 3,595 | 0.03 | 0 | |
| Janata Dal (Secular) | 3,261 | 0.02 | 0 | |
| Revolutionary Communist Party of India (Rasik Bhatt) | 2,129 | 0.02 | 0 | |
| All India Minorities Front | 2,027 | 0.02 | 0 | |
| Samata Party | 1,646 | 0.01 | 0 | |
| United Minorities Front, Assam | 1,427 | 0.01 | 0 | |
| Muslim League Kerala State Committee | 1,180 | 0.01 | 0 | |
| Hindusthan Suraksha Party | 915 | 0.01 | 0 | |
| Navbharat Nirman Party | 850 | 0.01 | 0 | |
| Republican Party of India | 587 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| Lok Shakti | 500 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| Independents | 2,191,167 | 16.60 | 21 | |
| Total | 13,199,969 | 100.00 | 125 | |
| Valid votes | 13,199,969 | 99.98 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 2,311 | 0.02 | ||
| Total votes | 13,202,280 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 17,434,019 | 75.73 | ||
| Source: ECI | ||||
References
- In 2004, he became a Lok Sabha member representing the Dibrugarh constituency from Asom Gana Parishad.
- "Assam Assembly Election Results in 2006". www.elections.in. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- Farz, Ahmed (2006-05-22). "Assembly elections 2006: Voters deny absolute majority to Congress in Assam". India Today. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- Staff (2006-05-09). "State Assembly Election schedule for Assam". oneindia.com. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
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