Next Assam Legislative Assembly election

Legislative Assembly elections will be held in Assam in month of March to April 2026 to elect 126 members of the Assam Legislative Assembly. The term of current assembly elected in 2021 will expire on May 2, 2026. Himanta Biswa Sharma currently plans to continue in his role as chief minister for the elections.

Next Assam Legislative Assembly Election
March - April 2026
All 126 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly
64 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Himanta Biswa Sarma Debabrata Saikia Badruddin Ajmal
Party BJP INC AIUDF
Alliance NDA Mahajot -
Leader since 2021 2016 2005
Leader's seat Jalukbari Nazira -[lower-alpha 1]
Last election 33.21%, 60 seats 29.67%, 29 seats 9.29%, 16 seats
Seats before 63 26 16
Assam Constituencies
Chief Minister before election

Himanta Biswa Sarma
BJP

 Chief Minister

TBD

Background

In the previous assembly elections, 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.[1] After the victory, Himanta Biswa Sharma became the next chief minister of the state. After the election, All India United Democratic Front & Bodoland People's Front dropped out of the Mahajot coalition.[2][3]

Schedule
Poll Event Schedule
Notification Date TBD
Last Date for filing nomination TBD
Scrutiny of nomination TBD
Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination TBD
Date of Poll TBD
Date of Counting of Votes TBD

Parties & Alliances

  National Democratic Alliance
No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Photo Seats Contested
1. Bharatiya Janata Party
Himanta Biswa Sarma
TBD
2. Asom Gana Parishad
Atul Bora
TBD
3. United People's Party Liberal Pramod Boro TBD

  Mahajot
No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Photo Seats Contested
1. Indian National Congress
Debabrata Saikia
TBD
2. Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Manoranjan Talukdar
TBD
3. Communist Party of India
Kanak Gogoi TBD

Others
No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Photo Seats Contested
1. All India United Democratic Front
Animul Islam TBD
2. Bodoland People's Front
Hagrama Mohilary
TBD
3. Raijor Dal
Akhil Gogoi
TBD
4. Trinamool Congress Ripun Bora
TBD

Notes
  1. Badruddin Ajmal serves as the MP from Dhubri

References
  1. "BJP emerges victorious with 33.21% vote share; Congress gets 29.67% votes". Firstpost. 3 May 2021.
  2. "BPF pulls out of Congress-led grand alliance in Assam". Northeast Now. 29 June 2021.
  3. "Assam Congress decides to break ties with Ajmal's AIUDF, BPF". Indian Express. PTI. 31 August 2021.
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