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2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election India legislative no 2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election 2006 2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election 2016 4 and 11 April 2011 All 126 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly 76.04% Tarun Gogoi - Kolkata 2013-02-10 4891 Cropped.JPG 100 80 100 10 06 Tarun Gogoi Titabar 53 Indian National Congress 78 25 39.39% M-badruddin-ajmal.JPG 100 80 100 10 05 Badruddin Ajmal All India United Democratic Front Did not contest 10 18 8 12.57% Hagrama Mohilary.jpg 100 80 100 10 0 Hagrama Mohilary Did not contest Did not contest Bodoland People's Front 12 12 6.13% Asom Gana Parishad 100 80 Chandra Mohan Patowary Dharmapur (lost) 24 Asom Gana Parishad 10 14 16.29% Rameswar Teli (cropped).jpg 100 80 100 10 06 Rameswar Teli Duliajan (lost) 10 Bharatiya Janata Party 5 5 11.47% All India Trinamool Congress symbol.svg 80 80 100 0 0 Dwipen Pathak Hajo 0 All India Trinamool Congress 1 1 2.05% 2011 Assam Legislative Election Results Map.svg 300px Seatwise results of the election 2011 Assam Election.svg 300px Structure of the Assam Legislative Assembly after the election Chief Minister Elected Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Indian National Congress Tarun Gogoi Indian National Congress 64
2011 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.Assam Result Status http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/statewiseS03.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110516160305/http://eciresults.ap.nic.in/statewises03.htm 16 May 2011 22 May 2011
Background
After the 2006 elections, the Indian National Congress and Bodoland People's Front formed a coalition government. During this period, the Assam government headed by Tarun Gogoi made significant overtures to bring the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) to the negotiating table.https://www.csis.org/analysis/indian-state-elections-2011-people-vs-powerhttps://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ULFA-threat-against-polls-can-be-tackled-says-Gogoi/article14964230.ece A number of ULFA militants who had surrendered to the government forces contested the elections.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/assembly-elections-2011/assam/millionaires-to-ex-militants-assam-elections-have-it-all/articleshow/7751785.cms The government emphasised also "peace and development" under the last ten years of Congress government.GOSWAMI, S. (2011). Assam: Mandate for Peace and Development. Economic and Political Weekly 46(23). 20–22. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23047478 The main opposition party, Asom Gana Parishad, stood for regionalist sentiments. The Bharatiya Janata Party promoted anti-immigrant sentiments in Assam as a communal or sectarian conflict.https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2011/assam/story/bjp-banks-on-religious-polarisation-in-assam-polls-126016-2011-01-05 BJP banks on religious polarisation in Assam polls Poornima Joshi 5 January 2011 India Today
Parties contested
Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats Indian National Congress Indian National Congress 50px 50px Tarun Gogoi 126 Bharatiya Janata Party Bharatiya Janata Party 50px 50px Rameshwar Teli 120 Asom Gana Parishad Asom Gana Parishad 50px Brindaban Goswami 104 All India Trinamool Congress All India Trinamool Congress 75px 50px Mamata Banerjee 103 All India United Democratic Front All India United Democratic Front 50px 50px Badruddin Ajmal 78 Bodoland People's Front Bodoland People's Front 50px 50px Hagrama Mohilary 29
Results
File:2011 Assam Election.svgParties and Coalitions Popular vote Seats Vote % +/- Contested Won +/- Indian National Congress 39.39 126 78 25 Asom Gana Parishad 16.29 104 10 14 All India United Democratic Front 12.57 78 18 8 Bharatiya Janata Party 11.47 120 5 5 Bodoland People's Front 6.13 29 12 12 All India Trinamool Congress 2.05 103 1 1 Independents 9.17 263 2 20
Results by constituency
+ Results Assembly Constituency Winner Runner Up Margin # Name Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % 1 Ratabari Kripanath Mallah INC 33043 39.82 Nikhil Suklabaidya BJP 20614 24.84 12429 2 Patharkandi Monilal Gowala INC 44986 42.26 Kartik Sena Singha AIUDF 41762 39.23 3224 3 Karimganj North Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha INC 45027 41.53 Mission Ranjan Das BJP 27257 25.14 17770 4 Karimganj South Siddique Ahmed INC 45395 43.42 Ekbal Hussain TMC 22282 21.31 23113 5 Badarpur Jamal Uddin Ahmed INC 35869 39.16 Helal Uddin Chowdhury AIUDF 28487 31.10 7382 6 Hailakandi Abdul Muhim Mazumdar INC 33038 37.87 Subrata Kumar Nath BJP 28040 32.14 4998 7 Katlicherra Gautam Roy INC 65391 60.08 Jyotish Chandra Dey AIUDF 33455 30.73 31936 8 Algapur Sahidul Alam Chowdhury AGP 56931 53.77 Rahul Roy INC 42074 39.62 14857 9 Silchar Sushmita Dev INC 60978 50.34 Rajdeep Roy BJP 45127 37.25 15851 10 Sonai Anamul Haque INC 63611 61.75 Audesh Kumar Singh BJP 21583 20.95 42028 11 Dholai Girindra Mallik INC 52734 51.26 Parimal Suklabaidya BJP 38364 37.29 14370 12 Udharbond Ajit Singh INC 56755 61.41 Surendra Prasad Sinha BJP 12320 13.33 44435 13 Lakhipur Dinesh Prasad Goala INC 51975 54.90 Reena Singh BJP 21897 23.13 30078 14 Barkhola Rumi Nath INC 44824 50.68 Misbahul Islam Laskar IND 34189 38.65 10635 15 Katigorah Ataur Rahman Mazarbhuiya AIUDF 33226 32.41 Anwarul Haque INC 27084 26.42 6142 16 Haflong Gobinda Ch. Langthasa INC 38076 57.04 Kulendra Daulagupu BJP 12588 18.86 25488 17 Bokajan Klengdoon Engti INC 53332 54.01 Jagat Sing Engti IND 36524 36.99 16808 18 Howraghat Khorsing Engti INC 43014 50.57 Chomang Kro IND 33279 39.13 9735 19 Diphu Bidya Sing Engleng INC 54022 45.98 George Millick IND 41551 35.37 12471 20 Baithalangso Mansing Rongpi INC 64059 49.49 Jotson Bey IND 54721 42.28 9338 21 Mankachar Zabed Islam IND 64639 45.86 Dr. Motiur Rohman Mondal INC 53852 38.21 10787 22 Salmara South Abdur Rahman Ajmal AIUDF 62254 50.55 Wazed Ali Choudhury INC 58498 47.50 3756 23 Dhubri Jahan Uddin AIUDF 53937 43.10 Nazibul Umar INC 46455 37.12 7482 24 Gauripur Banendra Kumar Mushahary BPF 53849 40.43 Nizanur Rahman AIUDF 37190 27.92 16659 25 Golakganj Abu Taher Bepari INC 59320 43.95 Aswini Roy Sarkar BJP 55312 40.98 4008 26 Bilasipara West Hafiz Bashir Ahmed AIUDF 40501 36.19 Ali Akbar Miah INC 36717 32.81 3784 27 Bilasipara East Gul Akhtara Begum AIUDF 49519 36.67 Prasanta Kumar Barua AGP 25094 18.58 24425 28 Gossaigaon Majendra Narzary BPF 47543 36.20 Khairul Alam Miah AIUDF 26598 20.25 20945 29 Kokrajhar West Pradip Kumar Brahma BPF 68838 57.58 Urkhao Gwra Brahma IND 37335 31.23 31503 30 Kokrajhar East Pramila Rani Brahma BPF 74670 66.13 Kishore Basumatary IND 28766 25.48 45904 31 Sidli Chandan Brahma BPF 68127 54.56 Maoti Brahma Hazowary IND 31426 25.02 36701 32 Bongaigaon Phani Bhusan Choudhury AGP 45871 40.78 Prabhat Baisnab INC 33474 29.76 12397 33 Bijni Kamalshing Narzary BPF 39861 41.83 Khalilur Rahman INC 26536 27.84 13325 34 Abhayapuri North Bhupen Roy AGP 38111 36.32 Abdul Hai Nagori INC 36574 34.85 1537 35 Abhayapuri South Chandan Kumar Sarkar INC 51510 42.24 Bijay Das AIUDF 35621 29.21 15889 36 Dudhnai Sib Charan Basumatary INC 46890 37.33 Diganta Kumar Rava AGP 40873 32.54 6017 37 Goalpara East Monowar Hussain AIUDF 36353 26.79 Jyotish Das AGP 34511 25.43 1842 38 Goalpara West Sheikh Shah Alam AIUDF 37800 34.18 Purandar Rabha AGP 26862 24.29 10938 39 Jaleswar Moin Uddin Ahmed AIUDF 52643 50.75 Aftab Uddin Mollah INC 35847 34.55 16796 40 Sorbhog Ranjit Kumar Dass BJP 40716 31.25 A. Salim AIUDF 21534 16.53 19182 41 Bhabanipur Abul Kalam Azad AIUDF 24756 26.85 Phanidhar Talukdar IND 19714 21.38 5042 42 Patacharkuchi Manoranjan Das BJP 30829 34.96 Pabindra Deka AGP 26248 29.76 4581 43 Barpeta Abdur Rahim Khan AIUDF 56915 43.39 Gunindra Nath Das AGP 44606 34.01 12309 44 Jania Rafiqul Islam AIUDF 59978 52.23 Abdul Khaleque INC 42464 36.98 17514 45 Baghbor Sherman Ali Ahmed AIUDF 60434 64.62 Rajib Ahmed INC 28313 30.27 32121 46 Sarukhetri Ali Hossain AIUDF 51537 42.63 Tara Prasad Das INC 23915 19.78 27622 47 Chenga Sukur Ali Ahmed INC 36886 42.06 Liakat Ali Khan AGP 24404 27.83 12482 48 Boko Gopinath Das AIUDF 54388 38.52 Jayanta Das INC 43697 30.95 10691 49 Chaygaon Rekibuddun Ahmed INC 64307 54.40 Kamala Kanta Kalita AGP 48714 41.21 15593 50 Palasbari Jatin Mali IND 36718 34.68 Pranab Kalita IND 36038 34.04 680 51 Jalukbari Himanta Biswa Sarma INC 93812 72.09 Prodyut Kumar Bora BJP 16409 12.61 77403 52 Dispur Akon Bora INC 83096 41.48 Atul Bora AGP 74849 37.37 8247 53 Gauhati East Robin Bordoloi INC 47727 37.44 Siddhartha Bhattacharya BJP 43730 34.30 3997 54 Gauhati West Hementa Talukdar INC 54343 34.50 Manoj Ram Phookan BJP 43017 27.31 11326 55 Hajo Dwipen Pathak TMC 33331 30.77 Kirip Chaliha INC 27731 25.60 5600 56 Kamalpur Jadab Chandra Deka BJP 40288 37.32 Uttara Kalita INC 28141 26.07 12147 57 Rangia Ghanashyam Kalita INC 34119 29.11 Thaneswar Boro AGP 24045 20.52 10074 58 Tamulpur Emmanuel Mosahary BPF 44017 36.19 Chandi Basumatary INC 39409 32.40 4608 59 Nalbari Jayanta Malla Baruah INC 39896 33.93 Alaka Sarma AGP 31673 26.94 8223 60 Barkhetry Bhumidhar Barman INC 53958 45.54 Pulakesh Barua AGP 47612 40.19 6346 61 Dharmapur Nilamani Sen Deka INC 50786 51.34 Chandra Mohan Patowary AGP 45455 45.95 5331 62 Barama Maneswar Brahma BPF 42692 41.45 Rekha Rani Das Boro IND 24373 23.66 18319 63 Chapaguri Hitesh Basumatary BPF 70981 70.57 Tijen Basumatary AGP 19059 18.95 51922 64 Panery Kamali Basumatari BPF 38202 41.36 Santiuse Kujur INC 37646 40.76 556 65 Kalaigaon Mukunda Ram Choudhury AGP 42550 37.38 Maheswar Baro BPF 39742 34.91 2808 66 Sipajhar Binanda Kumar Saikia INC 51927 45.83 Zoii Nath Sarmah IND 43181 38.11 8746 67 Mangaldoi Basanta Das INC 65440 45.36 Mahendra Das AIUDF 41717 28.91 23723 68 Dalgaon Ilias Ali INC 62280 44.31 Mazibur Rahman AIUDF 58616 41.71 3664 69 Udalguri Rihon Daimary BPF 40,970 43.43 Bhramon Baglari IND 24776 26.26 16194 70 Majbat Rakheswar Brahma BPF 25268 27.77 Jitu Kissan INC 23642 25.98 1626 71 Dhekiajuli Habul Chakraborty INC 45799 38.28 Apurba Kumar Bhattacharjee AGP 25352 21.19 20447 72 Barchalla Tanka Bahadur Rai INC 47270 48.19 Ratul Kumar Nath AGP 29696 30.27 17574 73 Tezpur Rajen Borthakur INC 43738 41.27 Brindaban Goswami AGP 22156 20.90 21582 74 Rangapara Bhimananda Tanti INC 40364 40.32 Niranjan Nath BJP 16838 16.82 23526 75 Sootea Padma Hazarika AGP 45155 41.35 Khemraj Chetri CPI(M) 32362 29.63 12793 76 Biswanath Prabin Hazarika AGP 48104 45.51 Nurjamal Sarkar INC 46605 44.09 1499 77 Behali Pallab Lochan Das INC 40798 50.44 Ranjit Dutta BJP 22662 28.02 18136 78 Gohpur Monika Bora INC 60441 46.67 Utpal Borah IND 24217 18.70 36224 79 Jagiroad Bibekananda Dalai INC 67659 48.00 Bubul Das AGP 33211 23.56 34448 80 Marigaon Jonjonali Baruah INC 54264 48.02 Bireswar Medhi AGP 27105 24.17 27159 81 Laharighat Nazrul Islam INC 53550 49.55 Farook Rahman Khan AIUDF 40927 37.87 12623 82 Raha Pijush Hazarika INC 56430 43.51 Guneswar Das AIUDF 38447 29.64 17983 83 Dhing Aminul Islam AIUDF 72457 54.92 Idris Ali INC 53285 40.39 19172 84 Batadroba Gautam Bora INC 40950 39.92 Matiur Rahman AIUDF 40819 39.79 131 85 Rupohihat Mazibur Rahman AIUDF 44441 37.11 Salma Jesmin INC 44208 36.92 233 86 Nowgong Durlav Chamua INC 47977 42.14 Girindra Kumar Baruah AGP 39957 35.10 8020 87 Barhampur Prafulla Kumar Mahanta AGP 55889 51.74 Suresh Borah INC 39933 36.97 15956 88 Samaguri Rakibul Hussain INC 61332 57.12 Prafulla Kumar Mahanta AGP 41472 38.62 19860 89 Kaliabor Keshab Mahanta AGP 44886 49.56 Tapan Borah INC 35857 39.59 9029 90 Jamunamukh Sirajuddin Ajmal AIUDF 61267 50.08 Rejaul Karim Chowdhury INC 48541 39.68 12726 91 Hojai Ardhendu Kumar Dey INC 70649 44.40 Aditya Langthasa AIUDF 50755 31.90 19894 92 Lumding Swapan Kar AIUDF 39443 31.33 Sushil Dutta BJP 37612 29.87 1831 93 Bokakhat Arun Phukan INC 32020 34.54 Jiten Gogoi IND 30291 32.68 1729 94 Sarupathar Aklius Tirkey INC 74428 50.39 Binod Gowala AGP 42335 28.66 32093 95 Golaghat Ajanta Neog INC 79648 64.88 Amiyo Kumar Borah AGP 33477 27.27 46171 96 Khumtai Bismita Gogoi INC 41123 47.77 Upashana Gogoi AGP 22734 26.41 18389 97 Dergaon Aroti Hazarika Kachari INC 55705 56.06 Sushila Hazarika AGP 34445 34.66 21260 98 Jorhat Rana Goswami INC 68049 64.85 Hitendra Nath Goswami AGP 30079 28.67 37970 99 Majuli Rajib Lochan Pegu INC 39655 46.36 Padmeswar Doley IND 23691 27.70 15964 100 Titabar Tarun Gogoi INC 65418 74.12 Montu Moni Dutta AGP 11219 12.71 54199 101 Mariani Rupjyoti Kurmi INC 35754 46.93 Alok Kumar Ghosh TMC 28696 37.67 7058 102 Teok Membor Gogoi INC 48117 59.94 Hemanta Kalita AGP 17784 22.16 30333 103 Amguri Anjan Dutta INC 39549 47.54 Prodip Hazarika AGP 39263 47.20 286 104 Nazira Debabrata Saikia INC 52510 63.40 Drupad Borgohain CPI 18700 22.58 33810 105 Mahmara Sarat Saikia INC 40607 47.71 Hiranya Kumar Konwar AGP 24873 29.22 15734 106 Sonari Sarat Barkotoky INC 73327 53.38 Anup Singh Rajpuruhit BJP 27751 26.15 28904 107 Thowra Susanta Borgohain INC 28560 39.98 Kushal Dowari IND 24274 33.98 4286 108 Sibsagar Pranab Kumar Gogoi INC 48941 51.41 Pranabjit Chaliha AGP 31691 33.29 17250 109 Bihpuria Bhupen Kumar Borah INC 45920 49.48 Kesharam Bora AGP 33764 36.38 12156 110 Naoboicha Sanjay Raj Subba INC 33946 27.06 Mamun Imdadul Haque Chawdhury AIUDF 27288 21.76 6658 111 Lakhimpur Utpal Dutta AGP 52563 47.46 Ghana Buragohain INC 51464 46.47 1099 112 Dhakuakhana Naba Kumar Doley AGP 63963 50.31 Bharat Narah INC 56456 44.40 7507 113 Dhemaji Sumitra Patir INC 59633 42.64 Paramananda Sonowal AGP 52348 37.43 7285 114 Jonai Pradan Baruah INC 97326 52.89 Bhubon Pegu IND 77816 42.28 19510 115 Moran Jibantara Ghatowar INC 47143 57.17 Sunil Rajkonwar AGP 17650 21.40 29493 116 Dibrugarh Prasanta Phukan BJP 46506 55.15 Kalyan Kumar Gogoi INC 26897 31.90 19609 117 Lahowal Prithibi Majhi INC 39857 46.90 Ranjit Konwar BJP 20137 23.70 19720 118 Duliajan Amiya Gogoi INC 39511 42.17 Rameswar Teli BJP 36175 38.61 3336 119 Tingkhong Atuwa Munda INC 41839 48.96 Anup Phukan AGP 26315 30.80 15524 120 Naharkatia Pranati Phukan INC 35373 41.58 Naren Sonowal AGP 20976 24.66 14397 121 Chabua Raju Sahu INC 38576 40.02 Binod Hazarika BJP 27468 28.50 11108 122 Tinsukia Rajendra Prasad Singh INC 41238 44.15 Sanjoy Kishan BJP 29265 31.33 11973 123 Digboi Rameswar Dhanowar INC 38663 50.04 Suren Phukan BJP 27905 36.11 10758 124 Margherita Pradyut Bordoloi INC 57615 52.15 Kamakhya Prasad Tasa BJP 41006 37.11 16609 125 Doomdooma Dilip Moran BJP 31709 37.00 Rupesh Gowala INC 27053 31.57 4656 126 Sadiya Bolin Chetia INC 46318 44.95 Jagadish Bhuyan AGP 39451 38.28 6867
Aftermath
The elections resulted in a landslide victory for the Indian National Congress, with 78 seats for the Congress and 12 for the Bodoland People's Front. Tarun Gogoi became the second Chief Minister to be elected to three consecutive term after Bimala Prasad Chaliha and subsequently formed the Third Tarun Gogoi Ministry.https://www.rediff.com/news/report/congress-sweeps-assam-shocks-bjp-and-other-rival-parties/20110513.htm Congress sweeps Assam, shocks BJP, AGP rediff.com 13 May 2011 14 May 2011 The BPF remained in government, although the Congress had sufficient seats to form the government alone. The AIUDF emerged as the largest opposition party and won 18 of 126 seats.
The Congress did well across all the demographics of the state.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/assembly-elections-2011/assam/hindu-vote-surged-congress-assam-tally/articleshow/8330496.cms ULFA leader, Arabinda Rajkhowa, was conciliatory towards the Assam government after the elections.https://caravanmagazine.in/perspectives/talking-sense Rajkhowa declared that "We have great expectations from his [Gogoi's] government. We hope it will work for peace and a final political settlement in Assam".
Bypolls (2011–2016)
S.No Date Constituency MLA before election Party before election Elected MLA Party after election 8 24 February 2013 Algapur Sahidul Alam Chodhary Asom Gana Parishad Mandira Roy Indian National Congress 9 13 September 2014 Silchar Sushmita Dev Indian National Congress 2 Dilip Kumar Paul Bharatiya Janata Party 13 Lakhipur Dinesh Prasad Goala Rajdeep Goala Indian National Congress 90 Jamunamukh Sirajuddin Ajmal All India United Democratic Front Abdur Rahim Ajmal All India United Democratic Front
References
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