1983 Assam Legislative Assembly election
Elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly were held in February 1983 to elect members of 114 constituencies in Assam, India. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and a majority of seats and Hiteswar Saikia was appointed as the Chief Minister of Assam.[1][2] The number of constituencies was set as 126 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.[3]
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114 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly 58 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 7,284,612 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 32.74% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Result
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Indian National Congress | 1,194,657 | 52.53 | 91 | 65 | |
| Indian Congress (Socialist) | 137,685 | 6.05 | 4 | New | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 116,923 | 5.14 | 2 | 9 | |
| Plain Tribals Council of Assam | 106,084 | 4.66 | 1 | 3 | |
| Communist Party of India | 58,746 | 2.58 | 1 | 4 | |
| Independents | 659,995 | 29.02 | 10 | 5 | |
| Total | 2,274,090 | 100.00 | 109 | 21 | |
| Valid votes | 2,274,090 | 95.34 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 111,100 | 4.66 | |||
| Total votes | 2,385,190 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,284,612 | 32.74 | |||
| Source: ECI[4] | |||||
Elected members
References
- Ruben Banerjee (15 May 1996). "Hiteswar Saikia loved politics, without caring for his life". Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- "Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937". Assam Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 13 May 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2006.
- "DPACO (1976) - Archive Delimitation Orders". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Assam". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
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