1991 Assam Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly were held in 1991 to elect members of 126 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 for his second term.[1][2] The number of constituencies was set as 126, by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.[3]

1991 Assam Legislative Assembly election
1991
126 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly
64 seats needed for a majority
Registered11,892,170
Turnout74.67%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Hiteswar Saikia Prafulla Kumar Mahanta
Party INC AGP
Seats before 15 New
Seats won 66 19
Seat change 41 New
Popular vote 29.35% 17.93%
CM before election

President's Rule

 Elected CM

Hiteswar Saikia
INC

Result
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Indian National Congress2,455,30229.356641
Asom Gana Parishad1,499,91117.9319New
Bharatiya Janata Party548,2716.5510New
Natun Asom Gana Parishad456,2095.455New
Janata Dal398,6234.771New
Communist Party of India (Marxist)321,9263.8520
Communist Party of India206,5412.4744
Autonomous State Demand Committee133,2801.594New
Others553,6836.6200
Independents1,791,08621.411577
Total8,364,832100.001260
Valid votes8,364,83294.33
Invalid/blank votes502,8075.67
Total votes8,867,639100.00
Registered voters/turnout11,892,17074.57
Source: ECI[4]

Elected members
Constituency Reserved for
(SC/ST/None)		 Member Party
RatabariSCRam Payare RabidasBharatiya Janata Party
PatharkandiNoneMadhusudan TewariBharatiya Janata Party
Karimganj NorthNoneMission Ranjan DasBharatiya Janata Party
Karimganj SouthNonePranab Kumar NathBharatiya Janata Party
BadarpurNoneAbu Saleh NajmuddinIndian National Congress
HailakandiNoneChittendra Nath MazumderBharatiya Janata Party
KatlicherraNoneGautam RoyIndian National Congress
AlgapurNoneSahidul Alam ChodharyAsom Gana Parishad
SilcharNoneSamarendra Nath SenBharatiya Janata Party
SonaiNoneBadrinarayan SinghBharatiya Janata Party
DholaiSCParimal SuklabaidyaBharatiya Janata Party
UdharbondNoneJagannath SinghIndian National Congress
LakhipurNoneDinesh Prasad GoalaIndian National Congress
BarkholaNoneAbdul Matin MazumdarJanata Dal
KatigoraNoneKali Ranjan DebBharatiya Janata Party
HaflongSTGobinda Ch. LangthasaIndian National Congress
BokajanSTMonsing RongpiAutonomous State Demand Committee
HowraghatSTBabu RongpiAutonomous State Demand Committee
DiphuSTDipendra RongpiAutonomous State Demand Committee
BaithalangsoSTHoliram TerangAutonomous State Demand Committee
MankacharNoneZahirul IslamIndian National Congress
Salmara SouthNoneDewan Joynal AbedinIndependent
DhubriNoneDhruba Kr. Sen.Bharatiya Janata Party
GauripurNoneMd. Mohidul HaqueIndian National Congress
GolakganjNoneAlauddin SarkarCommunist Party of India
Bilasipara WestNoneGiasuddin AhmedCommunist Party of India
Bilasipara EastNoneAnowar HussinIndian National Congress
GossaigaonNoneTajendra NarzaryIndependent
Kokrajhar WestSTParameswar BrahmaIndependent
Kokrajhar EastSTPramila BrahmaIndependent
SidliSTKhiren BorgoyaryIndependent
BongaigaonNonePhani Bhoosan ChoudharyAsom Gana Parishad
BijniNoneKamal BrahmaIndependent
Abhayapuri NorthNoneBhupen RoyAsom Gana Parishad
Abhayapuri SouthSCChandan Kumar SarkarIndian National Congress
DudhnaiSTJagat PatgiriIndian National Congress
Goalpara EastNoneRatneshwar DasIndian National Congress
Goalpara WestNoneNazmul HoqueIndependent
JaleswarNoneAfzalur RahmanIndian National Congress
SorbhogNoneSamsul HoqueIndian National Congress
BhabanipurNoneMilan BoroIndependent
PatacharkuchiNoneKrishna Kanta LahkarIndependent
BarpetaNoneIsmail HussainIndian National Congress
JaniaNoneAsahaque AliIndependent
BaghbarNoneDildar RezzaIndian National Congress
SarukhetriNoneNizamuddin KhanCommunist Party of India
ChengaNoneLiakat Ali KhanIndependent
BokoSCGopinath DasIndian National Congress
ChaygaonNoneKamala KalitaAsom Gana Parishad
PalasbariNoneJatin MaliAsom Gana Parishad
JalukbariNoneBhrigu Kumar PhukanNatun Asom Gana Parishad
DispurNoneAtul BoraAsom Gana Parishad
Gauhati EastNoneChitta Ranjan PatowariIndian National Congress
Gauhati WestNoneRamendra Narayan KalitaNatun Asom Gana Parishad
HajoNoneBadan BaruahNatun Asom Gana Parishad
KamalpurNoneHiteswar DekaNatun Asom Gana Parishad
RangiyaNoneThaneswar BaroAsom Gana Parishad
TamulpurNoneDerhagra MushaIndependent
NalbariNoneNagen SarmaAsom Gana Parishad
BarkhetryNoneBhumidhar BarmanIndian National Congress
DharmapurNoneChandra Mohan PatowaryIndependent
BaramaSTPani Ram RabhaNatun Asom Gana Parishad
ChapaguriSTSuren SwargiaryAsom Gana Parishad
PaneryNoneKarendra BasumatariIndependent
KalaigaonNoneJew Ram BoroIndependent
SipajharNoneZoii Nath SarmahAsom Gana Parishad
MangaldoiSCNakul Chandra DasIndian National Congress
DalgaonNoneSyeda Anwara TaimurIndian National Congress
UdalguriSTJaman Singh BrahmaIndian National Congress
MajbatNoneSilvius CondpanIndian National Congress
DhekiajuliNoneHiranya BoraIndian National Congress
BarchallaNoneRudra ParajuliIndian National Congress
TezpurNoneBijit SaikiaIndian National Congress
RangaparaNoneGolok RajbanshiIndian National Congress
SooteaNoneKushal SahuIndian National Congress
BiswanathNoneNurjamal SarkarIndian National Congress
BehaliNoneBarnabash TanteeIndian National Congress
GohpurNoneKosheswar BaruaIndian National Congress
JagiroadSCBubul DasAsom Gana Parishad
MarigaonNoneMunin MahantaCommunist Party of India
LaharighatNoneSamsul HudaIndian National Congress
RahaSCGahin Chandra DasAsom Gana Parishad
DhingNoneMuzibar RahmanIndian National Congress
BatadrobaNoneGoutom BoraIndian National Congress
RupohihatNoneRashidul HaqueIndian National Congress
NowgongNoneMukut SarmaIndian National Congress
BarhampurNonePrafulla Kumar MahantaAsom Gana Parishad
SamaguriNoneNurul HussainIndian National Congress
KaliaborNoneBoloram NagIndian National Congress
JamunamukhNoneAbdul Jalil RagibiIndian National Congress
HojaiNoneArdhendu Kumar DeyIndian National Congress
LumdingNoneDebesh Ch. ChaakrobortyIndian National Congress
BokakhatNoneBhupen BhuyanIndian National Congress
SarupatharNoneBinod GowalAsom Gana Parishad
GolaghatNoneNagen NeogIndian National Congress
KhumtaiNoneJiba Kanta GogoiIndian National Congress
DergaonSCHem Prakash NarayanIndian National Congress
JorhatNoneHitendra Nath GoswamiAsom Gana Parishad
MajuliSTPadmeswar DoleyAsom Gana Parishad
TitabarNoneMahendra BoraIndian National Congress
MarianiNoneRupam KurmiIndian National Congress
TeokNoneRenu Poma RajkhowaAsom Gana Parishad
AmguriNoneAnjan DuttaIndian National Congress
NaziraNoneHiteshwar SaikiaIndian National Congress
MahmaraNoneLakhi Prasad BorgohainIndian National Congress
SonariNoneSarat BarkotokyIndian National Congress
ThowraNoneDevananda KonwarIndian National Congress
SibsagarNonePromod GogoiCommunist Party of India
BihpuriaNoneBorgaram DeoriIndian National Congress
NaoboichaNoneMoni Kumar SubbaIndian National Congress
LakhimpurNoneIndra GogoiIndian National Congress
DhakuakhanaSTBharat Chandra NarahAsom Gana Parishad
DhemajiSTDilip Kumar SaikiaAsom Gana Parishad
JonaiSTGomeswar PeguIndian National Congress
MoranNoneJoy Chandra NagbanshiIndian National Congress
DibrugarhNoneKeshab GogoiIndian National Congress
LahowalNoneHaren BhumijIndian National Congress
DuliajanNoneAniya GogoiIndian National Congress
TingkhongNonePrithibi MajhiIndian National Congress
NaharkatiaNoneSasha Kamal HandiqueCommunist Party of India
ChabuaNoneUpendra SanatanIndian National Congress
TinsukiaNoneShio Sambhu OjhaIndian National Congress
DigboiNoneRameswar DhanowarIndian National Congress
MargheritaNoneKulbahadur ChetriIndian National Congress
Doom DoomaNoneDileswar TantiIndian National Congress
SadiyaNoneDebendra Nath BaruahIndian National Congress

See also

References
  1. Ruben Banerjee (15 May 1996). "Hiteswar Saikia loved politics, without caring for his life". Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. "Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937". Assam Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 13 May 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2006.
  3. "DPACO (1976) - Archive Delimitation Orders". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  4. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1991 to the Legislative Assembly of Assam". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
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