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
 
Leader Himanta Biswa Sarma Gaurav Gogoi
Party BJP INC
Alliance NDA UOF
Leader since 2021 2021
Leader's seat Jalukbari TBD
Last election 33.21%, 60 seats 29.67%, 29 seats
Current seats 63 26
Seats needed 1 38
Incumbent Chief Minister

Himanta Biswa Sarma
BJP


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 and alliances
Party/Alliance Flag Symbol Leader Seats Contested
National Democratic Alliance Bharatiya Janata Party Himanta Biswa Sarma TBD TBD
Asom Gana Parishad Atul Bora TBD
United People's Party Liberal Pramod Boro TBD
United Opposition Forum Indian National Congress Gaurav Gogoi TBD
Assam Jatiya Parishad Jagadish Bhuyan TBD
Raijor Dal Akhil Gogoi TBD
All India Trinamool Congress Ripun Bora TBD
Aam Aadmi Party Dr. Bhaben Choudhury TBD
Communist Party of India (Marxist) Manoranjan Talukdar TBD
Communist Party of India Munin Mahanta TBD
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Bibek Das TBD
Rashtriya Janata Dal Hira Devi TBD
Anchalik Gana Morcha Ajit Kumar Bhuyan
Samajwadi Party
Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) D.D. Adhikary TBD
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Ram Narayan Singh TBD
All India Forward Bloc TBD
All Party Hill Leaders Conference Jonas Ingti Kathar TBD
Jatiya Dal Asom M.G. Hazarika TBD
Pubancholio Lok Parishad Charan Chandra Deka TBD
All India United Democratic Front Badruddin Ajmal TBD
Bodoland People's Front Hagrama Mohilary TBD
Janata Dal (United) Paresh Nath TBD
Revolutionary Communist Party of India Biren Deka TBD
Gana Suraksha Party Heera Saraniya TBD
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) Chandralekha Das TBD
National People's Party Dilip kumar Borah TBD
Autonomous State Demand Committee Dr. Jayanta Rongpi TBD

Notes

    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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