2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election
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The 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election was the 15th quinquennial legislative assembly election held in the Indian state of Assam from March 27 to April 6 in three phases, to elect 126 MLAs to the 15th Assam Legislative Assembly. The votes were counted and the result declared on Sunday, 2 May. The term of the previous Fourteenth Legislative Assembly of Assam ended on 31 May 2021.[2]
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All 126 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly 64 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 23,436,864 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 82.42%[1] (2.30%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The election saw 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.[3] Jailed activist and Raijor Dal founder and President Akhil Gogoi contested the election as an independent candidate and won the Sibsagar seat by a margin of 11,875 votes.[4]