1996 Assam Legislative Assembly election
Legislative Assembly election in Assam, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly were held in April 1996 to elect members of 114 constituencies in Assam, India. The Indian National Congress (INC) won the popular vote, but the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) won the most seats and Prafulla Kumar Mahanta 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] but elections were held in only 122 constituencies. The constituencies of Dispur, Dergaon, Nazira and Margherita did not go to polls immediately, but they had polls in November 1996.
Quick Facts 122 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly 62 seats needed for a majority, Registered ...
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122 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly 62 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 12,119,125 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 78.92% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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