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P R A S A R B H A R A T I (India’s Public Services Broadcaster) News Services Division: All India Radio

(Election Cell)

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PRASAR BHARTI

(INDIA’S PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTER)

NEWS SERVICES DIVISION : ALL INDIA RADIO

(ELECTION CELL)

ASSAM ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS-2016

HIGHLIGHTS

1. No. of constituencies : 126

General : 102

SC : 08

ST : 16

2. No. of Electors : 19,947,690

Men : 10,310,623

Women : 9,637,067

3. No. of Voters : 16,900,487

Men : 8,726,959

Women : 8,173,528

4. No. of Contestants : 1071

5. No. of Polling Stations : 24,888

6. Overall Polling Percentage : 84.72%

First Phase : 82.2%

Second Phase : 87.03%

7. No. of Counting Centers : 51

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PRASAR BHARTI

(INDIA’S PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTER)

NEWS SERVICES DIVISION : ALL INDIA RADIO

(ELECTION CELL)

ASSAM ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS-2011

HIGHLIGHTS

1. No. of constituencies : 126

General : 102

SC : 8

ST : 16

2. NO. of Electors : 18,188,269

Men : 9,401,786

Women : 8,786,483

3. NO. of Voters : 13,809,440

Men : 7,225,087

Women : 6,584,353

4. No. of contestants : 981

5. No. of Polling Stations : 23,853

6. Overall Polling Percentage : 75.92 %

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ASSAM GENERAL ELECTIONS- 2016

Assembly Constituencies—Name and Number wise

Number wise list Alphabetical list

1. Ratabari (SC) 2. Patharkandi 3. Karimganj North 4. Karimganj South 5. Badarpur 6. Hailakandi 7. Katlichera 8. Algapur 9. Silchar 10. Sonai 11. Dholai (SC) 12. Udharbond 13. Lakhipur 14. Barkhola 15. Katigora 16. Haflong (ST) 17. Bokajan (ST) 18. Howraghat (ST) 19. Diphu (ST) 20. Baithalangso (ST) 21. Mankachar 22. Salmara South 23. Dhubri 24. Gauripur 25. Golakganj 26. BilasiparaWest 27. Bilasipara East 28. Gossaigaon 29. KokrajharWest (ST) 30. Kokrajhar East (ST) 31. Sidli (ST) 32. Bongaigaon 33. Bijni 34. Abhayapuri North 35. Abhayapuri South (SC) 36. Dudhnai (ST) 37. Goalpara East 38. GoalparaWest 39. Jaleswar 40. Sorbhog 41. Bhabanipur 42. Patacharkuchi 43. Barpeta

Abhayapuri North 34 Abhayapuri South (SC) 35 Algapur 8 Amguri 103 Badarpur 5 Baghbar 45 Baithalangso (ST) 20 Barama (ST) 62 Barchalla 72 Barhampur 87 Barkhetry 60 Barkhola 14 Barpeta 43 Batadroba 84 Behali 77 Bhabanipur 41 Bihpuria 109 Bijni 33 Bilasipara East 27 BilasiparaWest 26 Biswanath 76 Bokajan (ST) 17 Bokakhat 93 Boko (SC) 48 Bongaigaon 32 Chabua 121 Chapaguri (ST) 63 Chaygaon 49 Chenga 47 Dalgaon 68 Dergaon (SC) 97 Dhakuakhana (ST) 112 Dharmapur 61 Dhekiajuli 71 Dhemaji (ST) 113 Dhing 83 Dholai (SC) 11 Dhubri 23 Dibrugarh 116 Digboi. 123 Diphu (ST) 19 Dispur 52 Doom Dooma 125

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44. Jania 45. Baghbar 46. Sarukhetri 47. Chenga 48. Boko (SC) 49. Chaygaon 50. Palasbari 51. Jalukbari 52. Dispur 53. Gauhati East 54. GauhatiWest 55. Hajo 56. Kamalpur 57. Rangiya 58. Tamulpur 59. Nalbari 60. Barkhetry 61. Dharmapur 62. Barama (ST) 63. Chapaguri (ST) 64. Panery 65. Kalaigaon 66. Sipajhar 67. Mangaldoi (SC) 68. Dalgaon 69. Udalguri (ST) 70. Majbat 71. Dhekiajuli 72. Barchalla 73. Tezpur 74. Rangapara 75. Sootea 76. Biswanath 77. Behali 78. Gohpur 79. Jagiroad (SC) 80. Marigaon 81. Laharighat 82. Raha (SC) 83. Dhing 84. Batadroba 85. Rupohihat 86. Nowgong 87. Barhampur 88. Samaguri 89. Kaliabor 90. Jamunamukh 91. Hojai

Dudhnai (ST) 36 Duliajan 118 Gauhati East 53 GauhatiWest 54 Gauripur 24 Goalpara East 37 GoalparaWest 38 Gohpur 78 Golaghat 95 Golakganj 25. Gossaigaon 28 Haflong (ST) 16 Hailakandi 6 Hajo 55 Hojai 91 Howraghat (ST) 18 Jagiroad (SC) 79 Jaleswar 39 Jalukbari 51 Jamunamukh 90 Jania 44 Jonai (ST) 114 Jorhat 98 Kalaigaon 65 Kaliabor 89 Kamalpur 56 Karimganj North 3 Karimganj South 4 Katigora 15 Katlichera 7 Khumtai 96 Kokrajhar East (ST) 30 KokrajharWest (ST) 29 Laharighat 81 Lahowal 117 Lakhimpur 111 Lakhipur 13 Lumding 92 Mahmara 105 Majbat 70 Majuli (ST) 99 Mangaldoi (SC) 67 Mankachar 21 Margherita 124 Mariani 101 Marigaon 80 Moran 115 Naharkatia 120

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92. Lumding 93. Bokakhat 94. Sarupathar 95. Golaghat 96. Khumtai 97. Dergaon (SC) 98. Jorhat 99. Majuli (ST) 100. Titabar 101. Mariani 102. Teok 103. Amguri 104. Nazira 105. Mahmara 106. Sonari 107. Thowra 108. Sibsagar 109. Bihpuria 110. Naoboicha 111. Lakhimpur 112. Dhakuakhana (ST) 113. Dhemaji (ST) 114. Jonai (ST) 115. Moran 116. Dibrugarh 117. Lahowal 118. Duliajan 119. Tingkhong 120. Naharkatia 121. Chabua 122. Tinsukia 123. Digboi. 124. Margherita 125. Doom Dooma 126. Sadiya

Nalbari 59 Naoboicha 110 Nazira 104 Nowgong 86 Palasbari 50 Panery 64 Patacharkuchi 42 Patharkandi 2 Raha (SC) 82 Rangapara 74 Rangiya 57 Ratabari (SC) 1 Rupohihat 85 Sadiya 126 Salmara South 22 Samaguri 88 Sarukhetri 46 Sarupathar 94 Sibsagar 108 Sidli (ST) 31 Silchar 9 Sipajhar 66 Sonai 10 Sonari 106 Sootea 75 Sorbhog 40 Tamulpur 58 Teok 102 Tezpur 73 Thowra 107 Tingkhong 119 Tinsukia 122 Titabar 100 Udalguri (ST) 69 Udharbond 12

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PRASAR BHARATI (INDIA’S PUBLIC SERVICE BRAODCASTER)

NEWS SERVICES DIVISION: ALL INDIA RADIO (ELECTION CELL)

ASSAM ASSEMBLY ELECTION- 2016

KEY CONSTITUENCIES

(TENTATIVE AS ON 28.03.2016)

SL. NO.

NAME OF KEY CONSTITUENCIES

CONSTITUENCY NO.

REMARKS

01. TITABOR 100

Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is the

candidate

02. MAJULI 99 BJP – CM candidate Sarbananda

Sonowal is the candidate

03. DHARMAPUR 61 Former AGP Chief, now BJP

leader Chandra Mohan Patowary

04. JALUKBARI 51 Former congress leader and

Health and Education Minister,

now BJP leader Himanta Biswa

Sarma is the candidate

05. SAMAGURI 88 Congress Minister Rokibul

Hussain is the candidate

06. SILCHAR 09 Congress candidate and wife of

former union minister

07. SOUTH SALMARA 22 AIUDF President Badaruddin

Ajmal is the candidate

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ASSAM ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS-2016

PARTY WISE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES

SL.NO. NAME OF THE POLITICAL

PARTY

NUMBER OF CANDIDATES

(1ST PHASE+2ND PHASE)=TOTAL

01. BJP 52+35=87

02. INC 65+57=122

03. NCP 09+0=09

04. CPI 10+05=15

05. CPM 10+09=19

06. AGP 11+19=30

07. AIUDF 27+47=74

08. BPF 03+10=13

09. IND 282+214=496

10. OTHERS 77+129=206

TOTAL 546+525=1071

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PRE-POLL ALLIANCE

SL.NO. NAME OF PRE-POLL ALLIANCE

(IF ANY)

NAME OF POLITICAL PARTY IN THE ALLIANCE

NUMBER OF CANDIDATES

01. SEAT SHARING ARRANGEMENT

1. BJP

2. AGP

3. BPF

4. OTHERS

87

30

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02. -DO- 1. INC

2. UPP

122

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03. -DO- 1. AIUDF 2.RJD 3.JD(U)

74

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Prasar Bharti

(India’s Public Services Broadcaster)

News Services Division : All India Radio

(Election Cell)

FACT SHEET

Polling for First Phase of elections in Assam held on 04th April 2016

Total assembly seats in Assam 126.

546 candidates contest for 65 assembly constituencies.

Number of electorates

Male 4,919,432

Female 4,599,635

Total 9,519,067

Number of polling station:- 24,889

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Prasar Bharti

(India’s Public Services Broadcaster)

News Services Division : All India Radio

(Election Cell)

FACT SHEET

Polling for Second Phase of elections in Assam held on 11th April 2016

Total assembly seats in Assam 126.

525 candidates contest for 61 assembly constituencies.

Number of electorates

Male 5,391,191

Female 5,037,432

Total 10,428,623

Number of polling station:- 12,699

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Political Parties performance – 2011 Assembly Elections

Party Name Seats won

All India Trinamool Congress 1

All India United Democratic Front 18

Asom Gana Parishad 10

Bharatiya Janata Party 5

Bodoland Peoples Front 12

Independent 2

Indian National Congress 78

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VOTE PERCENTAGE OF POLITICAL PARTIES

Name of Political Parties Vote Percentage

BJP 11.47%

CPI 0.52%

CPM 1.13%

INC 39.39%

NCP 0.43%

AGP 16.29%

AIUDF 12.57%

BOPF 12.57%

OTHERS 12.06 %