2001 Assam Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly were held in 2001 to elect members of 114 constituencies in Assam, India. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and a majority of seats and Tarun Gogoi was appointed as the Chief Minister of Assam.^[1][2] The number of constituencies was set as 126, by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.^[3]

2001 Assam Legislative Assembly election

← 1996 10 May 2001 2006 →
126 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly 64 seats needed for a majority
Registered	14,439,167
Turnout	75.1%
Majority party Minority party   Leader Tarun Gogoi Prafulla Kumar Mahanta Party INC AGP Last election 34 59 Seats won 71 20 Seat change 37 39 Percentage 39.75% 20.02%
CM before election Prafulla Kumar Mahanta AGP Elected CM Tarun Gogoi INC

After the elections, the sitting MP for Kaliabor. Tarun Gogoi became the chief minister. His brother, Dip Gogoi, the winner from the Titabar constituency, resigned from his seat so that Tarun could win the seat in a by-election. Dip later fought and won the by-election for the, now vacant, Kaliabor Lok Sabha seat.

Result

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Indian National Congress	4,230,676	39.75	71	37
	Asom Gana Parishad	2,130,118	20.02	20	39
	Bharatiya Janata Party	995,004	9.35	8	4
	Nationalist Congress Party	267,173	2.51	3	1
	Autonomous State Demand Committee	118,610	1.11	2	3
	Samajwadi Party	109,822	1.03	1	New
	Samata Party	83,815	0.79	1	New
	All India Trinamool Congress	58,361	0.55	1	New
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	189,349	1.78	0	2
	Communist Party of India	116,889	1.10	0	3
	Autonomous State Demand Committee (Progressive)	98,032	0.92	0	New
	United Minorities Front, Assam	43,712	0.41	0	2
	People's Democratic Front (India)	35,147	0.33	0	New
	Others	88,626	0.83	0	0
	Independents	2,076,653	19.51	19	8
Total		10,641,987	100.00	126	4
Valid votes		10,641,987	98.26
Invalid/blank votes		188,628	1.74
Total votes		10,830,615	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		14,439,167	75.01
Source: ECI[4]

Elected members

Constituency	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	Member	Party
Ratabari	SC	Rathish Ranjan Choudhury		Independent
Patharkandi	None	Monilal Gowala		Indian National Congress
Karimganj North	None	Mission Ranjan Das		Bharatiya Janata Party
Karimganj South	None	Siddeque Ahmed		Samata Party
Badarpur	None	Jamal Uddin Ahmed		All India Trinamool Congress
Hailakandi	None	Sahab Uddin Choudhury		Independent
Katlicherra	None	Gautam Roy		Indian National Congress
Algapur	None	Sahidul Alam Choudhury		Asom Gana Parishad
Silchar	None	Bimolangshu Roy		Bharatiya Janata Party
Sonai	None	Anwar Hussain Laskar		Samajwadi Party
Dholai	SC	Parimal Suklabaidya		Bharatiya Janata Party
Udharbond	None	Ajit Singh		Indian National Congress
Lakhipur	None	Dinesh Prasad Goala		Indian National Congress
Barkhola	None	Misbahul Islam Laskar		Indian National Congress
Katigora	None	Kali Ranjan Deb		Bharatiya Janata Party
Haflong	ST	Gobinda Ch. Langthasa		Indian National Congress
Bokajan	ST	Jagat Sing Engti		Autonomous State Demand Committee
Howraghat	ST	Dharamsing Teron		Autonomous State Demand Committee
Diphu	ST	Bidya Sing Engleng		Indian National Congress
Baithalangso	ST	Rupon Sing Ronghang		Indian National Congress
Mankachar	None	Hosenara Islam		Nationalist Congress Party
Salmara South	None	Wazed Ali Choudhury		Indian National Congress
Dhubri	None	Nazibul Umar.		Indian National Congress
Gauripur	None	Banendra Kumar Mushahary		Asom Gana Parishad
Golakganj	None	Dinesh Chandra Sarker		Bharatiya Janata Party
Bilasipara West	None	Ali Akbar Miah		Asom Gana Parishad
Bilasipara East	None	Prashanta Kumar Baruah		Asom Gana Parishad
Gossaigaon	None	Methias Tudu		Indian National Congress
Kokrajhar West	ST	Hemendra Nath Brahma		Independent
Kokrajhar East	ST	Pramila Rani Brahma		Independent
Sidli	ST	Matindra Basumatary		Independent
Bongaigaon	None	Phani Bhusan Choudhury		Asom Gana Parishad
Bijni	None	Romio Brahma		Independent
Abhayapuri North	None	Bhupen Ray		Asom Gana Parishad
Abhayapuri South	SC	Chandan Kumar Sarkar		Indian National Congress
Dudhnai	ST	Pranoy Rabha		Indian National Congress
Goalpara East	None	Shadeed Mazumder		Nationalist Congress Party
Goalpara West	None	Sheikh Shah Alam		Nationalist Congress Party
Jaleswar	None	Aftabuddin		Indian National Congress
Sorbhog	None	Samsul Hoque		Independent
Bhabanipur	None	Sarbananda Choudhury		Indian National Congress
Patacharkuchi	None	Pabindra Deka		Independent
Barpeta	None	Ismail Hussain		Indian National Congress
Jania	None	Asahaque Ali		Indian National Congress
Baghbar	None	Dilder Rezza		Indian National Congress
Sarukhetri	None	Dr. Tara Prasad Das		Independent
Chenga	None	Sukur Ali Ahmed		Indian National Congress
Boko	SC	Gopi Nath Das		Indian National Congress
Chaygaon	None	Rana Goswami		Indian National Congress
Palasbari	None	Pranab Kalita		Independent
Jalukbari	None	Himanta Biswa Sarma		Indian National Congress
Dispur	None	Robin Bordoloi		Indian National Congress
Gauhati East	None	Pankaj Bora		Indian National Congress
Gauhati West	None	Hemanta Talukdar		Indian National Congress
Hajo	None	Dr. Haren Das		Indian National Congress
Kamalpur	None	Uttara Kalita		Indian National Congress
Rangiya	None	Bhubaneswar Kalita		Indian National Congress
Tamulpur	None	Biswajit Daimary		Independent
Nalbari	None	Madan Kalita		Indian National Congress
Barkhetry	None	Bhumidhar Barman		Indian National Congress
Dharmapur	None	Nilamani Sen Deka		Indian National Congress
Barama	ST	Paniram Rabha		Indian National Congress
Chapaguri	ST	Tijen Basumatary		Independent
Panery	None	Kamali Basumatari		Independent
Kalaigaon	None	Nathu Boro		Independent
Sipajhar	None	Dr. Zoii Nath Sarmah		Asom Gana Parishad
Mangaldoi	SC	Basanta Das		Indian National Congress
Dalgaon	None	Abdul Jabbar		Asom Gana Parishad
Udalguri	ST	Rihon Daimari		Independent
Majbat	None	Karendra Basumatary		Independent
Dhekiajuli	None	Joseph Toppo		Asom Gana Parishad
Barchalla	None	Tanka Bahadur Rai		Indian National Congress
Tezpur	None	Brindaban Goswami		Asom Gana Parishad
Rangapara	None	Bhima Tanti		Indian National Congress
Sootea	None	Praneswar Basumatari		Indian National Congress
Biswanath	None	Nurjamal Sarkar		Indian National Congress
Behali	None	Ranjit Dutta		Bharatiya Janata Party
Gohpur	None	Ripun Bora		Indian National Congress
Jagiroad	SC	Bubul Das		Asom Gana Parishad
Marigaon	None	Jonjonali Baruah		Indian National Congress
Laharighat	None	Nazrul Islam		Indian National Congress
Raha	SC	Dr. Ananda Ram Baruah		Indian National Congress
Dhing	None	Idris Ali		Indian National Congress
Batadroba	None	Gautam Bora		Indian National Congress
Rupohihat	None	Sarifa Begum		Indian National Congress
Nowgong	None	Girindra Kumar Barua		Asom Gana Parishad
Barhampur	None	Prafulla Kumar Mahanta		Asom Gana Parishad
Samaguri	None	Rockybul Hussain		Indian National Congress
Kaliabor	None	Gunin Hazarika		Asom Gana Parishad
Jamunamukh	None	Khalilur Rahman Chowdhury		Asom Gana Parishad
Hojai	None	Ardhendu Dey		Indian National Congress
Lumding	None	Sushil Dutta		Bharatiya Janata Party
Bokakhat	None	Jiten Gogoi		Independent
Sarupathar	None	Aklius Tirkey		Indian National Congress
Golaghat	None	Ajanta Neog		Indian National Congress
Khumtai	None	Jiba Kanta Gogoi		Indian National Congress
Dergaon	SC	Hemprakash Narayan		Indian National Congress
Jorhat	None	Hitendra Nath Goswami		Asom Gana Parishad
Majuli	ST	Rajib Lochan Pegu		Indian National Congress
Titabar	None	Dip Gogoi		Indian National Congress
Mariani	None	Rupam Kurmi		Indian National Congress
Teok	None	Member Gogoi		Indian National Congress
Amguri	None	Anjan Dutta		Indian National Congress
Nazira	None	Dr.Hemoprova Saikia		Indian National Congress
Mahmara	None	Sarat Saikia		Indian National Congress
Sonari	None	Sarat Barkataky		Indian National Congress
Thowra	None	Devananda Konwar		Indian National Congress
Sibsagar	None	Pranab Gogoi		Indian National Congress
Bihpuria	None	Premadhar Bora		Independent
Naoboicha	None	Sultan Sadik		Independent
Lakhimpur	None	Utpal Dutta		Asom Gana Parishad
Dhakuakhana	ST	Bharat Chandra Narah		Indian National Congress
Dhemaji	ST	Dilip Kumar Saikia		Asom Gana Parishad
Jonai	ST	Pradan Boruah		Indian National Congress
Moran	None	Sarbananda Sonowal		Asom Gana Parishad
Dibrugarh	None	Dr. Kalyan Kumar Gogoi		Indian National Congress
Lahowal	None	Prithibi Majhi		Indian National Congress
Duliajan	None	Rameshwar Teli		Bharatiya Janata Party
Tingkhong	None	Etuwa Munda		Indian National Congress
Naharkatia	None	Pranati Phukan		Indian National Congress
Chabua	None	Raju Shahu		Indian National Congress
Tinsukia	None	Rajendra Prasad Singh		Indian National Congress
Digboi	None	Rameswar Dhanowar		Indian National Congress
Margherita	None	Pradyut Bordoloi		Indian National Congress
Doom Dooma	None	Dileswar Tanti		Indian National Congress
Sadiya	None	Jogadish Bhuyan		Asom Gana Parishad

See also

• List of constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly
• 2001 elections in India