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List of constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly

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List of constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly
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The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Dispur, the capital of Assam, which is in the Western Assam region. The Legislative Assembly has 126 members, directly elected from single-seat constituencies. Its term is five years, unless dissolved early.

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Location of Assam (highlighted in red) within India
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History

The number of constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly at the time of its inception on 7 April 1937 was 108. In 1957 it was reduced to 105. In 1962, the number of constituencies was enhanced to 114 and since 1972, it is 126. Since 1976, 8 constituencies are reserved for the Scheduled castes candidates and 16 constituencies are reserved for Scheduled tribes candidates. Dispur constituency in Kamrup Metropolitan district with 3.53 lakh voters is the largest constituency in Assam.[2][3]

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Current constituencies

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The constituencies of Assam (after the 2023 delimitation) with their reservation status indicated by colour.

The following is the list of the constituencies of Assam Legislative Assembly, since the delimitation of the legislative assembly constituencies in 2023.[4]

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Previous list of constituencies

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Map of old assembly constituencies of Assam in 2021

Following is the list of previous constituencies in the state of Assam before delimitation in 2023.

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