The 13th

Assam Legislative Assembly The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Guwahati, the capital city of Assam, geographically situated in present Western Assam region. The Legislative Assembly comprises 126 M ...

election was held in two phases on 4 and 11 April 2011 to elect members from 126 constituencies in

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

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. The result was announced on 13 May. BJP was accused of turning the anti-immigrant feeling in Assam into a Hindu-Muslim row. The election resulted in a landslide victory for the

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and its

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Tarun Gogoi was sworn in for the third straight term. Tarun Gogoi became the second Chief Minister (the first was Bimala Prasad Chaliha) to be elected

for the third consecutive term and formed his third ministry.

Results

Results by Constituency

References

{{Assam elections 2011 State Assembly elections in India State Assembly elections in Assam 2010s in Assam