ECI Assam election results news highlights: NDA secures two-thirds majority in Assam, Jitendra Singh quits as Cong chief

Assam election results 2026 LIVE: Here's are top points from Assam election results:

• The ruling NDA is set to form the government in Assam for the third consecutive term after securing a two-thirds majority, winning 101 seats in the 126-member Assembly.
• The BJP secured 81 seats, while its allies — the Bodo Peoples' Front and Asom Gana Parishad — won 10 seats each. The BJP was also leading in one seat.
• Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma won from Jalukbari for a record sixth consecutive term, defeating Congress candidate Bidisha Neog by 89,434 votes.
• In a major setback for the opposition, Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi lost from Jorhat to BJP MLA Hitendranath Goswami by 23,181 votes.
• The Congress won 15 seats and led in 4, while the All India United Democratic Front and Raijor Dal won two seats each, and the All India Trinamool Congress secured one seat.
• Key BJP leaders including Ajanta Neog, Ranoj Pegu, Pijush Hazarika, Kaushik Rai, Prashanta Phukan, Krishnendu Paul, and Bimal Borah registered wins.
• Assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary won from Tamulpur, defeating former BTC chief Pramod Boro.
• Several sitting BJP MLAs including Mrinal Saikia, Bhuban Pegu, Rama Kanta Dewri, Rupak Sarmah, Paramanda Rajbongshi, Utpal Borah, Biswajit Phukan, Binod Hazarika, Taranga Gogoi, Bhaskar Sharma, Rupjyoti Kurmi, and Bhuban Gam retained their seats.
• AGP ministers Atul Bora and Keshav Mahanta retained Bokakhat and Kaliabor, while Tapan Das won Dimoria.
• BPF leaders including Charan Boro, Maneswar Brahma, Paniram Brahma, Thaneswar Basumatary, Rihon Daimary, and Sewli Mohilary also secured victories.
• Congress winners included Asif Mohammad Nazar and Aftabuddin Mollah, while AIUDF’s Badruddin Ajmal and Mazibur Rahman also won.
• Raijor Dal chief Akhil Gogoi retained Sibsagar; Mehboob Muktar won Dhing, and TMC’s Sherman Ali Ahmed won Mandia.
• Prominent losers included Opposition Leader Debabrata Saikia, Assam Jatiya Parishad chief Lurinjyoti Saikia, and former MP Ripun Bora.
• Voting across all 126 constituencies was held in a single phase on April 9.

Assam election results 2026 LIVE: Congress’ Assam in-charge Jitendra Singh tendered his resignation to Congress chief Kharge on Monday.

Assam election results 2026 LIVE: 4 more constituencies to go! The Indian National Congress leads in Birsing-Jarua, Gauripur, Karimganj South, Mankachar.

Assam election results 2026 LIVE: In Assam, counting is still going on in nine constituencies. The Indian National Congress is leading in 7 of them. Meanwhile, Bodoland Peoples Front is leading Bokhungri and AGP is leading in Hajo-Sualkuchi.

Assam election results 2026 LIVE: Akhil Gogoi reigns supreme in Sibsagar, coming out on top by a huge margin. He received 86521 votes, and second-placed Kushal Dowari (BJP) got 69249 votes.

Assam election results 2026 LIVE: Counting is ongoing in 36 constituencies now. BJP is leading in 16 and INC is on top in 12. BJP has won 67 seats until now.

Assam election results 2026 LIVE: Counting is still going on in 40 constituencies. BJP is leading in the likes of Barchalla, Barhampur, Dhekiajuli, Diphu, Hojai.

Assam election results 2026 LIVE: Akhil Gogoi (Raijor Dal) is still leading in Sibsagar after 19 rounds of counting. He has received 81413 votes and is way ahead of second-placed Kushal Dowari (66108) of BJP.

Assam election results 2026 LIVE: Asom Gana Parishad's Atul Bora wins in Bokakhat with 80987 votes, ahead of second-placed Hari Prasad Saikia of Raijor Dal (20450).

Assam election results 2026 LIVE: Kunki Chowdhury (Assam Jatiya Parishad) lost the Guwahati Central seat, securing 39,376 votes in the final tally. BJP candidate Vijay Kumar Gupta won the constituency with 1,01,297 votes, registering a decisive margin of 61,921 votes, as per EC data.

Assam election results 2026 LIVE: In the Jalukbari constituency, Himanta Biswa Sarma (BJP) is leading with 1,24,996 votes, holding a massive margin of 87,701 votes over his nearest rival.

Congress candidate Bidisha Neog is trailing with 37,295 votes, while Independent candidate Dipika Das is far behind with 2,512 votes. The NOTA option has also secured 3,388 votes, as per the latest Election Commission data. Counting is still underway, but Sarma maintains a commanding lead in the seat.

“Hat-trick with a century,” he wrote on X.

Assam election results 2026 LIVE: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma thanked the people of Assam after the NDA’s strong mandate in the state elections, saying “Thank you Assam” and describing it as a “third consecutive” expression of public trust in Modi’s leadership. He credited the victory to the tireless efforts of party workers led by BJP national president Nitin Nabin and the guidance of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Sarma said the mandate was a vote for development, women empowerment, identity, and the vision of a “Viksit Assam,” adding that the result reflected the sentiment of people across Barak to Brahmaputra and Upper to Lower Assam. He further said the people had strongly supported the call for a developed and secure Assam, and assured that efforts to place the state among India’s top five economies would continue with greater determination.

Assam election results 2026 LIVE: AGP's Tapan Das has won the Dimoria Assembly constituency.

He told ANI, "...I thank those who trusted us and gave us the ticket. I thank the people of Dimoria; this victory belongs to the people of Dimoria... I have always been with the public and will remain with the public in the future as well... I will work for the people under the leadership of the chief minister."

Assam election results 2026 LIVE: Assam agriculture minister Atul Bora has retained the Bokakhat assembly constituency, defeating Raijor Dal candidate Hari Prasad Saikia by a margin of 60,357 votes, according to Election Commission data. He is from the AGP of the BJP-led NDA alliance.

Assam election results 2026 LIVE: BJP has won 22 seats and is ahead in 60 more, taking its total to 82 seats, as per EC data.

INC has not registered any wins yet but is leading in 19 constituencies. Among allies and others, BPF has won 3 seats and is leading in 7 (total 10), while AGP has won 1 seat and is ahead in 8, taking its total to 9. AIUDF has won 1 seat and is leading in 1 more, giving it 2 seats. RJRD is ahead in 2 constituencies, while AITC and an Independent candidate are each leading in 1 seat.

Assam election results 2026 LIVE: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, in a post on X, celebrated the BJP’s performance in the assembly elections, saying that “this public mandate will fuel PM Modi’s grand vision of ‘New India-Developed India’.”

He added, “The unwavering trust of the countrymen in the illustrious leadership and public welfare policies of the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji has once again been reflected today in the historic outcomes of the Assembly elections.” Yogi further said, “The formation of the BJP-NDA coalition government for the first time in West Bengal, for the third consecutive term in Assam, and for the second time in Puducherry is the fruition of this boundless trust.”

Assam election results 2026 LIVE: The BJP-led NDA has secured victories in several Assam constituencies, winning seats across key regions of the state. The party has won in Behali, Borkhola, Dergaon, Dhemaji, Dholai, Goalpara West, Golaghat, Jagiroad, Jonai, Jorhat, Khumtai, Majuli, Nagaon-Batadraba, New Guwahati, Sarupathar, Sissibargaon and Tangla.

Its ally Asom Gana Parishad has won Bokakhat, while the Bodoland People’s Front has secured Mazbat. Among other parties, the AIUDF has won Dalgaon. BJP candidates have also registered wins in Udharbond.

Assam election results LIVE: Assam Finance Minister Ajanta Neog has retained the Golaghat assembly seat for a sixth consecutive term, defeating Congress candidate Bitupan Saikia by a margin of 43,759 votes, according to EC data.

Earlier, she told PTI, "People voted for govt led by CM Himanta Biswa Sarma who works for development."

Assam election results LIVE: All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) leader Sherman Ali Ahmed is leading in Mandia by 27,482 votes. Congress leader Abdul Khaleque is trailing.

ECI Assam election results 2026 LIVE: The BJP has won 11 seats and is leading in 71 others in Assam, while its ally BPF has secured one seat and is ahead in nine, according to EC data till 4 pm. The Congress is leading in 19 constituencies, while AGP is ahead in nine.

AIUDF has won one seat and leads in another, Raijor Dal is ahead in two, and TMC and an Independent candidate are leading in one seat each. So far, results for 13 of 126 seats have been declared, with key wins including Pijush Hazarika in Jagiroad, Ranoj Pegu in Dhemaji, Bhuban Gam in Majuli, and Hitendranath Goswami defeating Gaurav Gogoi in Jorhat.

Assam election results 2026 LIVE: Assam education minister and senior BJP leader Ranoj Pegu on Monday retained the Dhemaji Assembly constituency for the third consecutive time, defeating Congress candidate Sailen Sonowal by a margin of 32,229 votes.

According to EC data, Pegu secured 83,649 votes while Sonowal polled 51,420 votes. First elected in a 2017 bypoll, Pegu went on to win again in 2021 and continued his winning streak in the 2026 polls.

Thanking the voters, he said on X, “Your affection, blessings and unwavering faith have inspired me to move forward with renewed zeal and greater responsibility,” and added, “This victory is the win of every citizen of Dhemaji.”

Assam election results 2026 LIVE: Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav, reacting to the election results, said that “the BJP flag is fluttering everywhere in the country under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi” as the party was poised for a strong performance in West Bengal and Assam.

He said that “Assam has once again taken steps toward the victory of nationalist forces against infiltrators,” while also remarking on Bengal’s political trajectory over the years. Yadav added that “the BJP’s flag is flying high with a landslide victory” and credited Modi’s leadership for what he called the expansion of the party’s base across states. He also said, “Despite all sorts of difficulties, the people remained firm in their decision, and the BJP won with a resounding majority.”

In the words of Union home minister Amit Shah, “Ang-Bang-Kaling, the BJP flag is flying everywhere,” he said. 'Ang-Bang-Kaling' is a political slogan used by leaders to prove that the party's base is expanding to states like Bihar (Ang), Bengal (Bang) and Odisha (Kalinga).

Assam election results 2026 LIVE: Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, in a post on X, said, “Development and Trust Have Made History, the Lotus Blooms for the Third Consecutive Time in Assam!”

He extended his congratulations to the people of Assam and BJP workers, describing the party’s projected win in the Assam Assembly elections as a resounding victory. Dhami credited the leadership of Narendra Modi, Himanta Biswa Sarma, and BJP national president Nitin Nabin for strengthening public trust in the “double engine government.” He added that the people of Assam have once again rejected appeasement and instability, and given a clear mandate for development, security, cultural identity, and national interest.

ECI Assam election results 2026 LIVE: BJP's Pijush Hazarika has won the Jagiroad constituency.

ECI Assam election results 2026 LIVE: Election Commission data shows that the NOTA (None of the Above) option remained largely unpopular in the recent assembly elections, crossing the 1% mark only in Assam at 1.29%.

It was lower in other states, including West Bengal (0.81%), Puducherry (0.73%), Kerala (0.58%), and Tamil Nadu (0.41%).