Welcome to the LIVE blog for Assam Assembly Election Results 2026. Assam exercised its franchise on April 9, and the BJP-led NDA is hoping for a hat-trick in the northeastern state. The voter turnout stood at 85.98%.
Counting Process Begins
Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), holding the electoral fates of 722 candidates from 126 assembly constituencies, will be opened at 40 counting centres across 35 districts. Twenty-five companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), each comprising around 100 personnel, have been deployed to guard the counting centres and strongrooms housing the EVMs.
Key Candidates and Parties
Among the 722 candidates, the Congress has fielded the highest number of nominees at 99, followed by the BJP with 90, the AIUDF with 30, NDA allies Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) with 26, and the Bodo Peoples' Front (BPF) with 11. High-profile candidates include Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of the BJP, Congress state unit chief Gaurav Gogoi, Assembly Speaker Biswajit Daimary, and Raijor Dal Chief and MP Akhil Gogoi.
Stay tuned to this space for live updates as Assam picks its government for the next five years.
