The election for the 126-member Assembly was held on April 9.
Assam Election Results 2026 Live Updates: The counting of votes for the Assam Assembly Election 2026 will begin at 8 am. The election for the 126-member Assembly was held on April 9. The state recorded a voter turnout of 85.91% — 1.24 percentage points higher than the previous record in 2016, when the BJP first came to power after 15 years of Congress rule.
What are the Exit polls saying? Several exit polls, including Axis My India JVC, have projected the ruling BJP-plus led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to win an easy majority with over 80 seats. Numbers for the Congress-led alliance range from 22 to 39 across various exit polls. The majority mark in the Assam Assembly is 64 seats. Nine seats are reserved for scheduled castes, and sixteen are for scheduled tribes.
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Previous Assam Assembly Election Results: In 2021, the BJP-plus had won 75 seats, with the Congress and its partners at 50 seats, and 1 seat going to an Independent. Republic-CNX, India Today-Axis My India and India News-Jan Ki Bat were the most accurate in their predictions, ranging from 70 to 85 for the NDA and 40 to 55 for the Congress.
New ECI security checks: ECI will introduce QR code-based photo ID cards for counting. Three-layered security checks will also be in place at counting centres. The arrangements will be the same for counting of votes for the Assembly elections in West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
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