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Assam Election Result 2021: Parliamentary Board Will Decide Who Would Become the Next CM, Says BJP’s Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam Election Result 2021 LIVE: The counting of votes will begin at 8 am and the final results of the Assam Assembly polls is expected to be out by the evening. Altogether, 946 candidates are in the fray for the election to the 126-member Assam Legislative Assembly elections that were held on March 27, April 1 and April 6 respectively.

Updated: May 2, 2021 9:26 PM IST

By India.com News Desk | Edited by Rajashree Seal

Assam Assembly Election Results 2021

Guwahati: The much-awaited counting of votes for the three-phased Assam Assembly Elections 2021 is about to be over and as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to retain power in the state, BJP leader and senior Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that he did not want to talk about who would become the next chief minister of the state as the decision will be made by the party’s central parliamentary board. Speaking to reporters, Sarma said, “I do not want to talk about this. Our parliamentary board will decide about it.” The BJP had projected the then union minister Sarbananda Sonowal as its chief minister before the assembly polls in 2016, but the ruling party did not announce any name for the top post this time. In the 2021 Assam Assembly Elections, the saffron party is currently leading in more than 74 Assembly seats against Congress-led alliance’s 42 out of a total of 126 seats in Assam. However, the final results will be announced by the Election Commission soon. Altogether, 946 candidates are in the fray for the election to the 126-member Assam Legislative Assembly elections that were held on March 27, April 1 and April 6 respectively.

During the three-phased election, Assam had recorded an overall voter turnout of nearly 82.04 per cent. According to the data provided by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the voter turnout in the first phase was nearly 77 per cent, in the second phase of polling it was 74.76 per cent, while a voter turnout of 82. 29 per cent was recorded in the third and final phase.

In the first phase of the Assam polls, there were 264 candidates contesting in 47 constituencies, 345 contestants from 39 constituencies in second phase and 337 candidates including state minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Himanta Biswa Sarma tried their luck in 40 constituencies during the third phase of voting. As per the data provided by the office of Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), there were 2,33,74,087 electors across the 126 constituencies in the state, out of which 1,18,23,286 are males and 1,15,50,403 are females, while 398 are transgenders. Apart from these electorates, there were also 63,074 service voters.

At present, Assam is under the BJP-led NDA rule, which had won 86 of 126 seats in the 2016 state Assembly Elections. And, in the 2021 Assembly Elections, the state will witness a neck to neck fight between the BJP and the grand alliance of eight parties, which includes Congress and Badruddin Ajmal’s AIUDF. The BJP has also formed an alliance with the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), and the United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL). In the NDA camp, the BJP is contesting from 92 seats, AGP from 26 and UPP(L) from 8. And, in the Opposition, Congress party is contesting from 94 seats, AIUDF from 14, Bodoland People’s Front from 12, and Communist Party of India (Marxist) from 2. Rupun Sarma-led Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation, Ajit Kumar Buyan’s Anchalik Gana Morcha and RJD are contesting one seat each.

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  • May 2, 2021 9:22 PM IST

    Updates To This Blog Has Ended.

    For the Final List of Winners and Constituency Wise Details, Please Click Here
    However, this is not the final update. The update will be done once the final data is released by the Election Commission of India.
  • May 2, 2021 9:21 PM IST

    According to ECI data at 9:20 pm, this is the party-wise status of Assam Assembly Election Results

  • May 2, 2021 9:10 PM IST
    BJP’s state chief Ranjeet Kumar Dass on Sunday said the BJP-led alliance is committed to develop all the communities of the state with blessings of the people. He also thanked every party worker, state and national leaders of the party for their hard work and sacrifice for this result. “It is now just a formality to form the next government because of the extreme love and affection of the people of the state,” Dass said on his Facebook page. “The BJP government will work with double encouragement and full dedication to fulfill the aspirations of the people of the state. We are also committed to overall development of all communities and we will tirelessly work for them,” he added.
  • May 2, 2021 9:09 PM IST

    After winning a fifth consecutive term in Assembly polls, BJP leader and senior Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that he did not want to talk about who would become the next chief minister of the state as the decision will be made by the party’s central parliamentary board.

  • May 2, 2021 6:49 PM IST

    With BJP leading the race in Assam, Union Minister Jitendra Singh thanked the people of the state, saying the party realized the benefit of the government both at the state and the Centre. In a series of tweets, Singh wrote, “I thank the people of Assam from the bottom of my heart for having reposed faith in BJP and voted in support from across all the sections to give a second term with a spectacular decisive mandate. Credit goes to PM Modi who led from the front. Also Party President JP Nadda and Home Minister Amit Shah who energised the election campaign. And, above all, the party Karyakartas who toiled day and night, and worked among the common masses at all times, in all situations and under all circumstances.”

  • May 2, 2021 6:45 PM IST

    Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of Majuli for his victory in the constituency. Taking to twitter, Sonowal wrote, A victory for Barak-Brahmaputra, Hills & Plains. Thank you Prime Minister Narendra Modi.” He added in another tweet, “Thank you Majuli. I express my deepest gratitude to the wonderful people of the sacred river island. Your blessings have once again given me the strength to carry forward my duty of serving Assam.”

  • May 2, 2021 5:59 PM IST

    BJP star campaigner and Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma wins from Jalukbari Constituency. Taking to Twitter, Sarma wrote, “BJP won Jalukbari by a margin of 1,01,911 votes. It would be my privilege to represent the constituency for fifth consecutive term. My gratitude to the people of Jalukbari, PM Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP National President JP Nadda.

  • May 2, 2021 5:05 PM IST

    Assam Chief Minister and and BJP candidate Sarbananda Sonowal wins from the Majuli constituency.

  • May 2, 2021 4:53 PM IST

    Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has congratulated BJP as it is leading with majority of seats in Assam. Taking to Twitter, Singh wrote, “The pro-people policies of Narendra Modi-led Govt and state Govt under Sarbananda Sonowal once again helped BJP in winning assembly elections in Assam. Congratulations to PM Modi, CM Sonowal, Adhyaksh JP Nadda and ‘karyakartas’ on BJP’s impressive victory in Assam.”

  • May 2, 2021 4:02 PM IST

    Official trends for 121 seats show, BJP leading in 57, its partners- Asom Gana Parishad leading in 10, AIUDF in 14, Congress in 29 and UPPL in 8.

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