2001 Assam Legislative Assembly election

Template:Infobox election Elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly were held in 2001 to elect members of 114 constituencies in Assam, India. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and a majority of seats and Tarun Gogoi was appointed as the Chief Minister of Assam.^[1]^[2] The number of constituencies was set as 126, by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.^[3]

After the elections, the incumbent Member of Parliament for Kaliabor, Tarun Gogoi, became the Chief Minister of Assam. His brother, Dip Gogoi, the winner from Titabar assembly constituency, resigned from his seat in order that Tarun Gogoi could win the assembly seat in the by-election. Dip Gogoi later fought and won the by-election for the, now vacant, Kaliabor Lok Sabha seat.

Background

In the 1996 elections, a five-party electoral alliance headed by the Asom Gana Parishad formed the government. Between 1997 and 2001, the insurgency in Assam led to 1548 deaths, including 333 security personnel. The mass-killings of Hindi-speaking migrants by the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) became a political and security issue.^[4]^[5] In December 2000, the Union Government of India headed by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) authorised the Indian army to execute military operations against the ULFA.^[6] In April 2001, the Asom Gana Parishad ruling in Assam, and the Bharatiya Janata Party heading the federal NDA-led Union Government of India, formed an electoral alliance against the Indian National Congress.^[7]^[8]

Schedule

Event	Date
Date for Nominations	16 April 2001
Last Date for filing Nominations	23 April 2001
Date for scrutiny of nominations	24 April 2001
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures	26 April 2001
Date of poll	10 May 2001
Date of counting	13 May 2001

Result

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Elected members

Constituency	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	Member	Party
Ratabari	SC	Rathish Ranjan Choudhury	Template:Full party name with color
Patharkandi	None	Monilal Gowala	Template:Full party name with color
Karimganj North	None	Mission Ranjan Das	Template:Full party name with color
Karimganj South	None	Siddique Ahmed	Template:Full party name with color
Badarpur	None	Jamal Uddin Ahmed	Template:Full party name with color
Hailakandi	None	Sahab Uddin Choudhury	Template:Full party name with color
Katlicherra	None	Gautam Roy	Template:Full party name with color
Algapur	None	Sahidul Alam Choudhury	Template:Full party name with color
Silchar	None	Bimolangshu Roy	Template:Full party name with color
Sonai	None	Anwar Hussain Laskar	Template:Full party name with color
Dholai	SC	Parimal Suklabaidya	Template:Full party name with color
Udharbond	None	Ajit Singh	Template:Full party name with color
Lakhipur	None	Dinesh Prasad Goala	Template:Full party name with color
Barkhola	None	Misbahul Islam Laskar	Template:Full party name with color
Katigora	None	Kali Ranjan Deb	Template:Full party name with color
Haflong	ST	Gobinda Ch. Langthasa	Template:Full party name with color
Bokajan	ST	Jagat Sing Engti	Template:Full party name with color
Howraghat	ST	Dharamsing Teron	Template:Full party name with color
Diphu	ST	Bidya Sing Engleng	Template:Full party name with color
Baithalangso	ST	Rupon Sing Ronghang	Template:Full party name with color
Mankachar	None	Hosenara Islam	Template:Full party name with color
Salmara South	None	Wazed Ali Choudhury	Template:Full party name with color
Dhubri	None	Nazibul Umar.	Template:Full party name with color
Gauripur	None	Banendra Kumar Mushahary	Template:Full party name with color
Golakganj	None	Dinesh Chandra Sarker	Template:Full party name with color
Bilasipara West	None	Ali Akbar Miah	Template:Full party name with color
Bilasipara East	None	Prashanta Kumar Baruah	Template:Full party name with color
Gossaigaon	None	Methias Tudu	Template:Full party name with color
Kokrajhar West	ST	Hemendra Nath Brahma	Template:Full party name with color
Kokrajhar East	ST	Pramila Rani Brahma	Template:Full party name with color
Sidli	ST	Matindra Basumatary	Template:Full party name with color
Bongaigaon	None	Phani Bhusan Choudhury	Template:Full party name with color
Bijni	None	Romio Brahma	Template:Full party name with color
Abhayapuri North	None	Bhupen Ray	Template:Full party name with color
Abhayapuri South	SC	Chandan Kumar Sarkar	Template:Full party name with color
Dudhnai	ST	Pranoy Rabha	Template:Full party name with color
Goalpara East	None	Shadeed Mazumder	Template:Full party name with color
Goalpara West	None	Sheikh Shah Alam	Template:Full party name with color
Jaleswar	None	Aftabuddin	Template:Full party name with color
Sorbhog	None	Samsul Hoque	Template:Full party name with color
Bhabanipur	None	Sarbananda Choudhury	Template:Full party name with color
Patacharkuchi	None	Pabindra Deka	Template:Full party name with color
Barpeta	None	Ismail Hussain	Template:Full party name with color
Jania	None	Asahaque Ali	Template:Full party name with color
Baghbar	None	Dilder Rezza	Template:Full party name with color
Sarukhetri	None	Dr. Tara Prasad Das	Template:Full party name with color
Chenga	None	Sukur Ali Ahmed	Template:Full party name with color
Boko	SC	Gopi Nath Das	Template:Full party name with color
Chaygaon	None	Rana Goswami	Template:Full party name with color
Palasbari	None	Pranab Kalita	Template:Full party name with color
Jalukbari	None	Himanta Biswa Sarma	Template:Full party name with color
Dispur	None	Robin Bordoloi	Template:Full party name with color
Gauhati East	None	Pankaj Bora	Template:Full party name with color
Gauhati West	None	Hemanta Talukdar	Template:Full party name with color
Hajo	None	Dr. Haren Das	Template:Full party name with color
Kamalpur	None	Uttara Kalita	Template:Full party name with color
Rangiya	None	Bhubaneswar Kalita	Template:Full party name with color
Tamulpur	None	Biswajit Daimary	Template:Full party name with color
Nalbari	None	Madan Kalita	Template:Full party name with color
Barkhetry	None	Bhumidhar Barman	Template:Full party name with color
Dharmapur	None	Nilamani Sen Deka	Template:Full party name with color
Barama	ST	Paniram Rabha	Template:Full party name with color
Chapaguri	ST	Tijen Basumatary	Template:Full party name with color
Panery	None	Kamali Basumatari	Template:Full party name with color
Kalaigaon	None	Nathu Boro	Template:Full party name with color
Sipajhar	None	Dr. Zoii Nath Sarmah	Template:Full party name with color
Mangaldoi	SC	Basanta Das	Template:Full party name with color
Dalgaon	None	Abdul Jabbar	Template:Full party name with color
Udalguri	ST	Rihon Daimari	Template:Full party name with color
Majbat	None	Karendra Basumatary	Template:Full party name with color
Dhekiajuli	None	Joseph Toppo	Template:Full party name with color
Barchalla	None	Tanka Bahadur Rai	Template:Full party name with color
Tezpur	None	Brindaban Goswami	Template:Full party name with color
Rangapara	None	Bhima Tanti	Template:Full party name with color
Sootea	None	Praneswar Basumatari	Template:Full party name with color
Biswanath	None	Nurjamal Sarkar	Template:Full party name with color
Behali	None	Ranjit Dutta	Template:Full party name with color
Gohpur	None	Ripun Bora	Template:Full party name with color
Jagiroad	SC	Bubul Das	Template:Full party name with color
Marigaon	None	Jonjonali Baruah	Template:Full party name with color
Laharighat	None	Nazrul Islam	Template:Full party name with color
Raha	SC	Dr. Ananda Ram Baruah	Template:Full party name with color
Dhing	None	Idris Ali	Template:Full party name with color
Batadroba	None	Gautam Bora	Template:Full party name with color
Rupohihat	None	Sarifa Begum	Template:Full party name with color
Nowgong	None	Girindra Kumar Barua	Template:Full party name with color
Barhampur	None	Prafulla Kumar Mahanta	Template:Full party name with color
Samaguri	None	Rockybul Hussain	Template:Full party name with color
Kaliabor	None	Gunin Hazarika	Template:Full party name with color
Jamunamukh	None	Khalilur Rahman Chowdhury	Template:Full party name with color
Hojai	None	Ardhendu Dey	Template:Full party name with color
Lumding	None	Sushil Dutta	Template:Full party name with color
Bokakhat	None	Jiten Gogoi	Template:Full party name with color
Sarupathar	None	Aklius Tirkey	Template:Full party name with color
Golaghat	None	Ajanta Neog	Template:Full party name with color
Khumtai	None	Jiba Kanta Gogoi	Template:Full party name with color
Dergaon	SC	Hemprakash Narayan	Template:Full party name with color
Jorhat	None	Hitendra Nath Goswami	Template:Full party name with color
Majuli	ST	Rajib Lochan Pegu	Template:Full party name with color
Titabar	None	Dip Gogoi	Template:Full party name with color
Mariani	None	Rupam Kurmi	Template:Full party name with color
Teok	None	Member Gogoi	Template:Full party name with color
Amguri	None	Anjan Dutta	Template:Full party name with color
Nazira	None	Dr.Hemoprova Saikia	Template:Full party name with color
Mahmara	None	Sarat Saikia	Template:Full party name with color
Sonari	None	Sarat Barkataky	Template:Full party name with color
Thowra	None	Devananda Konwar	Template:Full party name with color
Sibsagar	None	Pranab Gogoi	Template:Full party name with color
Bihpuria	None	Premadhar Bora	Template:Full party name with color
Naoboicha	None	Sultan Sadik	Template:Full party name with color
Lakhimpur	None	Utpal Dutta	Template:Full party name with color
Dhakuakhana	ST	Bharat Chandra Narah	Template:Full party name with color
Dhemaji	ST	Dilip Kumar Saikia	Template:Full party name with color
Jonai	ST	Pradan Boruah	Template:Full party name with color
Moran	None	Sarbananda Sonowal	Template:Full party name with color
Dibrugarh	None	Dr. Kalyan Kumar Gogoi	Template:Full party name with color
Lahowal	None	Prithibi Majhi	Template:Full party name with color
Duliajan	None	Rameshwar Teli	Template:Full party name with color
Tingkhong	None	Etuwa Munda	Template:Full party name with color
Naharkatia	None	Pranati Phukan	Template:Full party name with color
Chabua	None	Raju Shahu	Template:Full party name with color
Tinsukia	None	Rajendra Prasad Singh	Template:Full party name with color
Digboi	None	Rameswar Dhanowar	Template:Full party name with color
Margherita	None	Pradyut Bordoloi	Template:Full party name with color
Doom Dooma	None	Dileswar Tanti	Template:Full party name with color
Sadiya	None	Jogadish Bhuyan	Template:Full party name with color

References

↑ Longest-serving CM of Assam, six-time MP, lawyer: The long, illustrious career of Tarun Gogoi(23 November 2020). Retrieved 13 April 2022.
↑ Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937. Assam Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 13 May 2006.
↑ DPACO (1976) - Archive Delimitation Orders. Election Commission of India. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
↑ Counting on Anti-Incumbency. Economic and Political Weekly({Template:Year).
↑ Elections under the Shadow of the Gun. Economic and Political Weekly({Template:Year).
↑ Red alert in Assam. Rediff.com(8 December 2000). Retrieved 2026-01-30.
↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/agp-strikes-a-deal-with-bjp-joins-nda/articleshow/37142678.cms
↑ https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/article30250270.ece

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[1] Longest-serving CM of Assam, six-time MP, lawyer: The long, illustrious career of Tarun Gogoi(23 November 2020). Retrieved 13 April 2022.

[2] Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937. Assam Legislative Assembly. Retrieved 13 May 2006.

[delimitation1976-3] DPACO (1976) - Archive Delimitation Orders. Election Commission of India. Retrieved December 9, 2020.

[anti-incumbency-2001-4] Counting on Anti-Incumbency. Economic and Political Weekly({Template:Year).

[Hussain-Wasbir-5] Elections under the Shadow of the Gun. Economic and Political Weekly({Template:Year).

[rediff-military-operation-6] Red alert in Assam. Rediff.com(8 December 2000). Retrieved 2026-01-30.

[7] ttps://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/agp-strikes-a-deal-with-bjp-joins-nda/articleshow/37142678.cms

[8] ttps://frontline.thehindu.com/other/article30250270.ece

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