1991 Assam Legislative Assembly election

Template:Infobox election Elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly were held in June 1991 to elect members of 126 constituencies in Assam, India. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and a majority of seats and Hiteswar Saikia was appointed as the Chief Minister of Assam for his second term. The number of constituencies was set as 126, by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.

Background

The Asom Gana Parishad was a constituent member of the Third Front Union Government of India formed in 1989. However, the Assam state executive headed by the Asom Gana Parishad was subsequently dismissed by the Government of India. President's rule was imposed in the state and the Indian Army was tasked with executing Operation Bajrang against the United Liberation Front of Assam.

The elections were fought amidst tense ethnic and sectarian relations. An unnamed legislator associated with the Asom Gana Parishad declared before the elections that:

The electorate in Assam will, however, keep a sharp eye on AGP's stand on the foreigners issue — so far its silence over this vexed problem was understandable. The stigma of fouling up the Indian Constitution. As a consequence thereof, they cannot talk of scrapping the part of the Assam accord. But the issue cannot be left hanging either. The immigrant vote bank is a treasure chest for any political party. The AGP can ill afford to disregard it. It is here that the BJP factor once again comes to the fore. The BJP has made the problem even more complex. It has sought to divide the immigrants into two clear cut sections strictly on religious grounds. The non-Muslims immigrating into India which mainly includes the Hindus and of course the Chakmas, are termed as refugees and are to be given shelter here. On the other hand, the Muslim immigrants are deemed as aliens and are to be detected and deported. This typical stand of the BJP makes little sense and in all likelihood it fails to make any impact on the electorate in Assam. However, there is another face of it. Reports of fundamentalism gaining ground in Assam and in the forthcoming hustings forces of pan-Islamic groups and those subscribing to Hindutva might play dominant roles. Though examples of anything communal making impact on the Assamese are rare, the time has come for the law enforcing authorities to expect the best but prepare for the worst. Prospects of the BJP improving the position in the Barak Valley are bright. There, of course, the question of the Bengali Hindus asserting their right for the sake of their identity is at stake. The Nepalis as well as the Chakmas coming to India in search of greener pastures, have added another dimensions to this festering problem. The peculiar stand of the government of Assam vis-à-vis the infiltration issue is diabolic to say the least. While the surrounding states have pushed the Chakmas out of their borders, all of them have taken refuge in Assam. Steps have been taken to deport them in batches to Bangladesh, but still many of them remain. Some of them even refuse to return to Bangladesh for fear of persecution from the illegal settlers there. Unless things are really sorted out in Bangladesh and also in Nepal the foreigners issue will surely remain a potential area for the political parties to make fresh forays. To sum up, the Assembly elections in Assam will be one of the most explosive ones in recent years. The strength of the opposition parties vis-à-vis the ruling Congress (I) will mark a new point in the state politics. Even the viability of the regional parties will be on test. Though the Left parties are trying to form a united front against the Congress but nothing concrete has yet emanated.

Elected members

Constituency	Reserved for (SC/ST/None)	Member	Party
Ratabari	SC	Ram Payare Rabidas	Template:Full party name with color
Patharkandi	None	Madhusudan Tewari	Template:Full party name with color
Karimganj North	None	Mission Ranjan Das	Template:Full party name with color
Karimganj South	None	Pranab Kumar Nath	Template:Full party name with color
Badarpur	None	Abu Saleh Najmuddin	Template:Full party name with color
Hailakandi	None	Chittendra Nath Mazumder	Template:Full party name with color
Katlicherra	None	Gautam Roy	Template:Full party name with color
Algapur	None	Sahidul Alam Chodhary	Template:Full party name with color
Silchar	None	Samarendra Nath Sen	Template:Full party name with color
Sonai	None	Badrinarayan Singh	Template:Full party name with color
Dholai	SC	Parimal Suklabaidya	Template:Full party name with color
Udharbond	None	Jagannath Singh	Template:Full party name with color
Lakhipur	None	Dinesh Prasad Goala	Template:Full party name with color
Barkhola	None	Abdul Matin Mazumdar	Template:Full party name with color
Katigora	None	Kali Ranjan Deb	Template:Full party name with color
Haflong	ST	Gobinda Chandra Langthasa	Template:Full party name with color
Bokajan	ST	Monsing Rongpi	Template:Full party name with color
Howraghat	ST	Babu Rongpi	Template:Full party name with color
Diphu	ST	Dipendra Rongpi	Template:Full party name with color
Baithalangso	ST	Holiram Terang	Template:Full party name with color
Mankachar	None	Zahirul Islam	Template:Full party name with color
Salmara South	None	Dewan Joynal Abedin	Template:Full party name with color
Dhubri	None	Dhruba Kumar Sen	Template:Full party name with color
Gauripur	None	Md. Mohidul Haque	Template:Full party name with color
Golakganj	None	Alauddin Sarkar	Template:Full party name with color
Bilasipara West	None	Giasuddin Ahmed	Template:Full party name with color
Bilasipara East	None	Anowar Hussin	Template:Full party name with color
Gossaigaon	None	Tajendra Narzary	Template:Full party name with color
Kokrajhar West	ST	Parameswar Brahma	Template:Full party name with color
Kokrajhar East	ST	Pramila Rani Brahma	Template:Full party name with color
Sidli	ST	Khiren Borgoyary	Template:Full party name with color
Bongaigaon	None	Phani Bhusan Choudhury	Template:Full party name with color
Bijni	None	Kamal Brahma	Template:Full party name with color
Abhayapuri North	None	Bhupen Roy	Template:Full party name with color
Abhayapuri South	SC	Chandan Kumar Sarkar	Template:Full party name with color
Dudhnai	ST	Jagat Patgiri	Template:Full party name with color
Goalpara East	None	Ratneshwar Das	Template:Full party name with color
Goalpara West	None	Nazmul Hoque	Template:Full party name with color
Jaleswar	None	Afzalur Rahman	Template:Full party name with color
Sorbhog	None	Samsul Hoque	Template:Full party name with color
Bhabanipur	None	Milan Boro	Template:Full party name with color
Patacharkuchi	None	Krishna Kanta Lahkar	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	Dildar Rezza	Template:Full party name with color
Sarukhetri	None	Nizamuddin Khan	Template:Full party name with color
Chenga	None	Liakat Ali Khan	Template:Full party name with color
Boko	SC	Gopinath Das	Template:Full party name with color
Chaygaon	None	Kamala Kalita	Template:Full party name with color
Palasbari	None	Jatin Mali	Template:Full party name with color
Jalukbari	None	Bhrigu Kumar Phukan	Template:Full party name with color
Dispur	None	Atul Bora	Template:Full party name with color
Gauhati East	None	Chitta Ranjan Patowari	Template:Full party name with color
Gauhati West	None	Ramendra Narayan Kalita	Template:Full party name with color
Hajo	None	Badan Baruah	Template:Full party name with color
Kamalpur	None	Hiteswar Deka	Template:Full party name with color
Rangiya	None	Thaneswar Baro	Template:Full party name with color
Tamulpur	None	Derhagra Musha	Template:Full party name with color
Nalbari	None	Nagen Sarma	Template:Full party name with color
Barkhetry	None	Bhumidhar Barman	Template:Full party name with color
Dharmapur	None	Chandra Mohan Patowary	Template:Full party name with color
Barama	ST	Pani Ram Rabha	Template:Full party name with color
Chapaguri	ST	Suren Swargiary	Template:Full party name with color
Panery	None	Karendra Basumatari	Template:Full party name with color
Kalaigaon	None	Jew Ram Boro	Template:Full party name with color
Sipajhar	None	Zoii Nath Sarmah	Template:Full party name with color
Mangaldoi	SC	Nakul Chandra Das	Template:Full party name with color
Dalgaon	None	Anwara Taimur	Template:Full party name with color
Udalguri	ST	Jaman Singh Brahma	Template:Full party name with color
Majbat	None	Silvius Condpan	Template:Full party name with color
Dhekiajuli	None	Hiranya Bora	Template:Full party name with color
Barchalla	None	Rudra Parajuli	Template:Full party name with color
Tezpur	None	Bijit Saikia	Template:Full party name with color
Rangapara	None	Golok Rajbanshi	Template:Full party name with color
Sootea	None	Kushal Sahu	Template:Full party name with color
Biswanath	None	Nurjamal Sarkar	Template:Full party name with color
Behali	None	Barnabash Tantee	Template:Full party name with color
Gohpur	None	Kosheswar Barua	Template:Full party name with color
Jagiroad	SC	Bubul Das	Template:Full party name with color
Marigaon	None	Munin Mahanta	Template:Full party name with color
Laharighat	None	Samsul Huda	Template:Full party name with color
Raha	SC	Gahin Chandra Das	Template:Full party name with color
Dhing	None	Muzibar Rahman	Template:Full party name with color
Batadroba	None	Goutom Bora	Template:Full party name with color
Rupohihat	None	Rashidul Haque	Template:Full party name with color
Nowgong	None	Mukut Sarma	Template:Full party name with color
Barhampur	None	Prafulla Kumar Mahanta	Template:Full party name with color
Samaguri	None	Nurul Hussain	Template:Full party name with color
Kaliabor	None	Boloram Nag	Template:Full party name with color
Jamunamukh	None	Abdul Jalil Ragibi	Template:Full party name with color
Hojai	None	Ardhendu Kumar Dey	Template:Full party name with color
Lumding	None	Debesh Ch. Chaakroborty	Template:Full party name with color
Bokakhat	None	Bhupen Bhuyan	Template:Full party name with color
Sarupathar	None	Binod Gowal	Template:Full party name with color
Golaghat	None	Nagen Neog	Template:Full party name with color
Khumtai	None	Jiba Kanta Gogoi	Template:Full party name with color
Dergaon	SC	Hem Prakash Narayan	Template:Full party name with color
Jorhat	None	Hitendra Nath Goswami	Template:Full party name with color
Majuli	ST	Padmeswar Doley	Template:Full party name with color
Titabar	None	Mahendra Bora	Template:Full party name with color
Mariani	None	Rupam Kurmi	Template:Full party name with color
Teok	None	Renu Poma Rajkhowa	Template:Full party name with color
Amguri	None	Anjan Dutta	Template:Full party name with color
Nazira	None	Hiteshwar Saikia	Template:Full party name with color
Mahmara	None	Lakhi Prasad Borgohain	Template:Full party name with color
Sonari	None	Sarat Barkotoky	Template:Full party name with color
Thowra	None	Devananda Konwar	Template:Full party name with color
Sibsagar	None	Promod Gogoi	Template:Full party name with color
Bihpuria	None	Borgaram Deori	Template:Full party name with color
Naoboicha	None	Moni Kumar Subba	Template:Full party name with color
Lakhimpur	None	Indra Gogoi	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	Gomeswar Pegu	Template:Full party name with color
Moran	None	Joy Chandra Nagbanshi	Template:Full party name with color
Dibrugarh	None	Keshab Gogoi	Template:Full party name with color
Lahowal	None	Haren Bhumij	Template:Full party name with color
Duliajan	None	Aniya Gogoi	Template:Full party name with color
Tingkhong	None	Prithibi Majhi	Template:Full party name with color
Naharkatia	None	Sasha Kamal Handique	Template:Full party name with color
Chabua	None	Upendra Sanatan	Template:Full party name with color
Tinsukia	None	Shio Sambhu Ojha	Template:Full party name with color
Digboi	None	Rameswar Dhanowar	Template:Full party name with color
Margherita	None	Kulbahadur Chetri	Template:Full party name with color
Doom Dooma	None	Dileswar Tanti	Template:Full party name with color
Sadiya	None	Debendra Nath Baruah	Template:Full party name with color

See also

• List of constituencies of the Assam Legislative Assembly
• 1991 elections in India