Template:Infobox election The 2018 Assam panchayat election were held in two phases, on 5 and 9 December 2018.[1][2] The counting of votes started on 12 December and results were declared on 15 December.[3] More than 15.6 million people were eligible to vote and voter turnout was over 78 per cent.[4][5][6]
The Bharatiya Janata Party won 11,325 seats in total,[7][8] while the Indian National Congress won 8,970 seats. Other parties won 6,489 seats.[7][9][10][11]
Background
Assam Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 made provisions for establishing a three-tier Panchayati Raj system in the State at the village, intermediate and district level.[12]
Total number of Elected Representatives and Chairpersons in the State
| No. | Panchayat | Representatives | Chairpersons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Zilla Parishad | 420 | 21 |
| 2. | Anchalik Panchayat | 2,201 | 185 |
| 3. | Gaon Panchayat | 24,222 | 2,201 |
Election schedule
The Assam State Election Commission announced that the Polls would hold in two Phases. The polling for the first phase was held on 5 December 2018, while that for the second phase took place on 9 December 2018. The final counting of votes was started from 12 December 2018 in the 26 districts across the state.[4][13]
In first phase, polls were held in Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Charaideo, Jorhat, Majuli, Golaghat, Nagaon, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Sonitpur, Darrang, Morigaon, Kamrup (Metro) and Kamrup districts. In the second phase, the election were held in Nalbari, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Dhubri, South Salmara Mankachar, Goalpara, Cachar, Hailakandi, Karimganj and Hojai districts[14]
Party wise results
Zilla Parishad
The election results for 420 Zilla Parishad Members are as follows[9]
| No. |
Political Party | Seats won | Seat share (in %) | Seat change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 1. | BJP | 212 | 50.48 | Template:Increase197 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 2. | INC | 147 | 35.00 | Template:Decrease126 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 3. | AIUDF | 26 | 6.19 | Template:Decrease50 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 4. | AGP | 19 | 4.52 | Template:Decrease10 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 5. | Others | 16 | 3.81 | Template:Decrease11 |
Anchalik Panchayat
The election results for 2,197 Anchalik Panchayat Members are as follows[9]
| No. |
Political Party | Seats won | Seat share (in %) | Seat change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 1. | BJP | 1,025 | 46.66 | Template:Increase895 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 2. | INC | 771 | 35.09 | Template:Decrease464 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 3. | AIUDF | 139 | 6.33 | Template:Decrease258 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 4. | AGP | 118 | 5.37 | Template:Decrease64 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 5. | Others | 144 | 6.55 | Template:Decrease112 |
Gaon Panchayat (President)
The election results for 2,197 Gaon Panchayat Presidents are as follows[9]
| No. |
Political Party | Seats won | Seat share (in %) | Seat change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 1. | BJP | 994 | 45.24 | Template:Increase888 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 2. | INC | 760 | 34.59 | Template:Decrease463 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 3. | AGP | 137 | 6.24 | Template:Decrease46 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 4. | AIUDF | 130 | 5.92 | Template:Decrease257 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 5. | Others | 176 | 8.01 | Template:Decrease125 |
Gaon Panchayat (Ward)
The election results for 21,970 Gaon Panchayat Wards are as follows[9]
| No. |
Political Party | Seats won | Seat share (in %) | Seat change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 1. | BJP | 9,094 | 41.39 | Template:Increase7,565 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 2. | INC | 7,292 | 33.19 | Template:Decrease3,514 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 3. | AGP | 1,689 | 7.69 | Template:Decrease620 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 4. | AIUDF | 1,024 | 4.66 | Template:Decrease1,599 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 5. | Others | 2,871 | 13.07 | Template:Decrease1,502 |
Overall result
| No. |
Political Party | Seats won | Seat share (in %) | Seat change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 1. | BJP[7] | 11,325 | 42.28 | Template:Increase9,545 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 2. | INC | 8,970 | 33.49 | Template:Decrease4,567 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 3. | AGP | 1,963 | 7.33 | Template:Decrease740 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 4. | AIUDF | 1,319 | 4.92 | Template:Decrease2,232 |
| ! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Party color; color:white" | 5. | Others | 3,207 | 11.98 | Template:Decrease1,750 |
District wise results
| S.No. | District | Total | BJP | INC | AGP | AIUDF | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nagaon | 2,093 | bgcolor=Template:Party color|815 | 764 | 294 | 110 | 110 |
| 2 | Cachar | 1,971 | bgcolor=Template:Party color|919 | 710 | 15 | 19 | 308 |
| 3 | Kamrup Rural | 1,694 | bgcolor=Template:Party color|759 | 536 | 207 | 5 | 187 |
| 4 | Dhubri | 1,608 | 283 | bgcolor=Template:Party color|737 | 17 | 315 | 256 |
| 5 | Barpeta | 1,248 | 191 | bgcolor=Template:Party color|650 | 73 | 143 | 191 |
| 6 | Golaghat | 1,241 | bgcolor=Template:Party color|547 | 490 | 197 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Karimganj | 1,160 | 393 | bgcolor=Template:Party color|414 | 4 | 72 | 277 |
| 8 | Dibrugarh | 1,139 | bgcolor=Template:Party color|737 | 296 | 104 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Jorhat | 1,099 | 401 | bgcolor=Template:Party color|551 | 133 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Tinsukia | 1,040 | bgcolor=Template:Party color|745 | 256 | 18 | 0 | 21 |
| 11 | Morigaon | 1,033 | 370 | bgcolor=Template:Party color|416 | 68 | 54 | 125 |
| 12 | Sonitpur | 1,003 | bgcolor=Template:Party color|696 | 239 | 43 | 0 | 25 |
| 13 | Sivasagar | 1,001 | bgcolor=Template:Party color|463 | 403 | 129 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Lakhimpur | 989 | bgcolor=Template:Party color|497 | 292 | 59 | 15 | 126 |
| 15 | Goalpara | 988 | bgcolor=Template:Party color|388 | 355 | 19 | 80 | 346 |
| 16 | Biswanath | 925 | bgcolor=Template:Party color|769 | 119 | 11 | 0 | 26 |
| 17 | Darrang | 914 | bgcolor=Template:Party color|315 | 311 | 38 | 94 | 156 |
| 18 | Hojai | 816 | bgcolor=Template:Party color|319 | 295 | 57 | 129 | 16 |
| 19 | Nalbari | 793 | bgcolor=Template:Party color|523 | 212 | 27 | 0 | 31 |
| 20 | Bongaigaon | 792 | 156 | bgcolor=Template:Party color|250 | 239 | 79 | 68 |
| 21 | Dhemaji | 787 | 227 | 248 | 41 | 0 | 271 |
| 22 | Hailakandi | 755 | 187 | 16 | 6 | 35 | 511 |
| 23 | Charaideo | 439 | bgcolor=Template:Party color|326 | 106 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 24 | South Salmara- Mankachar | 425 | 18 | 127 | 83 | bgcolor=Template:Party color|151 | 46 |
| 25 | Bajali | 329 | bgcolor=Template:Party color|152 | 85 | 50 | 18 | 24 |
| 26 | Kamrup Metropolitan | 258 | bgcolor=Template:Party color|175 | 57 | 22 | 0 | 4 |
| 27 | Majuli | 244 | bgcolor=Template:Party color|154 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 50 |
| Total | 26,784 | 11,325 | 8,970 | 1,963 | 1,319 | 3,207 | |
Legend
Template:Colour box Largest Party (BJP) — 17
Template:Colour box Largest Party (INC) — 7
Template:Legend inline — 0
Template:Colour box Largest Party (AIUDF) — 1
Template:Legend inline — 2
See also
References
- ↑ Assam panchayat election results 2018: Counting underway as BJP takes comfortable lead. The Indian Express(12 December 2018).
- ↑ Assam Panchayat Election results 2018: BJP takes big lead, Congress second. India Tv(14 December 2018).
- ↑ Assam Panchayat Election result 2018 UPDATES: BJP leads the way; Congress, AGP trail. Times Now(13 December 2018).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dates for Panchayat Polls in Assam declared. The Sentinel(5 November 2018).
- ↑ Assam panchayat polls: First phase today, over 97 lakh voters to decide fate of candidates. India Today(5 December 2018).
- ↑ Assam panchayat election result 2018 live: BJP maintains lead, counting of votes still ongoing. India Today(12 December 2018).
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs named:2 - ↑ Has BJP Really Won the Assam Panchayat Polls. News click(18 December 2018).
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Press release party-wise results of counting of votes for Panchayat Election 2018 pdf. sec assam(21 December 2018).
- ↑ Relief to BJP as party wins 50% seats in Assam panchayat elections. India Today(18 December 2018).
- ↑ Assam Panchayat Election Result 2018 Updates: BJP Remains Ahead of Rival Congress, Alliance Partner AGP. India.com(15 December 2018).
- ↑ PANCHAYAT & RURAL DEVELOPMENT. Government of Assam.
- ↑ Assam Panchayat Election Result 2018 Live: BJP Ahead of Congress, AGP. Northeast Today(12 December 2018).
- ↑ Assam Panchayat Polls In Two Phases Next Month. The Shillong Times(5 November 2018).