2018 Assam local elections

The 2018 Assam panchayat elections were held in two phases, on 5 and 9 December 2018.[2][3] The counting of votes started on 12 December and results were declared on 15 December.[4] More than 15.6 million people were eligible to vote and voter turnout was over 78 per cent.[5][6][7]

2018 Assam local elections
5 and 9 December
Turnout78.2%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Ranjit Kumar Das Ripun Bora Atul Bora
Party BJP INC AGP
Leader since 2018 2018 2016
Last election 1,780 13,537 2,703
Seats won 11,325[1]
(ZP+AP+GP+GPW)		 8,970[1]
(ZP+AP+GP+GPW)		 1,963
(ZP+AP+GP+GPW)
Seat change 9,545 4,567 740
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Badruddin Ajmal Hagrama Mohilary
Party AIUDF BPF
Leader since 2005 2004
Last election 3,551
Seats won 1,319
(ZP+AP+GP+GPW)		 56
(ZP+AP+GP+GPW)
Seat change 2,232

The Bharatiya Janata Party won 11,325 seats in total,[1][8] while the Indian National Congress won 8,970 seats. Other parties won 6,489 seats.[1][9][10][11]

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 December 5, 2018, while that for the second phase took place on December 9, 2018. The final counting of votes was started from December 12, 2018 in the 26 districts across the state.[5][12]

In first phase, polls were held in Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivsagar, 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[13]

Political Parties
Name Abbreviation Party symbol
Bharatiya Janata Party[9] BJP
BJP Election Symbol
Indian National Congress INC
Hand
Asom Gana Parishad AGP
All India United Democratic Front AIUDF
Bodoland People's Front BPF
Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M)
Hammer Sickle and Star
All India Trinamool Congress AITC
Flowers & grass
Nationalist Congress Party NCP
Communist Party of India CPI
Ears of Corn and Sickle

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 %)
1. BJP 212 50.48
2. INC 147 35.00
3. AIUDF 26 6.19
4. AGP 19 4.52
5. BPF 00 0.00
6. Others 16 3.81

Anchalik Panchayat

The election results for 2,197 Anchalik Panchayat Members are as follows[9]

No.
 Political Party Seats won Seat share (in %)
1. BJP 1,025 46.66
2. INC 771 35.09
3. AIUDF 139 6.33
4. AGP 118 5.37
5. BPF 00 0.00
6. Others 144 6.55

Gaon Panchayat (President)

The election results for 2,197 Gaon Panchayat Presidents are as follows[9]

No.
 Political Party Seats won Seat share (in %)
1. BJP 994 45.24
2. INC 760 34.59
3. AIUDF 130 5.92
4. AGP 137 6.24
5. BPF 2 0.09
6. Others 174 7.92

Gaon Panchayat (Ward)

The election results for 21,918 Gaon Panchayat Wards are as follows[9]

No.
 Political Party Seats won Seat share (in %)
1. BJP 9,094 41.49
2. INC 7,292 33.27
3. AIUDF 1,024 4.67
4. AGP 1,689 7.70
5. BPF 54 0.25
6. Others 2,765 12.62

Overall Result
No.
 Political Party Seats won Seat share (in %)
1. BJP[1] 11,325 42.37
2. INC 8,970 33.56
3. AGP 1,963 7.35
4. AIUDF 1,319 4.93
5. BPF 56 0.20
6. Others 3,099 11.59

See also

References
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  8. Taha Amin Mazumdar (18 December 2018). "Has BJP Really Won the Assam Panchayat Polls". News click. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  9. "Press release party-wise results of counting of votes for Panchayat Election 2018 pdf" (PDF). sec assam. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  10. Manogya Loiwal (18 December 2018). "Relief to BJP as party wins 50% seats in Assam panchayat elections". India Today. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  11. Rini Sharma (15 December 2018). "Assam Panchayat Election Result 2018 Updates: BJP Remains Ahead of Rival Congress, Alliance Partner AGP". India.com. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  12. "Assam Panchayat Election Result 2018 Live: BJP Ahead of Congress, AGP". Northeast Today. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
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