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Assam Election Result 2021 Highlights : Counting of votes is underway for the Assam assembly elections. BJP is leading comfortably over Congress-led alliance. BJP-led NDA is leading in 77 of the 119 seats, show trends available on the Election Commission website. Key candidates from the ruling alliance, including CM Sarbananda Sonowal, Himanta Biswa Sarma, are leading in their respective seats. The ruling BJP hopes to return to power with its allies in the northeastern state. The ruling BJP is facing a challenge from 'Mahajoth' or 'Grand Alliance' comprising the Congress, AIUDF, Bodoland Peoples' Front (BPF), CPI(M), CPI, CPI(ML) Liberation, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Anchalik Gana Morcha (AGM). The BJP has an alliance with the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), the United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) and the Gana Suraksha Party (GSP). In 2016, the saffron party had scripted history by winning the traditionally Congress-dominated state after remaining on the fringes. Polling was held in three phases in Assam on March 27, April 1 and 6. Election Commission has said that Assam will have a maximum of counting halls. The EC has banned victory roadshows and vehicle rallies amid surging COVID-19 cases.
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Part of the Congress alliance, Mahajoth, Bodoland People's Front (BPF), has won 4 seats, as per the final results from the Election Commission.
BJP's ally, Asom Gana Parishad has won 9 seats, as per the final results of the Election Commission.
After three phases of polling in the state, the Assam State Assembly Elections have come to an end. As predicted by the exit polls, the BJP hasmanaged to beat the incumbency factor as well as massive anti-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) sentiments with the ruling NDA ahead of the Congress-led Grand Alliance with leads and results in 80 of 126 seats in Assam.
Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal won from Majuli constituency, Finance and Health Minister and BJP’s star campaigner Himanta Biswa Sarma won from Jalukbari for the fifth straight term. Incarcerated anti-CAA activist Akhil Gogoi won from Sibsagar, according to Assam assembly election results.
As of 10:40 pm, The BJP won 39seats and was leading in 18 while its ally AGP was poised won 8 seatsand the UPPL won five.
Sonowal said the people had blessed them. “A victory for Barak-Brahmaputra, Hills & Plains. Thank you Hon’ble PM Narendra Modi,” he said. “We can say for sure that the BJP will form government in Assam. We are coming back to power with our partners AGP and UPPL,” Sonowal told reporters. Sarma said the BJP will soon form the government in the state and the party will decide who will be made the next chief minister.
BJP candidate and Assam minister Ranjit Dutta defeatedhis nearest Independent rival Jayanta Dutta by 29,839 votes to retain Behali seat. Assam Gana Parishad nominee and Assam minister Atul Bora defeated his nearest Independent rival Pranab Doley by 45,181 votes in the Bokakhat seat. Assam minister and AGP candidate Keshav Mahanta defeated his Congress rival Prashanta Kumar Saikia by 28,720votes in the Kaliabor seat. BJP candidate Ajanta Neog defeated Bitupan Saikia of congress by 9,325 votes in the Golaghat seat. BJP nominee Padma Hazarika defeated Congress rival Praneswar Basumatary by 24,375 votes to retain the Sootea seat. BJP candidate Mrinal Saikia defeated Bismita Gogoi of Congress by 27,133 votes in the Khumtai constituency. BJP's Ashok Singhal defeated Benudhar Nath of Congress by 35,070 votes in the Dhekiajuli seat. Congress candidate Rupjyoti Kurmi defeated BJP'sRamani Tanti by 2,446 votes in the Mariani constituency. BJP's Taranga Gogoi defeated Pranati Phukan ofCongress by 14,976 votes in the Naharkatia seat. AGP candidate Renupama Rajkhowa defeated his nearestCongress rival Pallabi Gogoi by 1,350 votes in the Teok constituency. Congress nominee Sushanta Borgohain defeated BJP'sKushal Dowari by 2,006 votes in the Thowra seat. BJP's Sushanta Borgohain defeated AJP's Shamsher Singh by 70,797 votes in the Tinsukia constituency. UPPL's Joyanta Basumatary defeated BPF nominee and Assam minister Chandan Brahma by 31,320 votes in the Sidli constituency.
With the ruling BJP-led alliance in Assam set to form the government for the second consecutive term, Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said the assembly poll has broken the "jinx" that minorities do not vote for the saffron party as it has received huge support in the Muslim dominated areas and constituencies. He hoped that in the second term of governance, Assam will, along with the entire north eastern region, emerge as a leading player in the post-COVID economy and growth for not only the northeast but of the whole of India.
