Wresting control of Assam from the Congress, the BJP marched ahead to victory. After 15 years of Congress rule, for the first time ever, the BJP will take up the mantle in Assam.
But what were the nitty-gritties of this elections? Who were the biggest winners and losers? What is the seat-share and vote share? We take a look at all this and more:
The biggest and smallest victory margins
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Hit rate of parties (in %)
- BJP 60/89 67.4%
- INC 26/122 21.3%
- AIUDF 13/74 17.6%
- AGP 14/30 46.7%
- BOPF 12/13 92.3%
| Party | Won | Swing |
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| BJP | 60 | +55 |
| INC | 26 | -53 |
| AIUDF | 13 | -5 |
| AGP | 14 | +5 |
| BOPF | 12 | |
| IND | 1 | -1 |
Prominent winners
- Sarbananda Sonowal of the BJP beat Rajib Lochan Pegu of the Congress in Majuli constituency.
- Himanta Biswa Sarma of the BJP beat Niren Deka of the Congress in Jalukbari.
- Tarun Gogoi, the incumbent Chief Minister, beat Kamakhya Prasad Tasa of the BJP in Titabar.
- In Dharmapur, Chandra Mohan Patowary of the BJP beat Nilamani Sen Deka of the Congress.
Prominent losers
- Badruddin Ajmal of the AIUDF lost to the Congress' Wazed Ali Choudhury in South Salmara.
- In Moran, the Congress' Paban Singh Ghatowar lost to Chakradhar Gogoi of the BJP.
- Pradyut Bordoloi of the Congress lost to Bhaskar Sharma of the BJP in Margherita.
- In Chaygaon, Dr. Kamala Kanta Kalita of the AGP lost to Rekibuddin Ahmed of the Congress.
