Assam Assembly Elections 2016
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Kaliabor Assembly Election: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates
Assam | Apr 23, 2026, 06:13 PM ISTKaliabor Assembly Election 2026: In the 2021 Assam Assembly Elections, AGP candidate Keshab Mahanta won the Kaliabor seat with a margin of 28,720 votes (23.33%).
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Dispur Assembly Election 2026: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates
Assam | Apr 23, 2026, 05:42 PM ISTDispur Assembly Election 2026: In the 2021 Assam Assembly Elections, Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Atul Bora won the Dispur seat with a margin of 1,21,657 votes (40.44%).
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Silchar Assembly Election 2026: Constituency profile, past winners, margin and party-wise candidates
Assam | Mar 30, 2026, 12:40 PM ISTSilchar Assembly Election 2026: In the 2021 Assam Assembly Elections, BJP candidate Dipayan Chakraborty won the Silchar seat with a margin of 37,578 votes (21.53%).
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Sarbananda Sonowal takes oath as first BJP chief minister of Assam
National | May 24, 2016, 07:26 PM ISTAfter a historic win of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the recently concluded Assembly elections in the state, Sarbananda Sonowal today took oath as the first BJP Chief Minister of Assam.
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Sealing Indo-Bangla border top priority for my govt: Sarbananda Sonowal
National | May 20, 2016, 05:12 PM ISTSarbanand Sonwal, set to take over as the new Chief Minister of Assam, today said that sealing the Indo-Bangladesh border to check illegal infiltration will be top priority of his government.
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Meet Himanta Biswa Sharma, the maverick politician who spelled doom for Congress in Assam
National | May 19, 2016, 07:18 PM ISTThe 47-year-old has once again remained true to his reputation of a man who has the ability to sense the nerve of the electorate.
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Assembly poll results: BJP expands footprint but big question mark over Rahul Gandhi’s leadership
National | May 19, 2016, 06:36 PM ISTThe results of 5 state Assemblies have come as a rude shock to Indian National Congress, the grand old party of India.
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Assam: Tarun Gogoi fails to weave magic to bring Congress back to power
National | May 19, 2016, 01:17 PM ISTBattling anti-incumbency and age, Tarun Gogoi failed to weave his magic to bring Congress back to power after creating history earlier with a hat trick in the last elections.
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Sarbanand Sonowal: The man who is set to become the first BJP Chief Minister of Assam
National | May 19, 2016, 01:26 PM ISTGuwahati: From student politics to joining AGP, then switching to the saffron party and becoming a Union Minister, BJP’s Chief Ministerial candidate in Assam Sarbanada Sonowal’s journey to the peak has been a steady climb
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Assam: BJP trounces Congress to form its first ever govt in the state
National | May 19, 2016, 01:46 PM ISTThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 27 seats in Assam where counting is under way to elect the new assembly.
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Assembly Polls 2016: BJP creates history in Assam; Left takes Kerala; Jaya, Mamata retain power
National | May 19, 2016, 08:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: The counting of votes for the Assembly elections in Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry begun today at 8 am. All arrangements are in place for smooth conduct of the counting.
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Sarbananda Sonowal: The BJP’s one-man Army in Assam
National | May 19, 2016, 07:51 AM ISTSarbananda Sonowal was born on 31 October 1962 in Dinjan, Dibrugarh, Assam. He completed his LLB and Journalism degree from Dibrugarh University and at Gauhati University.
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Stage set for counting of votes today for 5 state Assemblies
National | May 19, 2016, 06:45 AM ISTFate of around 8300 candidates will be decided today when the counting for 5 state Assemblies beings at 8am sharp.
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LDF back in Kerala, TMC to retain WB, BJP may fall short of majority in Assam: Exit Poll
National | May 16, 2016, 07:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: The CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front may return to power in the Kerala assembly polls, while Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress may retain power in West Bengal with a reduced majority, says an exit poll
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Assembly polls: High voter turnout in Assam; West Bengal enters second phase
National | Apr 11, 2016, 08:53 PM ISTPolling begun today for the second and final phase of assembly elections in Assam and second part of first phase in West Bengal.
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Assam Assembly polls: PM Modi takes on Tarun Gogoi, says Congress defeat imminent
National | Apr 08, 2016, 02:55 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi today attacked Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi saying he has stopped smiling after the heavy polling in the first phase of assembly elections.
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On first day of Navratri, PM Modi offers prayers at historic Kamakhaya temple
National | Apr 08, 2016, 12:20 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi today offered prayers to Goddess Ma Kamakhya Devi at her historic temple atop Nilachal Hill here before resuming his poll campaign in Assam.
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'Doing is more important than talking': Manmohan Singh’s jibe at PM Modi
National | Apr 06, 2016, 08:06 PM ISTFormer Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today took on his successor Narendra Modi citing “failure” of his Pakistan policy and not delivering upon his promises of bringing back black money, among others.
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125 crorepatis in Assam second phase, Ajmal richest candidate
India | Apr 06, 2016, 07:53 PM ISTA total of 125 crorepatis -- multi-millionaires -- are contesting in the second phase of the Assam assembly elections. The richest among them is All India United Democratic Front founder Badruddin Ajmal with assets worth Rs.54 crore.
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Two dead, 20 injured in IED blast in Assam’s Goalpara; ULFA hand suspected
India | Apr 04, 2016, 10:36 PM ISTGuwahati: At least 20 people, including a policeman, were injured as suspected militants triggered an explosion on Monday evening in Dudhnoi in western Assam’s Goalpara district, police said. Superintendent of Police Nitul Gogoi confirmed that