2022 Assam municipal elections

2022 Assam Municipal elections
6 March 2022
977 seats
Turnout69.66%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Himanta Biswa Sarma Debabrata Saikia Atul Bora
Party BJP INC AGP
Alliance NDA UPA NDA
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Leader Badruddin Ajmal Akhil Gogoi Arvind Kejriwal
Party AIUDF RD AAP

Municipal elections was held in the Indian state of Assam on 6 March 2022; the results were declared on 9 March. The elections is scheduled for 80 urban local bodies. Elections were originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but were delayed because of pandemic.

Schedule

Poll event Schedule
Notification date 9 February 2022
Last Date for filing nomination 15 February 2022
Last Date for withdrawal of nomination 20 February 2022
Date of poll 6 March 2022
Date of counting of votes 9 March 2022

Voter statistics

Gender No. of voters.
Male 8,32,348
Female 8,41,534
Other 17
Total 16,73,899

List of municipalities ward wise

Sl. No. District Municipal Boards Wards Voters (2022)
1 Karimganj Karimganj

Badarpur

Ramkrishna Nagar

27

11

10

49,374

14,144

11,094

2 Hailakandi Hailakandi

Lala

16

10

28,474

9,678

3 Cachar Sonai

Lakhipur

11

10

14,077

10,149

4 Dhubri Dhubri

Gauripur

Golakganj

Chapar

Bilasipara

Sapatgram

16

13

10

10

14

10

49,144

20,786

10,199

16,438

29,942

10,525

5 Bongaigaon Bongaigaon

Abhayapuri

25

11

39,557

13,169

6 Goalpara Goalpara

Lakhipur

19

10

41,408

10,790

7 Barpeta Barpeta

Barpeta Road

Howly

Sarthebari

Sorbhog

22

10

10

10

10

36,292

28,737

14,385

6,153

6,846

8 Bajali Patshala

Patacharkuchi

10

10

12,817

3,089

9 Nalbari Nalbari

Tihu

17

10

36,599

11,551

10 Kamrup North Guwahati

Palashbari

Rangia

10

10

10

19,531

4,213

22,007

11 Darrang Sipajhar

Mongoldoi

Kharupetia

10

10

11

9,618

21,001

17,021

12 Morigaon Morigaon 11 22,896
13 Nagaon Nagaon

Dhing

Raha

Kampur

29

10

10

10

98,542

15,324

9,612

8,560

14 Hojai Hojai

Lanka

Lumding

Doboka

19

11

13

10

27,991

30,181

23,750

9,567

15 Sonitpur Tezpur

Rangapara

Dhekiajuli

Jamugurihat

19

10

10

10

49,594

11,280

16,558

6,712

16 Biswanath Biswanath

Gohpur

Sootea

12

10

10

14,662

9,890

9,664

17 Lakhimpur North Lakhimpur

Bihpuria

Narayanpur

Dhakuakhana

21

10

10

10

44,671

8,912

4,143

10,182

18 Dhemaji Dhemaji

Silapathar

10

12

24,166

19,520

19 Golaghat Golaghat

Sarupathar

Barpathar

Dergaon

Bokakhat

12

10

10

10

10

28,050

11,084

7,716

16,984

14,706

20 Jorhat Jorhat

Teok

Titabar

Mariani

19

10

10

10

57,095

7,389

13,882

16,784

21 Sibsagar Sibsagar

Amguri

Dimow

Nazira

Simaluguri

14

10

10

10

10

32,196

5,826

6,037

10,188

6,576

22 Charaideo Sonari

Moran

16

11

20,507

5,439

23 Dibrugarh Dibrugarh

Naharkatia

Chabua

Namrup

22

10

10

10

1,17,690

15,046

6,242

9,976

24 Tinsukia Tinsukia

Makum

Doomdooma

Chapakhowa

Margherita

Digboi

15

10

10

10

10

10

78,900

13,543

16,631

8,078

23,263

18,996

Parties and alliances

Following is a list of political parties and alliances which contested in this election:

  NDA

Party Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Bharatiya Janata Party BJP Himanta Biswa Sarma TBD
Asom Gana Parishad AGP Atul Bora TBD

  UPA

Party Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Indian National Congress INC Debabrata Saikia TBD
Assam Jatiya Parishad AJP Lurinjyoti Gogoi TBD

  Other

Party Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
All India United Democratic Front AIUDF Badruddin Ajmal TBD
Raijor Dal RD Akhil Gogoi TBD
Aam Aadmi Party AAP Dr.Bhaben Chowdhry TBD

Voter turnout

Sl. No. District Municipal Boards Turnout (%)
1 Karimganj Karimganj

Badarpur

Ramkrishna Nagar

65.40

64.86

70.92

2 Hailakandi Hailakandi

Lala

66.65

73.97

3 Cachar Sonai

Lakhipur

74.00

67.49

4 Dhubri Dhubri

Gauripur

Golakganj

Chapar

Bilasipara

Sapatgram

70.80

71.30

74.35

81.43

78.19

70.36

5 Bongaigaon Bongaigaon

Abhayapuri

74.32

67.04

6 Goalpara Goalpara

Lakhipur

79.00

82.00

7 Barpeta Barpeta

Barpeta Road

Howly

Sarthebari

Sorbhog

71.55

75.14

80.67

79.90

79.00

8 Bajali Patshala

Patacharkuchi

68.60

79.10

9 Nalbari Nalbari

Tihu

72.27

71.48

10 Kamrup North Guwahati

Palashbari

Rangia

59.07

69.34

82.10

11 Darrang Sipajhar

Mongoldoi

Kharupetia

75.73

68.18

73.97

12 Morigaon Morigaon 72.12
13 Nagaon Nagaon

Dhing

Raha

Kampur

61.14

70.42

70.32

69.89

14 Hojai Hojai

Lanka

Lumding

Doboka

72.26

68.50

61.29

74.71

15 Sonitpur Tezpur

Rangapara

Dhekiajuli

Jamugurihat

62.68

69.24

72.00

72.97

16 Biswanath Biswanath

Gohpur

Sootea

69.51

69.99

72.07

17 Lakhimpur North Lakhimpur

Bihpuria

Narayanpur

Dhakuakhana

68.91

73.05

83.01

78.69

18 Dhemaji Dhemaji

Silapathar

67.25

68.42

19 Golaghat Golaghat

Sarupathar

Barpathar

Dergaon

Bokakhat

60.33

71.74

69.58

52.23

67.28

20 Jorhat Jorhat

Teok

Titabar

Mariani

58.40

72.51

65.19

66.50

21 Sibsagar Sibsagar

Amguri

Dimow

Nazira

Simaluguri

64.36

74.24

66.38

65.11

74.07

22 Charaideo Sonari

Moran

63.52

70.42

23 Dibrugarh Dibrugarh

Naharkatia

Chabua

Namrup

58.02

64.54

77.79

51.91

24 Tinsukia Tinsukia

Makum

Doomdooma

Chapakhowa

Margherita

Digboi

62.73

51.25

54.80

73.12

63.87

59.32

Total 80 Boards 69.66

Results

"State Election Commission, Assam" https://sec.assam.gov.in

References

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