Election Name: | 1983 Assam Legislative Assembly election |
Country: | India |
Type: | legislative |
Vote Type: | Popular |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1978 Assam Legislative Assembly election |
Previous Year: | 1978 |
Election Date: | 14–20 February 1983 |
Next Election: | 1985 Assam Legislative Assembly election |
Next Year: | 1985 |
Seats For Election: | 114 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 58 |
Turnout: | 32.74% |
Party1: | Indian National Congress |
Leader1: | Hiteswar Saikia |
Seats1: | 91 |
Seats Before1: | 26 |
Popular Vote1: | 52.53% |
Seat Change1: | 65 |
Party2: | Indian Congress (Socialist) |
Seats2: | 4 |
Popular Vote2: | 6.05% |
Party3: | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
Seats3: | 3 |
Popular Vote3: | 5% |
Seat Change3: | - |
CM | |
Before Election: | President's Rule |
After Party: | Indian National Congress |
After Election: | Hiteswar Saikia |
Elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly were held in February 1983 to elect members of 114 constituencies in Assam, India. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and a majority of seats and Hiteswar Saikia was appointed as the Chief Minister of Assam.[1] [2] The number of constituencies was set as 126 by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.[3]
Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) | Member | Party | |
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Ratabari | SC | Subal Chandra Das | ||
Patharkandi | None | Mian Udddin | ||
Karimganj North | None | Ketaki Prasad Dutta | ||
Karimganj South | None | Abdul Muqtadir Choudhury | ||
Badarpur | None | Gulam Subhany Choudhury | ||
Hailakandi | None | Abdul Muhib Mazumdar | ||
Katlicherra | None | Tajamul Ali Laskar | ||
Algapur | None | Maulana Abdul Jalil Choudhury | ||
Silchar | None | Jagadish Chandra Choudhury | ||
Sonai | None | Nurul Haque Choudhury | ||
Dholai | SC | Sisir Ranjan Das | ||
Udharbond | None | Jagannath Singh | ||
Lakhipur | None | Dinesh Prasad Goala | ||
Barkhola | None | Altaf Hossain Mazumdar | ||
Katigora | None | Nepal Chandra Das | ||
Haflong | ST | G. C. Langthase | ||
Bokajan | ST | Rajen Timung | ||
Howraghat | ST | Dorsingh Terang | ||
Diphu | ST | Kaizasong | ||
Baithalangso | ST | Dhani Ram Rongpi | ||
Mankachar | None | Zahirul Islam | ||
Salmara South | None | Md. Bazlul Basit | ||
Dhubri | None | Mohammad Umaruddin | ||
Gauripur | None | Joynal Abedin | ||
Golakganj | None | Kabir Chandra Roypradhani | ||
Bilasipara West | None | Siraj Uddin | ||
Bilasipara East | None | Rookmini Kanta Roye | ||
Gossaigaon | None | Mithius Tudu | ||
Kokrajhar West | ST | Ranendra Narayan Basumatary | ||
Kokrajhar East | ST | Dambarudhar Brahma | ||
Sidli | ST | Luis Islari | ||
Dudhnai | ST | Jagat Patgiri | ||
Goalpara East | None | Mohammad Ali | ||
Goalpara West | None | Hassanuddin Ahmed | ||
Jaleswar | None | Afzalur Rahman | ||
Sorbhog | None | Hemen Das | ||
Bhabanipur | None | Mir Abdul Halim | ||
Patacharkuchi | None | Rabi Ram Das | ||
Barpeta | None | Ismail Hussain | ||
Jania | None | Abdus Sobhan | ||
Baghbar | None | Ibrahimali | ||
Sarukhetri | None | Amir Hamcha Talukdar | ||
Chenga | None | Danes Ali | ||
Boko | SC | Upendra Das | ||
Chaygaon | None | Harendra Nath Talukdar | ||
Palasbari | None | Mohan Basumatari | ||
Jalukbari | None | Shah Jalal Ali | ||
Dispur | None | Tarini Mohan Barua | ||
Gauhati East | None | Munin Sarmah | ||
Gauhati West | None | Tareni | ||
Hajo | None | Barkat Ullah | ||
Kamalpur | None | Mathura Deka | ||
Rangiya | None | Purna Boro | ||
Tamulpur | None | Padam Bahadur Chouhan | ||
Nalbari | None | Chandradhar Kalita | ||
Barkhetry | None | Sheikh Chand Mahammad | ||
Dharmapur | None | Bhumidhar Barman | ||
Barama | ST | Alit Chandra Boro | ||
Chapaguri | ST | Bimal Gayari | ||
Panery | None | Mridula Saharia | ||
Mangaldoi | SC | Kartik Sarkar | ||
Dalgaon | None | Syeda Anwara Taimur | ||
Udalguri | ST | Binoy Kumar Basumtary | ||
Majbat | None | Silvius Condpan | ||
Tezpur | None | Nabin Chandra Kath Hazarika | ||
Rangapara | None | Golok Rajbanshi | ||
Jagiroad | SC | Prasad Chandra Dalai | ||
Marigaon | None | Md. Hussain | ||
Raha | SC | Lakhi Prasad Hazarika | ||
Dhing | None | Abu Nasar Ohid | ||
Batadroba | None | Kiran Borah | ||
Rupohihat | None | Mohammad Idris | ||
Nowgong | None | Mukut Sharma | ||
Barhampur | None | Ramesh Phukan | ||
Samaguri | None | Nurul Hussain | ||
Kaliabor | None | Baloram Nag | ||
Jamunamukh | None | Md. Farman Ali | ||
Hojai | None | Sadhan Ranjan Sarkar | ||
Lumding | None | Debesh Chakraborty | ||
Bokakhat | None | Dharmeshwar Hazarika | ||
Sarupathar | None | Abdul Matlib | ||
Golaghat | None | Nagen Neog | ||
Khumtai | None | Jiba Kanta Gogoi | ||
Dergaon | SC | Hem Prakash Narayan | ||
Jorhat | None | Dinanath Rajkhowa | ||
Titabar | None | Joy Chandra Bora | ||
Mariani | None | Siba Bura Gohain | ||
Teok | None | Tilok Gogoi | ||
Amguri | None | Kirti Dutta | ||
Nazira | None | Hiteswar Saikia | ||
Mahmara | None | Narad Kamar | ||
Sonari | None | Satya Tati | ||
Thowra | None | Tankeswar Dehingia | ||
Sibsagar | None | Devanand Konwar | ||
Bihpuria | None | Borgoram Deori | ||
Naoboicha | None | Afazuddin Ahmed | ||
Lakhimpur | None | Lekhan Lahan | ||
Dhakuakhana | ST | Ragunath Pamegam | ||
Dhemaji | ST | Durgeswar Patir | ||
Jonai | ST | Puspadhar Pegu | ||
Moran | None | Joy Chandra Nagbonshi | ||
Dibrugarh | None | Keshab Chandra Gogoi | ||
Lahowal | None | Dipok Moormoo | ||
Chabua | None | Upen Sanaton | ||
Tinsukia | None | Rajendra Nath Phukan | ||
Digboi | None | Rameswar Dhanowar | ||
Margherita | None | Kul Bahadur Chetri | ||
Doom Dooma | None | Dileswar Tanti | ||
Sadiya | None | Lambheswar Sonowal | ||