| Election Name: | 2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Election Date: | 4 and 11 April 2011 |
| Seats For Election: | All 126 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly |
| Turnout: | 76.04% |
| Leader1: | Tarun Gogoi |
| Leaders Seat1: | Titabar |
| Last Election1: | 53 |
| Party1: | Indian National Congress |
| Alliance1: | United Progressive Alliance |
| Seats1: | 78 |
| Seat Change1: | 25 |
| Percentage1: | 39.39% |
| Leader2: | Badruddin Ajmal |
| Party2: | All India United Democratic Front |
| Leaders Seat2: | Did not contest |
| Last Election2: | 10 |
| Seats2: | 18 |
| Seat Change2: | 8 |
| Percentage2: | 12.57% |
| Leader3: | Rameswar Teli |
| Leaders Seat3: | Duliajan |
| Last Election3: | 10 |
| Party3: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Alliance3: | National Democratic Alliance (India) |
| Seats3: | 5 |
| Seat Change3: | 5 |
| Percentage3: | 11.47% |
| Chief Minister | |
| Posttitle: | Chief Minister |
| Before Election: | Tarun Gogoi |
| Before Party: | Indian National Congress |
| After Election: | Tarun Gogoi |
| After Party: | Indian National Congress |
| Majority Seats: | 64 |
The 13th Assam Legislative Assembly election was held in two phases on 4 and 11 April 2011 to elect members from 126 constituencies in Assam, India. The result was announced on 13 May.[1]
Bharatiya Janata Party was accused of turning the anti-immigrant feeling in Assam into a communal row but still failed miserably.[2] The election resulted in a landslide victory for the Indian National Congress swept the election and its incumbent Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi was sworn in for the third straight term.[3] Tarun Gogoi became the second Chief Minister (the first was Bimala Prasad Chaliha) to be elected Chief Minister for the third consecutive term and formed his third ministry.
| Parties and Coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote | % | +/- | Contested | Won | +/- | |||
| Indian National Congress | 5,443,781 | 39.39 | 126 | 78 | 25 | |||
| All India United Democratic Front | 1,737,415 | 12.57 | 78 | 18 | 8 | |||
| bgcolor=" | Bodoland People's Front | 847,520 | 6.13 | 29 | 12 | 12 | ||
| Asom Gana Parishad | 2,251,935 | 16.29 | 104 | 10 | 14 | |||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,584,895 | 11.47 | 120 | 5 | 5 | |||
| bgcolor= | All India Trinamool Congress | 283,683 | 2.05 | 103 | 1 | 1 | ||
| bgcolor= | Independents | 1,267,925 | 9.17 | 263 | 2 | 20 | ||