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2018 Assam panchayat elections
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Turnout>76%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Ranjit Kumar Das Ripun Bora Badruddin Ajmal
Party BJP INC AIUDF
Leader since 2018 2018 2005
Last election 1,780 13,537 3,551
Seats won 11,325[1]
(ZP+AP+GP+GPW) 		8,970[1]
(ZP+AP+GP+GPW) 		1,319
(ZP+AP+GP+GPW)
Seat change Increase 9,545 Decrease 4,567 Decrease 2,232
  Fourth party Fifth party
  Indian Election Symbol Nangol.svg
Leader Atul Bora Hagrama Mohilary
Party AGP BPF
Leader since 2016 2004
Last election 2,703 Steady
Seats won 1,963
(ZP+AP+GP+GPW) 		56
(ZP+AP+GP+GPW)
Seat change Decrease 740 Steady

The 2018 Assam panchayat elections were held in two phases, on 5 and 9 December 2018. The counting of votes started on 12 December and results were declared on 15 December[2]. More than 15.6 million people were eligible to vote and voter turnout was over 76 per cent[3][4][5][6][7]

The Bharatiya Janata Party won 11,325 seats in total,[1][8] while the Indian National Congress won 8,970 seats. Other parties won 6,489 seats.[1][9][10][11]

Election schedule

The Assam State Election Commission announced that the Polls would hold in two Phases. The polling for the first phase was held on December 5, 2018, while that for the second phase took place on December 9, 2018. The final counting of votes was started from December 12, 2018 in the 26 districts across the state.[3][12]

In first phase, polls were held in Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivsagar, Charaideo, Jorhat, Majuli, Golaghat, Nagaon, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Sonitpur, Darrang, Morigaon, Kamrup (Metro) and Kamrup districts. In the second phase, the election were held in Nalbari, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Dhubri, South Salmara Mankachar, Goalpara, Cachar, Hailakandi, Karimganj and Hojai districts[13]

Political Parties

Name Abbreviation Party symbol
style="background-color: Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | Bharatiya Janata Party[9] BJP
style="background-color: Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | Indian National Congress INC Template:Indian National Congress/meta/symbol
style="background-color: Template:Asom Gana Parishad/meta/color" | Asom Gana Parishad AGP
style="background-color: Template:All India United Democratic Front/meta/color" | All India United Democratic Front AIUDF
style="background-color: Template:Bodoland People's Front/meta/color" | Bodoland People's Front BPF
style="background-color: Template:Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color" | Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M) Template:Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/symbol
style="background-color: Template:All India Trinamool Congress/meta/color"| All India Trinamool Congress AITC Template:All India Trinamool Congress/meta/symbol
style="background-color: Template:Nationalist Congress Party/meta/color" | Nationalist Congress Party NCP Template:Nationalist Congress Party/meta/symbol
style="background-color: Template:Communist Party of India/meta/color" | Communist Party of India CPI Template:Communist Party of India/meta/symbol

Results

Zilla Parishad

The election results for 420 Zilla Parishad Members are as follows[9]

No.
 Political Party Seats won
! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color; color:white" | 1. BJP 212
! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color; color:white" | 2. INC 147
! style="text-align:center; background:Template:All India United Democratic Front/meta/color; color:white" | 3. AIUDF 26
! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Asom Gana Parishad/meta/color; color:white" | 4. AGP 19
! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Bodoland People's Front/meta/color; color:white" | 5. BPF 00
! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Independent/meta/color; color:white" | 6. Others 16

Seat Share by Parties

  BJP (50.48%)
  INC (35%)
  AIUDF (6.19%)
  AGP (4.52%)
  BPF (0.00%)
  Others (3.81%)


Anchalik Panchayat

The election results for 2,197 Anchalik Panchayat Members are as follows[9]

No.
 Political Party Seats won
! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color; color:white" | 1. BJP 1025
! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color; color:white" | 2. INC 771
! style="text-align:center; background:Template:All India United Democratic Front/meta/color; color:white" | 3. AIUDF 139
! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Asom Gana Parishad/meta/color; color:white" | 4. AGP 118
! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Bodoland People's Front/meta/color; color:white" | 5. BPF 00
! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Independent/meta/color; color:white" | 6. Others 144

Seat Share by Parties

  BJP (46.66%)
  INC (35.09%)
  AIUDF (6.33%)
  AGP (5.37%)
  BPF (0.00%)
  Others (6.55%)


Gaon Panchayat (President)

The election results for 2,197 Gaon Panchayat Presidents are as follows[9]

No.
 Political Party Seats won
! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color; color:white" | 1. BJP 994
! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color; color:white" | 2. INC 760
! style="text-align:center; background:Template:All India United Democratic Front/meta/color; color:white" | 3. AIUDF 130
! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Asom Gana Parishad/meta/color; color:white" | 4. AGP 137
! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Bodoland People's Front/meta/color; color:white" | 5. BPF 2
! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Independent/meta/color; color:white" | 6. Others 174

Seat Share by Parties

  BJP (45.24%)
  INC (34.59%)
  AIUDF (5.92%)
  AGP (6.24%)
  BPF (0.09%)
  Others (7.92%)


Gaon Panchayat (Ward)

The election results for 21,918 Gaon Panchayat Wards are as follows[9]

No.
 Political Party Seats won
! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color; color:white" | 1. BJP 9094
! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color; color:white" | 2. INC 7292
! style="text-align:center; background:Template:All India United Democratic Front/meta/color; color:white" | 3. AIUDF 1024
! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Asom Gana Parishad/meta/color; color:white" | 4. AGP 1689
! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Bodoland People's Front/meta/color; color:white" | 5. BPF 54
! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Independent/meta/color; color:white" | 6. Others 2765

Seat Share by Parties

  BJP (41.49%)
  INC (33.27%)
  AIUDF (4.67%)
  AGP (7.70%)
  BPF (0.25%)
  Others (12.62%)


Overall Result

No.
 Political Party Seats won
! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color; color:white" | 1. BJP[1] 11325
! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color; color:white" | 2. INC 8970
! style="text-align:center; background:Template:All India United Democratic Front/meta/color; color:white" | 3. AIUDF 1319
! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Asom Gana Parishad/meta/color; color:white" | 4. AGP 1963
! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Bodoland People's Front/meta/color; color:white" | 5. BPF 56
! style="text-align:center; background:Template:Independent/meta/color; color:white" | 6. Others 3099

Seat Share by Parties

  BJP (42.37%)
  INC (33.56%)
  AIUDF (4.93%)
  AGP (7.35%)
  BPF (0.20%)
  Others (11.59%)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "BJP Wins Assam Panchayat Elections With 42% Seats". NDTV. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Assam Panchayat Election result 2018 UPDATES: BJP leads the way; Congress, AGP trail". Times Now. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Dates for Panchayat Polls in Assam declared". The Sentinel. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. ^ Manogya Loiwal (5 December 2018). "Assam panchayat polls: First phase today, over 97 lakh voters to decide fate of candidates". India Today. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  5. ^ Manas Joshi & Chanchal Chauhan (12 December 2018). "Assam panchayat election result 2018 live: BJP maintains lead, counting of votes still ongoing". India Today. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Assam Panchayat Election results 2018: BJP takes big lead, Congress second". India Tv. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Assam panchayat election results 2018: Counting underway as BJP takes comfortable lead". The Indian Express. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  8. ^ Taha Amin Mazumdar (18 December 2018). "Has BJP Really Won the Assam Panchayat Polls". News click. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  9. ^ a b c d e f "Press release party-wise results of counting of votes for Panchayat Election 2018 pdf" (PDF). sec assam. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  10. ^ Manogya Loiwal (18 December 2018). "Relief to BJP as party wins 50% seats in Assam panchayat elections". India Today. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  11. ^ Rini Sharma (15 December 2018). "Assam Panchayat Election Result 2018 Updates: BJP Remains Ahead of Rival Congress, Alliance Partner AGP". India.com. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Assam Panchayat Election Result 2018 Live: BJP Ahead of Congress, AGP". Northeast Today. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Assam Panchayat Polls In Two Phases Next Month". The Shillong Times. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

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