2001 Assam Legislative Assembly election

Elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly were held in 2001 to elect members of 114 constituencies in Assam, India. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and a majority of seats and Tarun Gogoi was appointed as the Chief Minister of Assam. The number of constituencies was set as 126, by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.

2001 Assam Legislative Assembly election
10 May 2001
126 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly
64 seats needed for a majority
Registered14,439,167
Turnout75.1%
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Tarun Gogoi Prafulla Kumar Mahanta
Party INC AGP
Last election 34 59
Seats won 71 20
Seat change 37 39
Percentage 39.75% 20.02%
CM before election

Prafulla Kumar Mahanta
AGP

 Elected CM

Tarun Gogoi
INC

After the elections, the sitting MP for Kaliabor. Tarun Gogoi became the chief minister. His brother, Dip Gogoi, the winner from the Titabar constituency, resigned from his seat so that Tarun could win the seat in a by-election. Dip later fought and won the by-election for the, now vacant, Kaliabor Lok Sabha seat.

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