2022 Assam municipal elections
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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 | File:BJP election symbol.png | Himanta Biswa Sarma | TBD | |
| Asom Gana Parishad | AGP | File:Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png | Atul Bora | TBD | |
UPA
| Party | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | INC | File:Hand INC.svg | Debabrata Saikia | TBD | |
| Assam Jatiya Parishad | AJP | Lurinjyoti Gogoi | TBD | ||
Other
| Party | Symbol | Leader | Contesting Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All India United Democratic Front | AIUDF | File:Indian Election Symbol Lock And Key.svg | Badruddin Ajmal | TBD | |
| Raijor Dal | RD | Akhil Gogoi | TBD | ||
| Aam Aadmi Party | AAP | File:Aam Aadmi Party logo (English).svg | 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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