Profile of the 15th Assam Legislative Assembly

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Profile of the 15^th Assam Legislative Assembly

The results of the elections to the 15th Assam Legislative Assembly were declared on May 2, 2021.  There are 126 assembly seats in the state.  In this note, we analyse data on the profile of the incoming Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and compare it with that of the previous Assembly.
BJP is the single largest party with 60 seats
Political Party 2021 2016 Bharatiya Janata Party 60 60 Indian National Congress 29 26 All India United Democratic Front 16 13 Asom Gana Parishad 9 14	Political Party 2021 2016 United People's Party, Liberal 6 - Bodoland Peoples Front 4 12 Communist Party of India  (Marxist) 1 - Independent 1 1
Number of young MLAs reduces sharply; women’s representation decreases marginally
72% of the MLAs have at least a bachelors degree, up from 71%

Sources: Election Commission of India (results.eci.gov.in); Candidate Affidavits uploaded on ECI; MyNeta (https://www.myneta.info); Assam Legislative Assembly website (http://assamassembly.gov.in); PRS.

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