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Profile of the 15th Assam Legislative Assembly

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Profile of the 15th 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

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72% of the MLAs have at least a bachelors degree, up from 71%

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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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