2018 Assam panchayat elections


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. More than 15.6 million people were eligible to vote and voter turnout was over 76 per cent
The Bharatiya Janata Party won 11,325 seats in total, while the Indian National Congress won 8,970 seats. Other parties won 6,489 seats.

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.
In first phase, polls were held in Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivsagar, Charaideo, Jorhat, Majuli, Golaghat, Nagaon, Dhemaji,
Lakhimpur, Biswanath, Sonitpur, Darrang, Morigaon, Kamrup 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

Political Parties

Results

Zilla Parishad

The election results for 420 Zilla Parishad Members are as follows
No.
Political PartySeats won
1.BJP212
2.INC147
3.AIUDF26
4.AGP19
5.BPF00
6.Others16

Anchalik Panchayat

The election results for 2,197 Anchalik Panchayat Members are as follows
No.
Political PartySeats won
1.BJP1025
2.INC771
3.AIUDF139
4.AGP118
5.BPF00
6.Others144

Gaon Panchayat (President)

The election results for 2,197 Gaon Panchayat Presidents are as follows
No.
Political PartySeats won
1.BJP994
2.INC760
3.AIUDF130
4.AGP137
5.BPF2
6.Others174

Gaon Panchayat (Ward)

The election results for 21,918 Gaon Panchayat Wards are as follows
No.
Political PartySeats won
1.BJP9094
2.INC7292
3.AIUDF1024
4.AGP1689
5.BPF54
6.Others2765

Overall Result

No.
Political PartySeats won
1.BJP11325
2.INC8970
3.AIUDF1319
4.AGP1963
5.BPF56
6.Others3099