| Election Name: | 2011 Assam Legislative Assembly election |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2016 Assam Legislative Assembly election |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Election Date: | 4 and 11 April 2011 |
| Seats For Election: | All 126 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly |
| Turnout: | 76.04% |
| Leader1: | Tarun Gogoi |
| Leaders Seat1: | Titabar |
| Last Election1: | 53 |
| Party1: | Indian National Congress |
| Alliance1: | United Progressive Alliance |
| Seats1: | 78 |
| Seat Change1: | 25 |
| Percentage1: | 39.39% |
| Leader2: | Badruddin Ajmal |
| Party2: | All India United Democratic Front |
| Leaders Seat2: | Did not contest |
| Last Election2: | 10 |
| Seats2: | 18 |
| Seat Change2: | 8 |
| Percentage2: | 12.57% |
| Leader3: | Rameswar Teli |
| Leaders Seat3: | Duliajan |
| Last Election3: | 10 |
| Party3: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Alliance3: | National Democratic Alliance (India) |
| Seats3: | 5 |
| Seat Change3: | 5 |
| Percentage3: | 11.47% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Map2 Image: | 2011 Assam Election.svg |
| Map2 Size: | 300px |
| Map2 Caption: | Structure of the Assam Legislative Assembly after the election |
| Chief Minister | |
| Posttitle: | Chief Minister |
| Before Election: | Tarun Gogoi |
| Before Party: | Indian National Congress |
| After Election: | Tarun Gogoi |
| After Party: | Indian National Congress |
| Majority Seats: | 64 |
The 13th Assam Legislative Assembly election was held in two phases on 4 and 11 April 2011 to elect members from 126 constituencies in Assam, India. The result was announced on 13 May.[1]
Bharatiya Janata Party was accused of turning the anti-immigrant feeling in Assam into a communal row but still failed miserably.[2] The election resulted in a landslide victory for the Indian National Congress swept the election and its incumbent Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi was sworn in for the third straight term.[3] AIUDF emerged as a key opposition party and won 18 of 126 seats. Tarun Gogoi became the second Chief Minister (the first was Bimala Prasad Chaliha) to be elected Chief Minister for the third consecutive term and formed his third ministry.
| Parties and Coalitions | Popular vote | Seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote | % | +/- | Contested | Won | +/- | |||
| Indian National Congress | 5,443,781 | 39.39 | 126 | 78 | 25 | |||
| All India United Democratic Front | 1,737,415 | 12.57 | 78 | 18 | 8 | |||
| bgcolor=" | Bodoland People's Front | 847,520 | 6.13 | 29 | 12 | 12 | ||
| Asom Gana Parishad | 2,251,935 | 16.29 | 104 | 10 | 14 | |||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 1,584,895 | 11.47 | 120 | 5 | 5 | |||
| bgcolor= | All India Trinamool Congress | 283,683 | 2.05 | 103 | 1 | 1 | ||
| bgcolor= | Independents | 1,267,925 | 9.17 | 263 | 2 | 20 | ||