| Election Name: | Next Assam Legislative Assembly Election |
| Before Election: | Himanta Biswa Sarma |
| Alliance2: | INDIA |
| Leader Since2: | 2021 |
| Last Election2: | 29.67%, 29 seats |
| Seats Before2: | 22 |
| Chief Minister | |
| Before Party: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Leader2: | Gaurav Gogoi |
| Posttitle: | Chief Minister |
| Party2: | Indian National Congress |
| Type: | Legislative |
| Seats For Election: | All 126 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly |
| Ongoing: | yes |
| Election Date: | March – April 2026 |
| Previous Election: | 2021 Assam Legislative Assembly election |
| Previous Year: | 2021 |
| Country: | India |
| Next Election: | 2031 Assam Legislative Assembly election |
| Next Year: | 2031 |
| Majority Seats: | 64 |
| Seats Before1: | 64 |
| Party1: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Party Colour: | Yes |
| Alliance1: | NDA |
| Leader Since1: | 2021 |
| Leader1: | Himanta Biswa Sarma |
| Leaders Seat2: | TBD |
| Leaders Seat1: | Jalukbari |
| Last Election1: | 33.21%, 60 seats |
| Outgoing Members: | 15th Assam Assembly#Members of Legislative Assembly |
| Seats Needed2: | 42 |
| Seats Needed3: | 49 |
| Leader3: | Maulana Badruddin Ajmal |
| Party3: | AIUDF |
| Leader Since3: | 2005 |
| Leaders Seat3: | TBD |
| Alliance3: | - |
| Last Election3: | 9.29%,16 seats |
| Seats Before3: | 15 |
Legislative Assembly elections will be held in Assam in month of March to April 2026 to elect 126 members of the Assam Legislative Assembly. The term of current assembly elected in 2021 will expire on May 2, 2026. Himanta Biswa Sharma currently plans to continue in his role as chief minister for the elections.
In the previous assembly elections, the incumbent BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) retaining power with 75 seats, which marks the first time a non-INC alliance winning consecutive terms in the state. The Mahajot led by INC won 50 seats, increasing its tally from 26 in 2016.[1] After the victory, Himanta Biswa Sharma became the next chief minister of the state. After the election, All India United Democratic Front & Bodoland People's Front dropped out of the Mahajot coalition.[2] [3]
| Poll Event | Schedule | |
|---|---|---|
| Notification Date | TBD | |
| Last Date for filing nomination | TBD | |
| Scrutiny of nomination | TBD | |
| Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination | TBD | |
| Date of Poll | TBD | |
| Date of Counting of Votes | TBD |
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | Himanta Biswa Sarma | TBD | ||||
| Asom Gana Parishad | Atul Bora | TBD | ||||
| United People's Party Liberal | Pramod Boro | TBD | ||||
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | Gaurav Gogoi | TBD | |||
| Assam Jatiya Parishad | Jagadish Bhuyan | TBD | |||
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Manoranjan Talukdar | TBD | ||||
| Communist Party of India | Munin Mahanta | TBD | ||||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | Bibek Das | TBD | ||||
| Rashtriya Janata Dal | Hira Devi | TBD | ||||
| Samajwadi Party | TBD | TBD | ||||
| Aam Aadmi Party | Dr. Bhaben Choudhury | TBD | ||||
| Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) | D.D. Adhikary | TBD | ||||
| All India Forward Bloc | TBD | TBD | ||||
| All Party Hill Leaders Conference | Jonas Ingti Kathar | TBD | ||||
| Raijor Dal | Akhil Gogoi | TBD | ||||
| Anchalik Gana Morcha | Ajit Kumar Bhuyan | TBD | ||||
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All India United Democratic Front | Badruddin Ajmal | TBD | ||||
| Bodoland People's Front | Hagrama Mohilary | TBD | ||||
| All India Trinamool Congress | Ripun Bora | TBD | ||||
| Janata Dal (United) | Paresh Nath | TBD | ||||
| Revolutionary Communist Party of India | Biren Deka | TBD | ||||
| Gana Suraksha Party | Heera Saraniya | TBD | ||||
| Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) | Chandralekha Das | TBD | ||||
| National People's Party | Dilip Kumar Borah | TBD | ||||
| Autonomous State Demand Committee | Dr. Jayanta Rongpi | TBD | ||||