1996
19911985198019771971196719621957Total Constituencies: 14
Assam Lok Sabha Election 1996 covered all 14 parliamentary constituencies in the state. The INC received the highest statewide vote share at 31.64% and won 5 seats, while the AGP received 27.17% of the vote and won 5 seats. The BJP won 1 seats with 15.92% of the vote.
The table below shows party-wise results based on total votes received across Assam.
| Party Name | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Vote Share | Vote Share on Contested | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 5 | 31.64% | 31.64% | 29,81,700 | |
| 11 | 5 | 27.17% | 32.64% | 25,60,506 | |
| 14 | 1 | 15.92% | 15.92% | 15,00,608 | |
| IND | 14 | 1 | 11.71% | 11.71% | 11,03,300 |
| CPM | 2 | 1 | 3.94% | 29.97% | 3,71,154 |
| AIIC(T) | 12 | 0 | 3.44% | 3.90% | 3,24,096 |
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin(%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Candidate | Party | Votes | |||
| Karimganj | Dwaraka Nath Das | BJP | 2,24,229 | Sabita Das | INC | 1,91,480 | 32,749 | 4.83 |
| Silchar | Sontosh Mohan Deb | INC | 2,37,804 | Kabindra Purkayastha | BJP | 1,69,663 | 68,141 | 12.24 |
| Autonomous District | Jayanta Rongpi | ASDC | 1,80,112 | Elwin Teron | INC | 76,982 | 1,03,130 | 30.16 |
| Dhubri | Nurul Islam | INC | 3,14,594 | Onkarmal Agarwal | AGP | 1,82,373 | 1,32,221 | 16.86 |
| Kokrajhar | Louis Islary | IND | 1,85,688 | Rabi Ram Brahma | IND | 1,54,134 | 31,554 | 4.14 |
| Barpeta | Uddhab Barman | CPM | 2,50,451 | Abdus Samad Ahmed | UMFA | 1,82,948 | 67,503 | 9.9 |
| Gauhati | Prabin Chandra Sarmah | AGP | 3,72,833 | Bhubaneswar Kalita | INC | 2,58,436 | 1,14,397 | 13.59 |
| Mangaldoi | Birendra Prasad Baishya | AGP | 2,61,838 | Prabin Deka | INC | 1,62,706 | 99,132 | 12.59 |
| Tezpur | Iswar Prasanna Hazarika | INC | 2,07,071 | Harsha Bahadur Biswakarma | AGP | 2,00,352 | 6,719 | 1.05 |
| Nowgong | Muhi Ram Saikia | AGP | 2,63,649 | Nazneen Faruque | INC | 2,09,521 | 54,128 | 7.4 |
| Kaliabor | Keshab Mahanta | AGP | 2,83,086 | Tarun Gogoi | INC | 2,81,470 | 1,616 | 0.22 |
| Jorhat | Bijoy Krishna Handique | INC | 3,11,578 | Bhadreswar Buragohain | AGP | 2,64,339 | 47,239 | 7.28 |
| Dibrugarh | Paban Singh Ghatowar | INC | 2,81,253 | Israil Nanda | AGP | 1,73,898 | 1,07,355 | 19.34 |
| Lakhimpur | Arun Kr. Sarma | AGP | 2,21,183 | Bolin Kuli | INC | 2,17,743 | 3,440 | 0.52 |
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