The elections in Assam will be held in 2 phases
AIUDF, RJD and JD(U) on Thursday March 17,2016 announced a grand alliance of "secular parties" in Assam and invited Congress to join them to fight BJP in the forthcoming assembly polls.
AIUDF is the principal opposition party in Assam bagging 18 seats in the last Assembly polls
AIUDF chief and Lok Sabha member Badruddin Ajmal with JD(U) and RJD leaders in Guwahati
"We wanted a grand alliance in Assam of all secular parties on the lines of the recent Bihar polls to fight jointly against BJP and its communal politics," AIUDF chief and Lok Sabha MP Badruddin Ajmal told
AIUDF will contest around 76 seats and announced a list of 19 candidates for the second phase while a list of 23 candidates for the first phase has been already announced.
Both JD(U) and RJD will contest around 12 seats and they announced a list of five candidates each on Thursday March 17,2016.
Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Sharad Yadav are scheduled to campaign for the alliance partners for the ensuing polls
RJD state convenor Kanak Gogoi urged Congress to join the alliance as "Assam is a secular state and we will not allow BJP to gain a foothold in the state".
JD(U) general secretary and northeast in-charge Arun Kumar Srivastava said people of Assam were disturbed with BJP and its brand of politics and false promises
- for 65 seats on April 04 and
- for 61 seats on April 11,2016
Important dates:
| Phase 1 | Phase 2 | |
| Date of Issue of Gazette Notification | March 11 | March 14 |
| Last Date for Nominations | March 18 | March 22 |
| Date for Scrutiny of Nominations | March 19 | March 24 |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | March 21 | March 26 |
| Date of poll | April 4 | April 11 |
| Counting | May 19 | May 19 |
AIUDF, RJD and JD(U) on Thursday March 17,2016 announced a grand alliance of "secular parties" in Assam and invited Congress to join them to fight BJP in the forthcoming assembly polls.
AIUDF is the principal opposition party in Assam bagging 18 seats in the last Assembly polls
AIUDF chief and Lok Sabha member Badruddin Ajmal with JD(U) and RJD leaders in Guwahati
"We wanted a grand alliance in Assam of all secular parties on the lines of the recent Bihar polls to fight jointly against BJP and its communal politics," AIUDF chief and Lok Sabha MP Badruddin Ajmal told
AIUDF will contest around 76 seats and announced a list of 19 candidates for the second phase while a list of 23 candidates for the first phase has been already announced.
Both JD(U) and RJD will contest around 12 seats and they announced a list of five candidates each on Thursday March 17,2016.
Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Sharad Yadav are scheduled to campaign for the alliance partners for the ensuing polls
RJD state convenor Kanak Gogoi urged Congress to join the alliance as "Assam is a secular state and we will not allow BJP to gain a foothold in the state".
JD(U) general secretary and northeast in-charge Arun Kumar Srivastava said people of Assam were disturbed with BJP and its brand of politics and false promises
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