The 1978 Assam Legislative Assembly election was held to elect members for 126 assembly seats to constitute the seventh Assam Legislative Assembly on February 25 1978.[1] The Janata Party formed the first non-Congress government led by Golap Borbora with 53 seats on March 12, 1978. He resigned as chief minister on September 4, 1979 after losing the support of a majority of MLAs. Jogendra Nath Hazarika was sworn in as chief minister on 9 November 1978. But he existed in CM’s chair for only 94 days, as central government imposed President's rule in Assam.[2][3]
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Background
editThe Navnirman Andolan, which erupted in December 1973 started on the issue of hike in fees for an engineering college in Gujarat, Jayaprakash Narayan's movement against corruption, a three week long Bihar rail strike led by socialist leader George Fernandes, had destabilized the political atmosphere of India.[4] The sterilization program, which was tried to be implemented forcefully by Sanjay Gandhi, son of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi also created a lot of public outrage .[5]
Results
edit| S. No | Party | Party-type | Contested | Won | Votes polled % | Vote % in seats contested | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Communist Party of India | National | 35 | 5 | 4.09 | 14.39 | |||
| 2 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | National | 27 | 11 | 5.62 | 25.87 | |||
| 3 | Indian National Congress | National | 126 | 26 | 23.62 | 23.62 | |||
| 4 | Indian National Congress | National | 115 | 8 | 8.78 | 9.84 | |||
| 5 | Janata Party | National | 117 | 53 | 27.55 | 29.95 | |||
| 6 | All India Forward Bloc | State | 3 | 0 | 0.09 | 4.28 | |||
| 7 | Plain Tribals Council of Assam | State | 9 | 4 | 2.60 | 32.54 | |||
| 8 | Revolutionary Socialist Party | State | 6 | 0 | 0.44 | 8.85 | |||
| 9 | All India Gorkha League | Registered | 1 | 0 | 0.04 | 6.08 | |||
| 10 | Revolutionary Communist Party of India | Registered | 10 | 4 | 1.40 | 17.68 | |||
| 11 | Socialist Unity Centre of India | Registered | 4 | 0 | 0.07 | 2.29 | |||
| 12 | Independent politician | 15 | 25.67 | 26.50 | |||||
| Total | 126 | ||||||||
| Source: ECI[2] | |||||||||
Elected members
edit| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/ST/None) |
Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratabari | SC | Lilamoy Das | Janata Party | |
| Patharkandi | None | Fakrul Islam | Independent | |
| Karimganj North | None | Nishith Ranjan Das | Communist Party of India | |
| Karimganj South | None | Abdul Muqtadir Choudhury | Indian National Congress | |
| Badarpur | None | Ramendra De | Communist Party of India | |
| Hailakandi | None | Dipak Bhattacharjee | Communist Party of India | |
| Katlicherra | None | Gouri Sankar Roy | Indian National Congress | |
| Algapur | None | Nepal Chandra Das | Indian National Congress | |
| Silchar | None | Noorul Kuda | Communist Party of India | |
| Sonai | None | Altaf Hossain Mazumdar | Janata Party | |
| Dholai | SC | Sisir Ranjan Das | Indian National Congress | |
| Udharbond | None | Jagannath Singh | Janata Party | |
| Lakhipur | None | Kazi Kutub Uddin Ahmed | Independent | |
| Barkhola | None | A.f.golam Osmani | Janata Party | |
| Katigora | None | Abdul Kiyum Choudhury | Indian National Congress | |
| Haflong | ST | Sona Ram Thaosen | Janata Party | |
| Bokajan | ST | Bilton G.momin | Janata Party | |
| Howraghat | ST | Barelong Terang | Janata Party | |
| Diphu | ST | Gandhi Ram Timung | Janata Party | |
| Baithalangso | ST | Dhani Ram Rongpi | Indian National Congress | |
| Mankachar | None | Zahirul Islam | Janata Party | |
| Salmara South | None | Dewan Joynal Abedin | Independent | |
| Dhubri | None | Mohammad Umaruddin | Indian National Congress | |
| Gauripur | None | Mohammad Azad Ali | Janata Party | |
| Golakganj | None | Aluddin Sarkar | Communist Party of India | |
| Bilasipara West | None | Gaisuddin Ahmed | Independent | |
| Bilasipara East | None | Surat Chanddra Sinha | Indian National Congress | |
| Gossaigaon | None | Mathias Tudu | Indian National Congress | |
| Kokrajhar West | ST | Ranendra Narayan Basumatari | Indian National Congress | |
| Kokrajhar East | ST | Samar Brahma Choudhury | Plain Tribals Council of Assam | |
| Sidli | ST | Panchanan Brahma | Plain Tribals Council of Assam | |
| Bongaigaon | None | Mathura Mohan Sinha | Janata Party | |
| Bijni | None | Padmalochan Boro | Independent | |
| Abhayapuri North | None | Pani Medhi | Independent | |
| Abhayapuri South | SC | Rabindra Nath Choudhury | Janata Party | |
| Dudhnai | ST | Jagat Chandra Patgiri | Janata Party | |
| Goalpara East | None | Birendra Nath Choudhury | Communist Party of India | |
| Goalpara West | None | Nazmul Haque | Independent | |
| Jaleswar | None | Afzalur Rahman | Janata Party | |
| Sorbhog | None | Hemen Das | Communist Party of India | |
| Bhabanipur | None | Tarini Charan Das | Janata Party | |
| Patacharkuchi | None | Bhubaneswar Barman | Janata Party | |
| Barpeta | None | A. Latif | Independent | |
| Jania | None | Abdus Sobhan | Indian National Congress | |
| Baghbar | None | Ibrahim Ali | Indian National Congress | |
| Sarukhetri | None | Sirajul Haque | Independent | |
| Chenga | None | Danes Ali Ahmed | Indian National Congress | |
| Boko | SC | Umesh Chandra Das | Janata Party | |
| Chaygaon | None | A. N. Akram Hussain | Indian National Congress | |
| Palasbari | None | Harendra Goswami | Janata Party | |
| Jalukbari | None | Lakhyadhar Choudhury | Janata Party | |
| Dispur | None | Tarini Mohan Barua | Janata Party | |
| Gauhati East | None | Ajoy Kumar Dutta | Janata Party | |
| Gauhati West | None | Kiran Chandra Bezbarua | Janata Party | |
| Hajo | None | Rabindra Nath Malakar | Janata Party | |
| Kamalpur | None | Daibasakti Deka | Janata Party | |
| Rangiya | None | Purna Boro | Communist Party of India | |
| Tamulpur | None | Padam Bahadur Chouhan | Janata Party | |
| Nalbari | None | Narendra Nath Dutta | Communist Party of India | |
| Barkhetry | None | Seikh Chand Mahammad | Janata Party | |
| Dharmapur | None | Ramani Barman | Janata Party | |
| Barama | ST | Baikuntha Nath Das | Indian National Congress | |
| Chapaguri | ST | Manik Chandra Das | Independent | |
| Panery | None | Ramesh Chandra Saharia | Independent | |
| Kalaigaon | None | Nagen Sarma | Janata Party | |
| Sipajhar | None | Madhab Rajbanshi | Janata Party | |
| Mangaldoi | SC | Anil Das | Janata Party | |
| Dalgaon | None | Syeda Anwara Taimur | Indian National Congress | |
| Udalguri | ST | Binoy Kumar Basumatary | Plain Tribals Council of Assam | |
| Majbat | None | Silvius Condpan | Janata Party | |
| Dhekiajuli | None | Pratap Kalita | Indian National Congress | |
| Barchalla | None | Kamal Chandra Basumatari | Plain Tribals Council of Assam | |
| Tezpur | None | Jiban Bora | Janata Party | |
| Rangapara | None | Golok Rajbanshi | Indian National Congress | |
| Sootea | None | Golok Kakati | Janata Party | |
| Biswanath | None | Kosheswar Bora | Janata Party | |
| Behali | None | Bishnulal Upadhaya | Indian National Congress | |
| Gohpur | None | Ram Chandra Sarmah | Janata Party | |
| Jagiroad | SC | Prasad Chandra Doloi | Indian National Congress | |
| Marigaon | None | Kaliram Dekta Raja | Indian National Congress | |
| Laharighat | None | Abul Kashem | Indian National Congress | |
| Raha | SC | Baliram Das | Janata Party | |
| Dhing | None | Md. Samsul Huda | Revolutionary Communist Party of India | |
| Batadroba | None | Baneswar Saikia | Revolutionary Communist Party of India | |
| Rupohihat | None | Mohammad Idris | Indian National Congress | |
| Nowgong | None | Mukut Sarma | Indian National Congress | |
| Barhampur | None | Lakeshwar Gohain | Janata Party | |
| Samaguri | None | Bhabendra Kumar Saikia | Janata Party | |
| Kaliabor | None | Atil Chandra Goswami | Independent | |
| Jamunamukh | None | Mujamil Ali Choudhury | Janata Party | |
| Hojai | None | Santi Ranjan Das Gupta | Janata Party | |
| Lumding | None | Biresh Misra | Communist Party of India | |
| Bokakhat | None | Chatra Gopal Karmakar | Indian National Congress | |
| Sarupathar | None | Aklius Tirkey | Indian National Congress | |
| Golaghat | None | Soneswar Bora | Janata Party | |
| Khumtai | None | Nogen Borua | Janata Party | |
| Dergaon | SC | Ramesh Das | Janata Party | |
| Jorhat | None | Dulal Chandra Baruah | Janata Party | |
| Majuli | ST | Chakbhal Kagyang | Janata Party | |
| Titabar | None | Giridhar Thengal | Communist Party of India | |
| Mariani | None | Gajen Tanti | Indian National Congress | |
| Teok | None | Devananda Boara | Janata Party | |
| Amguri | None | Khagen Borbarua | Revolutionary Communist Party of India | |
| Nazira | None | Hiteswar Saikia | Indian National Congress | |
| Mahmara | None | Budha Barua | Revolutionary Communist Party of India | |
| Sonari | None | Satya Tati | Indian National Congress | |
| Thowra | None | Jogen Gogoi | Communist Party of India | |
| Sibsagar | None | Promode Gogoi | Communist Party of India | |
| Bihpuria | None | Premadhar Bora | Independent | |
| Naoboicha | None | Afazuddin Ahmed | Independent | |
| Lakhimpur | None | Sulo Bora | Communist Party of India | |
| Dhakuakhana | ST | Lakhya Nath Doley | Indian National Congress | |
| Dhemaji | ST | Purna Chandra Bora | Independent | |
| Jonai | ST | Romesh Mohan Kouli | Janata Party | |
| Moran | None | Joy Chandra Nagbanshi | Indian National Congress | |
| Dibrugarh | None | Keshab Chandra Gogoi | Janata Party | |
| Lahowal | None | Dipak Moormoo | Indian National Congress | |
| Duliajan | None | Jogen Hazarika | Janata Party | |
| Tingkhong | None | Bhadreswar Gogoi | Janata Party | |
| Naharkatia | None | Sasha Kamal Handique | Communist Party of India | |
| Chabua | None | Jnan Gogoi | Janata Party | |
| Tinsukia | None | Golap Borborah | Janata Party | |
| Digboi | None | Rameswar Dhanowar | Indian National Congress | |
| Margherita | None | Kul Bahadur Chetri | Janata Party | |
| Doom Dooma | None | Dileswar Tanti | Indian National Congress | |
| Sadiya | None | Bipin Hazarika | Communist Party of India | |
References
edit- ^ The Times of India (24 February 1978). "Janata upswing in Assam and Arunachal". ProQuest 594712550. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ a b "STATISTICAL REPORTS OF GENERAL ELECTION TO STATE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY (VIDHANSABHA) 1978". Election Commission of india. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Assam Legislative Assembly - Members 1978-83". Govt. of Assam. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Four reasons why India Gandhi declared emergency". Indian Express. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ Pradhanmantri - Episode 12: Emergency in India, ABP News. ABP News.