# Assam Legislative Assembly

The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Dispur, the capital city of Assam, geographically situated in present Western Assam region. The Legislative Assembly comprises 126 Members of Legislative Assembly, directly elected from single-seat constituencies. Its term is five years, unless sooner dissolved.

## History

According to provisions of the Government of India Act 1935, a bicameral legislature of Assam province came into existence in 1937. After the Government of India Act 1935 was passed, it paved the way for the formation of Assam Legislative Assembly, and became a bicameral legislature. The strength of the House was 108, where all the members were elected. The Legislative Council (Upper House) was not less than 21 and not more than 22 members.
The first sitting of its lower house, the Assam Legislative Assembly, took place on 7 April 1937 in the Assembly Chamber at Shillong. Shillong was the capital of the composite State of Assam. It had a strength of 108 members.
However, the strength of the Assembly was reduced to 71 after the partition of India. After Indian independence in 1947, the Assam Legislative Council was abolished and the Assam Legislative Assembly became unicameral.
In the years that followed, Assam was truncated to several smaller states. And over the years, with the changing geographical boundaries and increase in population, the strength of members has changed from 108 in 1952–57 to 114 in 1967-72 (the third Assembly) and by 1972-78 (the fifth Assembly) it had a strength of 126 members.

## Members of Legislative Assembly

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| District | No. | Constituency | Name | Party | Alliance | Remarks |
| Sribhumi | 1 | Ratabari (SC) | Bijoy Malakar | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Sribhumi | 2 | Patharkandi | Krishnendu Paul | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Sribhumi | 3 | Karimganj North | Kamalakhya Dey Purkayastha | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Sribhumi | 4 | Karimganj South | Siddeque Ahmed | Indian National Congress | INDIA | |
| Sribhumi | 5 | Badarpur | Abdul Aziz | All India United Democratic Front | None | |
| Hailakandi | 6 | Hailakandi | Zakir Hussain Laskar | All India United Democratic Front | None | |
| Hailakandi | 7 | Katlicherra | Suzam Uddin Laskar | All India United Democratic Front | None | |
| Hailakandi | 8 | Algapur | Nizam Uddin Choudhury | All India United Democratic Front | None | |
| Cachar | 9 | Silchar | Dipayan Chakraborty | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Cachar | 10 | Sonai | Karimuddin Barbhuiya | All India United Democratic Front | None | |
| Cachar | 11 | Dholai (SC) | Parimal Suklabaidya | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | Resigned After Elected As MP |
| Cachar | 11 | Dholai (SC) | Nihar Ranjan Das | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | Elected in bypoll |
| Cachar | 12 | Udharbond | Mihir Kanti Shome | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Cachar | 13 | Lakhipur | Kaushik Rai | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Cachar | 14 | Barkhola | Misbahul Islam Laskar | Indian National Congress | INDIA | |
| Cachar | 15 | Katigorah | Khalil Uddin Mazumder | Indian National Congress | INDIA | |
| Dima Hasao | 16 | Haflong (ST) | Nandita Garlosa | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Karbi Anglong | 17 | Bokajan (ST) | Numal Momin | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | Deputy Speaker |
| Karbi Anglong | 18 | Howraghat (ST) | Darsing Ronghang | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Karbi Anglong | 19 | Diphu (ST) | Bidya Sing Engleng | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| West Karbi Anglong | 20 | Baithalangso (ST) | Rupsing Teron | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| South Salmara-Mankachar | 21 | Mankachar | Adv.Aminul Islam | All India United Democratic Front | None | |
| South Salmara-Mankachar | 22 | Salmara South | Wazed Ali Choudhury | Indian National Congress | INDIA | |
| Dhubri | 23 | Dhubri | Najrul Hoque | All India United Democratic Front | None | |
| Dhubri | 24 | Gauripur | Nijanur Rahman | All India United Democratic Front | None | |
| Dhubri | 25 | Golakganj | Abdus Sobahun Ali Sarkar | Indian National Congress | INDIA | |
| Dhubri | 26 | Bilasipara West | Hafiz Bashir Ahmed | All India United Democratic Front | None | |
| Dhubri | 27 | Bilasipara East | Samsul Huda | All India United Democratic Front | None | |
| Kokrajhar | 28 | Gossaigaon | Jiron Basumatary | United People's Party Liberal | NDA | Won in 2021 bypoll necessitated after the death of Majendra Narzary |
| Kokrajhar | 29 | Kokrajhar West (ST) | Rabiram Narzary | Bodoland People's Front | None | |
| Kokrajhar | 30 | Kokrajhar East (ST) | Lawrence Islary | United People's Party Liberal | NDA | |
| Chirang | 31 | Sidli (ST) | Jayanta Basumatary | United People's Party Liberal | NDA | Resigned after getting elected as MP |
| Chirang | 31 | Sidli (ST) | Nirmal Kumar Brahma | United People's Party Liberal | NDA | Elected in bypoll |
| Bongaigaon | 32 | Bongaigaon | Phani Bhusan Choudhury | Asom Gana Parishad | NDA | Resigned after getting elected as MP |
| Bongaigaon | 32 | Bongaigaon | Diptimayee Choudhury | Asom Gana Parishad | NDA | Elected in Bypoll |
| Chirang | 33 | Bijni | Ajoy Kumar Ray | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Bongaigaon | 34 | Abhayapuri North | Abdul Batin Khandakar | Indian National Congress | INDIA | |
| Bongaigaon | 35 | Abhayapuri South (SC) | Pradip Sarkar | Indian National Congress | INDIA | |
| Goalpara | 36 | Dudhnai (ST) | Jadab Sawargiary | Indian National Congress | INDIA | |
| Goalpara | 37 | Goalpara East | Abdul Kalam Rasheed Alam | Indian National Congress | INDIA | |
| Goalpara | 38 | Goalpara West | Abdur Rasheed Mandal | Indian National Congress | INDIA | |
| Goalpara | 39 | Jaleswar | Aftab Uddin Mollah | Indian National Congress | INDIA | |
| Barpeta | 40 | Sorbhog | Manoranjan Talukdar | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | ASOM | |
| Bajali | 41 | Bhabanipur | Phanidhar Talukdar | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | Won in 2021 bypoll necessitated after resignation by Phanidhar Talukdar |
| Bajali | 42 | Patacharkuchi | Ranjeet Kumar Dass | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Barpeta | 43 | Barpeta | Abdur Rahim Ahmed | Indian National Congress | INDIA | |
| Barpeta | 44 | Jania | Rafiqul Islam | All India United Democratic Front | None | |
| Barpeta | 45 | Baghbor | Sherman Ali Ahmed | Independent politician | None | Suspended from INC |
| Barpeta | 46 | Sarukhetri | Jakir Hussain Sikdar | Indian National Congress | INDIA | |
| Barpeta | 47 | Chenga | Ashraful Hussain | All India United Democratic Front | None | |
| Kamrup | 48 | Boko (SC) | Nandita Das | Indian National Congress | INDIA | |
| Kamrup | 49 | Chaygaon | Rekibuddin Ahmed | Indian National Congress | INDIA | |
| Kamrup | 50 | Palasbari | Hemanga Thakuria | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Kamrup Metropolitan | 51 | Jalukbari | Himanta Biswa Sarma | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | Chief Minister |
| Kamrup Metropolitan | 52 | Dispur | Atul Bora | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Kamrup Metropolitan | 53 | Gauhati East | Siddhartha Bhattacharya | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Kamrup Metropolitan | 54 | Gauhati West | Ramendra Narayan Kalita | Asom Gana Parishad | NDA | |
| Kamrup | 55 | Hajo | Suman Haripriya | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Kamrup | 56 | Kamalpur | Diganta Kalita | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Kamrup | 57 | Rangia | Bhabesh Kalita | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Baksa | 58 | Tamulpur | Jolen Daimary | United People's Party Liberal | NDA | Won in 2021 bypoll necessitated after the death of Leho Ram Boro |
| Nalbari | 59 | Nalbari | Jayanta Malla Baruah | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Nalbari | 60 | Barkhetry | Diganta Barman | Indian National Congress | INDIA | |
| Nalbari | 61 | Dharmapur | Chandra Mohan Patowary | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Baksa | 62 | Barama (ST) | Bhupen Baro | United People's Party Liberal | NDA | |
| Baksa | 63 | Chapaguri (ST) | Urkhao Gwra Brahma | United People's Party Liberal | NDA | |
| Udalguri | 64 | Panery | Biswajit Daimary | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | Speaker |
| Darrang | 65 | Kalaigaon | Durga Das Boro | Bodoland People's Front | None | |
| Darrang | 66 | Sipajhar | Paramananda Rajbongshi | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Darrang | 67 | Mangaldoi (SC) | Basanta Das | Indian National Congress | INDIA | |
| Darrang | 68 | Dalgaon | Mazibur Rahman | All India United Democratic Front | None | |
| Udalguri | 69 | Udalguri (ST) | Gobinda Chandra Basumatary | United People's Party Liberal | NDA | |
| Udalguri | 70 | Majbat | Charan Boro | Bodoland People's Front | None | |
| Sonitpur | 71 | Dhekiajuli | Ashok Singhal | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Sonitpur | 72 | Barchalla | Ganesh Kumar Limbu | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Sonitpur | 73 | Tezpur | Prithiraj Rava | Asom Gana Parishad | NDA | |
| Sonitpur | 74 | Rangapara | Krishna Kamal Tanti | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Sonitpur | 75 | Sootea | Padma Hazarika | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Biswanath | 76 | Biswanath | Promod Borthakur | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Biswanath | 77 | Behali | Ranjit Dutta | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | Resigned as MP |
| Biswanath | 77 | Behali | Diganta Ghatowar | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | Elected In Bypoll |
| Sonitpur | 78 | Gohpur | Utpal Borah | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Morigaon | 79 | Jagiroad (SC) | Pijush Hazarika | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Morigaon | 80 | Marigaon | Rama Kanta Dewri | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Morigaon | 81 | Laharighat | Asif Mohammad Nazar | Indian National Congress | INDIA | |
| Nagaon | 82 | Raha (SC) | Sashi Kanta Das | Independent politician | NDA | Suspended from INC |
| Nagaon | 83 | Dhing | Aminul Islam | All India United Democratic Front | None | |
| Nagaon | 84 | Batadroba | Sibamoni Bora | Indian National Congress | INDIA | |
| Nagaon | 85 | Rupohihat | Nurul Huda | Indian National Congress | INDIA | |
| Nagaon | 86 | Nowgong | Rupak Sarmah | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Nagaon | 87 | Barhampur | Jitu Goswami | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Nagaon | 88 | Samaguri | Rakibul Hussain | Indian National Congress | INDIA | Resigned after getting elected as MP |
| Nagaon | 88 | Samaguri | Diplu Ranjan Sarmah | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | Elected in Bypoll |
| Nagaon | 89 | Kaliabor | Keshab Mahanta | Asom Gana Parishad | NDA | |
| Hojai | 90 | Jamunamukh | Sirajuddin Ajmal | All India United Democratic Front | None | |
| Hojai | 91 | Hojai | Ramkrishna Ghosh | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Hojai | 92 | Lumding | Sibu Misra | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Golaghat | 93 | Bokakhat | Atul Bora | Asom Gana Parishad | NDA | |
| Golaghat | 94 | Sarupathar | Biswajit Phukan | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Golaghat | 95 | Golaghat | Ajanta Neog | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Golaghat | 96 | Khumtai | Mrinal Saikia | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Golaghat | 97 | Dergaon (SC) | Bhabendra Nath Bharali | Asom Gana Parishad | NDA | |
| Jorhat | 98 | Jorhat | Hitendra Nath Goswami | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Majuli | 99 | Majuli (ST) | Bhuban Gam | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | Won in 2022 bypoll necessitated after resignation by Sarbananda Sonowal |
| Jorhat | 100 | Titabar | Bhaskar Jyoti Baruah | Indian National Congress | INDIA | |
| Jorhat | 101 | Mariani | Rupjyoti Kurmi | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | Won in 2021 bypoll necessitated after resignation by Rupjyoti Kurmi |
| Jorhat | 102 | Teok | Renupoma Rajkhowa | Asom Gana Parishad | NDA | |
| Sibsagar | 103 | Amguri | Prodip Hazarika | Independent politician | None | Left AGP due to dilution of Amguri constituency. |
| Sibsagar | 104 | Nazira | Debabrata Saikia | Indian National Congress | INDIA | Leader of Opposition |
| Charaideo | 105 | Mahmara | Jogen Mohan | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Charaideo | 106 | Sonari | Dharmeswar Konwar | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Sibsagar | 107 | Thowra | Sushanta Borgohain | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | Won in 2021 bypoll necessitated after resignation by Sushanta Borgohain |
| Sibsagar | 108 | Sibsagar | Akhil Gogoi | Raijor Dal | ASOM | |
| Lakhimpur | 109 | Bihpuria | Amiya Kumar Bhuyan | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Lakhimpur | 110 | Naoboicha | Bharat Narah | Indian National Congress | INDIA | |
| Lakhimpur | 111 | Lakhimpur | Manab Deka | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Lakhimpur | 112 | Dhakuakhana (ST) | Naba Kumar Doley | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Dhemaji | 113 | Dhemaji (ST) | Ranoj Pegu | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Dhemaji | 114 | Jonai (ST) | Bhubon Pegu | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Dibrugarh | 115 | Moran | Chakradhar Gogoi | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Dibrugarh | 116 | Dibrugarh | Prasanta Phukan | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Dibrugarh | 117 | Lahowal | Binod Hazarika | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Dibrugarh | 118 | Duliajan | Terash Gowalla | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Dibrugarh | 119 | Tingkhong | Bimal Bora | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Dibrugarh | 120 | Naharkatia | Taranga Gogoi | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Dibrugarh | 121 | Chabua | Ponakan Baruah | Asom Gana Parishad | NDA | |
| Tinsukia | 122 | Tinsukia | Sanjoy Kishan | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Tinsukia | 123 | Digboi | Suren Phukan | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Tinsukia | 124 | Margherita | Bhaskar Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Tinsukia | 125 | Doomdooma | Rupesh Gowala | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |
| Tinsukia | 126 | Sadiya | Bolin Chetia | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | |

## Leaders of Opposition

Official Opposition is a term used to designate the political party which has secured the second largest number of seats in the assembly. In order to get formal recognition, the party must have at least 10% of total membership of the Legislative Assembly. A single party has to meet the 10% seat criterion, not an alliance. Many of the Indian state legislatures also follows this 10% rule while the rest of them prefer single largest opposition party according to the rules of their respective houses.

### Leaders of Opposition

| # | Assembly | Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Constituency | Party | Chief Minister |
| 1 | | Gopinath Bordoloi | | | | Kamrup Sadar South | Indian National Congress | Sir Syed Muhammed Saadulah |
| 2 | | Gaurishankar Bhattacharyya | | 1972 | 1978 | Borbhag | Peoples Democratic Party of Assam | Sarat Chandra Sinha |
| ? | | ? | ? | 1978 | 1979 | ? | Indian National Congress | Golap Borbora |
| ? | | ? | ? | 1979 | 1979 | ? | Indian National Congress | Jogendra Nath Hazarika |
| ? | | ? | ? | 1980 | 1981 | ? | Janata Party | Anwara Taimur |
| ? | | ? | ? | 1981 | 1983 | ? | Janata Party | Kesab Chandra Gogoi |
| ? | | ? | ? | 1983 | 1985 | ? | ? | Hiteswar Saikia |
| 3 | | Golok Rajbanshi | | 1985 | 1990 | Rangapara | Indian National Congress | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta |
| 4 | | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta | | 1991 | 1996 | Barhampur | Asom Gana Parishad | Hiteswar Saikia |
| ? | | ? | ? | 1996 | 2001 | ? | Indian National Congress | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta |
| 4 | | Brindaban Goswami | B.Goswami in Left Side | 2006 | 2006 | Tezpur | Asom Gana Parishad | Tarun Gogoi |
| 5 | | Chandra Mohan Patowary | C.M.Patowary in Left side | 2006 | 2010 | Dharmapur | Asom Gana Parishad | Tarun Gogoi |
| (3) | | Prafulla Kumar Mahanta | | 2010 | 2011 | Barhampur | Asom Gana Parishad | Tarun Gogoi |
| | 13th Assam Assembly | ? | ? | 2011 | 2016 | ? | ? | Tarun Gogoi |
| 6 | 14th Assam Assembly | Debabrata Saikia | | 6-June-2016 | 5-Jan-2021 | Nazira | Indian National Congress | Sarbananda Sonowal |
| 6 | 15th Assam Assembly | Debabrata Saikia | | 21-May-2021 | Incumbent | Nazira | Indian National Congress | Himanta Biswa Sarma |

### Deputy Leader of Opposition

| # | Assembly | Name | Term starts | Constituency | Party | Chief Minister |
| 1 | | Renuka Devi Barkataki | 1972-1978 | | Peoples Democratic Party of Assam | Sarat Chandra Sinha |
| 2 | 14th Assam Assembly | Rakibul Hussain | 2016-2021 | Samaguri | Indian National Congress | Sarbananda Sonowal |
| 2 | 15th Assam Assembly | Rakibul Hussain | 2021-2024 | Samaguri | Indian National Congress | Himanta Biswa Sarma |
| 3 | 15th Assam Assembly | | 2024-invumbent | | Indian National Congress | Himanta Biswa Sarma |