2026 Assam Elections
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"There Was No Hate Speech In Assam": Himanta Sarma To NDTV After BJP Hat-Trick
- Tuesday May 5, 2026
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told NDTV his campaign was not at all divisive, but that many observers do not understand Assam's realities
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www.ndtv.com
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Tight Security Around EVM Strong Rooms In Assam: Chief Electoral Officer
- Saturday May 2, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
Assam Chief Electoral Officer Anurag Goel underlined the strict security measures in place at the strong rooms, saying that central observers and security personnel are carrying out their duties diligently
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www.ndtv.com
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Assam's Opposition Leader Alleges Security Lapses In Post-Poll Strongrooms
- Thursday April 16, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
Assam’s Opposition Leader Debabrata Saikia alleges major security lapses in post-poll strongrooms.
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www.ndtv.com
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Himanta Sarma Slams 'Gen-Z' Candidate Kunki Chowdhury's Party Over Mother's Insta Post
- Thursday April 2, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that she had posted photos of consuming beef on Instagram and made a remark that, according to him, challenged Sanatan Dharma.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bulldozer Action In 5 Lakh Bighas: Himanta Sarma's Big Assam Poll Promise
- Thursday March 26, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
Targeting the Congress party's vision of "Bor Axom" (Greater Assam), Himanta Biswa Sarma launched a strong ideological attack on Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Gaurav Gogoi.
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www.ndtv.com
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History Of Bodoland Movement And Key Peace Agreements In Assam
- Wednesday April 8, 2026
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Tensions heightened in 1960, when Assamese was made the only official language of the state.
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www.ndtv.com
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4 Decades On, Assam Accord Remains At The Heart Of Politics
- Wednesday April 8, 2026
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
The Assam Movement lasted six years, between 1979 and 1985 and was a violent protest against illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.
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www.ndtv.com
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Assam Elections 2026: Tracing ULFA's Secret Origins Since 1979
- Wednesday April 8, 2026
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) was formed with a goal of creating an independent Assam free from the central government’s control.
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www.ndtv.com
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The 2016 Election That Brought BJP To Power In Assam For First Time
- Tuesday April 7, 2026
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Assam is now heading for the 2026 Assembly elections, with voting scheduled for April 9.
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www.ndtv.com
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How Congress Returned To Power In Assam In 2001
- Tuesday April 7, 2026
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
In the early 80s, Assam was under Congress rule led by Hiteswar Saikia.
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www.ndtv.com
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Rebel Candidates, Friendly Fights Roadblocks In BJP's Assam Hat-Trick Dash
- Tuesday March 24, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
Rupam Goswami, chief spokesperson of the Assam BJP, dismissed concerns over dissidents
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www.ndtv.com
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Can Legacy Shield Jorhat's Own Gaurav Gogoi In Assam Election
- Monday March 23, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
Ahom voters dominate several pockets; upper-caste Assamese, including Brahmins, retain influence in urban and semi-urban clusters. Jorhat remembers, recalibrates and occasionally shifts, but for decades it leaned toward Congress
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www.ndtv.com
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How 1990 Insurgency Brought Asom Gana Parishad Government To Its Knees
- Tuesday April 7, 2026
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
The AGP was born out of the Assam Agitation, a popular six-year-long student-led movement against illegal immigration.
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www.ndtv.com
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2026 Assembly Elections See Sharp Rise In Booths, Changing Voter Landscape
- Sunday March 15, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ankita Tiwari
The Election Commission of India today announced the polling schedule for the 2026 Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry.
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www.ndtv.com
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'Congress Default Setting For Assam, Country': Pawan Khera To NDTV
- Sunday March 15, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ankit Tyagi
The Congress is the default setting for Assam and for the rest of the country, and the people will go back to it, senior party leader Pawan Khera said at the NDTV Assam The Great Brahmaputra Dialogue
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www.ndtv.com
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"There Was No Hate Speech In Assam": Himanta Sarma To NDTV After BJP Hat-Trick
- Tuesday May 5, 2026
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told NDTV his campaign was not at all divisive, but that many observers do not understand Assam's realities
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www.ndtv.com
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Tight Security Around EVM Strong Rooms In Assam: Chief Electoral Officer
- Saturday May 2, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
Assam Chief Electoral Officer Anurag Goel underlined the strict security measures in place at the strong rooms, saying that central observers and security personnel are carrying out their duties diligently
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www.ndtv.com
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Assam's Opposition Leader Alleges Security Lapses In Post-Poll Strongrooms
- Thursday April 16, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
Assam’s Opposition Leader Debabrata Saikia alleges major security lapses in post-poll strongrooms.
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www.ndtv.com
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Himanta Sarma Slams 'Gen-Z' Candidate Kunki Chowdhury's Party Over Mother's Insta Post
- Thursday April 2, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that she had posted photos of consuming beef on Instagram and made a remark that, according to him, challenged Sanatan Dharma.
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www.ndtv.com
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Bulldozer Action In 5 Lakh Bighas: Himanta Sarma's Big Assam Poll Promise
- Thursday March 26, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
Targeting the Congress party's vision of "Bor Axom" (Greater Assam), Himanta Biswa Sarma launched a strong ideological attack on Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Gaurav Gogoi.
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www.ndtv.com
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History Of Bodoland Movement And Key Peace Agreements In Assam
- Wednesday April 8, 2026
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Tensions heightened in 1960, when Assamese was made the only official language of the state.
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www.ndtv.com
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4 Decades On, Assam Accord Remains At The Heart Of Politics
- Wednesday April 8, 2026
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
The Assam Movement lasted six years, between 1979 and 1985 and was a violent protest against illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.
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www.ndtv.com
-
Assam Elections 2026: Tracing ULFA's Secret Origins Since 1979
- Wednesday April 8, 2026
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) was formed with a goal of creating an independent Assam free from the central government’s control.
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www.ndtv.com
-
The 2016 Election That Brought BJP To Power In Assam For First Time
- Tuesday April 7, 2026
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Assam is now heading for the 2026 Assembly elections, with voting scheduled for April 9.
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www.ndtv.com
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How Congress Returned To Power In Assam In 2001
- Tuesday April 7, 2026
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
In the early 80s, Assam was under Congress rule led by Hiteswar Saikia.
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www.ndtv.com
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Rebel Candidates, Friendly Fights Roadblocks In BJP's Assam Hat-Trick Dash
- Tuesday March 24, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
Rupam Goswami, chief spokesperson of the Assam BJP, dismissed concerns over dissidents
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www.ndtv.com
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Can Legacy Shield Jorhat's Own Gaurav Gogoi In Assam Election
- Monday March 23, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
Ahom voters dominate several pockets; upper-caste Assamese, including Brahmins, retain influence in urban and semi-urban clusters. Jorhat remembers, recalibrates and occasionally shifts, but for decades it leaned toward Congress
-
www.ndtv.com
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How 1990 Insurgency Brought Asom Gana Parishad Government To Its Knees
- Tuesday April 7, 2026
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
The AGP was born out of the Assam Agitation, a popular six-year-long student-led movement against illegal immigration.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
2026 Assembly Elections See Sharp Rise In Booths, Changing Voter Landscape
- Sunday March 15, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ankita Tiwari
The Election Commission of India today announced the polling schedule for the 2026 Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry.
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www.ndtv.com
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'Congress Default Setting For Assam, Country': Pawan Khera To NDTV
- Sunday March 15, 2026
- India News | Reported by Ankit Tyagi
The Congress is the default setting for Assam and for the rest of the country, and the people will go back to it, senior party leader Pawan Khera said at the NDTV Assam The Great Brahmaputra Dialogue
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www.ndtv.com