1978 Assam Legislative Assembly election information
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1978 Assam Legislative Assembly election
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All 126 seats in the Legislature of Assam 64 seats needed for a majority
First party
Leader
Golap Borbora
Party
JP
Leader since
1978
Leader's seat
Tinsukia
Seats won
53
Seat change
New
CM before election
Sarat Chandra Singha
INC
Elected CM
Golap Borbora
JP
The 1978 Assam Legislative Assembly election was held to elect members for 126 assembly seats to constitute the seventh Assam Legislative Assembly. 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.[1][2]
^"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.
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