1978 Assam Legislative Assembly election

1978 Assam Legislative Assembly election

← 1972 25 February 1978 1983 →
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 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]