1991 Assam Legislative Assembly election

{{Short description|Legislative Assembly election in Assam, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}

{{Use Indian English|date=February 2022}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1991 Assam Legislative Assembly election

| country = India

| type = legislative

| vote_type = Popular

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1985 Assam Legislative Assembly election

| previous_year = 1985

| election_date = 6 and 8 June 1991

| next_election = 1996 Assam Legislative Assembly election

| next_year = 1996

| seats_for_election = 126 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly

| majority_seats = 64

| registered = {{formatnum:11892170}}

| turnout = 74.67%

| image_size = 100px

| party1 = Indian National Congress

| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Hiteswar Saikia with Shankar Dayal Sharma (cropped).jpg|bSize=100|cWidth=80|cHeight=100|oLeft=10|oTop=10}}

| leader1 = Hiteswar Saikia

| leaders_seat1 =

| leader_since1 =

| seats1 = 66

| seats_before1 = 15

| popular_vote1 = 29.35%

| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 41

| party2 = Asom Gana Parishad

| image2 =

{{CSS image crop|Image=The former Chief Minister of Assam, Shri Prafulla Kumar Mahanta calling on the Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge), Dr. Mahesh Sharma, in New Delhi on July 20, 2017 (cropped).jpg|bSize=100|cWidth=80|cHeight=100|oLeft=10|oTop=0}}

| leader2 = Prafulla Kumar Mahanta

| leaders_seat2 =

| leader_since2 =

| seats2 = 19

| seats_before2 = New

| popular_vote2 = 17.93%

| seat_change2 = New

| title = CM

| before_party =

| before_election = President's Rule

| after_party = Indian National Congress

| after_election = Hiteswar Saikia

}}

Elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly were held in June 1991 to elect members of 126 constituencies in Assam, India.{{cite news |last1=The Times of India |title=Assam gears up for second phase |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/609438293 |access-date=30 June 2024 |date=June 7, 1991|id={{ProQuest|609438293}} }} The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and a majority of seats and Hiteswar Saikia was appointed as the Chief Minister of Assam for his second term.{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/obituary/story/19960515-hiteswar-saikia-loved-politics-without-caring-for-his-life-833189-1996-05-15 |title=Hiteswar Saikia loved politics, without caring for his life |date=15 May 1996 |author=Ruben Banerjee |access-date= 10 February 2022}}{{cite web |url=http://assamassembly.gov.in/cm-list.html |title=Assam Legislative Assembly - Chief Ministers since 1937 |publisher=Assam Legislative Assembly |access-date= 13 May 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060513013923/http://assamassembly.gov.in/cm-list.html |archive-date=13 May 2006}} The number of constituencies was set as 126, by the recommendation of the Delimitation Commission of India.{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3939-dpaco-1976/ |title=DPACO (1976) - Archive Delimitation Orders |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= December 9, 2020}}