2001 Assam Legislative Assembly election

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

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

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

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2001 Assam Legislative Assembly election

| country = India

| type = legislative

| vote_type = Popular

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1996 Assam Legislative Assembly election

| previous_year = 1996

| election_date = 10 May 2001

| next_election = 2006 Assam Legislative Assembly election

| next_year = 2006

| seats_for_election = 126 seats in the Assam Legislative Assembly

| majority_seats = 64

| registered = {{formatnum:14439167}}

| turnout = 75.1%

| image_size = 100px

| party1 = Indian National Congress

| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Assam CM Tarun Gogoi meets PM Modi on 29 October 2014 (cropped).jpg|bSize=100|cWidth=80|cHeight=100|oLeft=10|oTop=0}}

| leader1 = Tarun Gogoi

| leaders_seat1 =

| leader_since1 =

| seats1 = 71

| last_election1 = 34

| popular_vote1 =

| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 37

| percentage1 = 39.75%

| 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 = 20

| last_election2 = 59

| popular_vote2 =

| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 39

| percentage2 = 20.02%

| title = CM

| before_party = Asom Gana Parishad

| before_election = Prafulla Kumar Mahanta

| after_party = Indian National Congress

| after_election = Tarun Gogoi

}}

Elections to the Assam Legislative Assembly were held in 2001 to elect members of 114 constituencies in Assam, India. The Indian National Congress won the popular vote and a majority of seats and Tarun Gogoi was appointed as the Chief Minister of Assam.{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/longest-serving-cm-of-assam-six-time-mp-lawyer-the-long-illustrious-career-of-tarun-gogoi-1743392-2020-11-23 |title=Longest-serving CM of Assam, six-time MP, lawyer: The long, illustrious career of Tarun Gogoi |magazine=India Today |date=23 November 2020 |author=Manogya Loiwal |access-date= 13 April 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}}

After the elections, the sitting MP for Kaliabor. Tarun Gogoi became the chief minister. His brother, Dip Gogoi, the winner from the Titabar constituency, resigned from his seat so that Tarun could win the seat in a by-election. Dip later fought and won the by-election for the, now vacant, Kaliabor Lok Sabha seat.