Sarma & Bhattacharyya. Space and Culture, India 2021, 9:1 Page | 6 https://doi.org/10.20896/saci.v9i1.1189 REVIEW OPEN ACCESS Assembly Elections of India, 2021: Revisiting Assam Dr Pranjit Kumar Sarma†* and Dr Rituparna Bhattacharyya¥* Abstract In India, Assembly Elections were held in Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in the first half of 2021. Driving this study is an attempt to analyse the election results of the state of Assam where Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies, Mitrajot or National Democratic Alliance (NDA), successfully defeated the Indian National Congress (INC), and its allies, Mahajot (Grand Alliance). Drawing primarily upon secondary data and applying GIS techniques, the study makes a critical analogy of how Mitrajot managed to accomplish victory. Keywords: Assembly Elections 2021; Assam; West Bengal; Kerala; Tamil Nadu; Puducherry; GIS Techniques; India † Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Mangaldai College,Mangaldoi, Assam ¥ Senior Fellow, Advance HE (formerly Higher Education Academy),UK; Research Consultant and Editor-in-Chief (Joint), Space and Culture, India *Corresponding Author emails:
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[email protected] Sarma & Bhattacharyya. Space and Culture, India 2021, 9:1 Page | 7 Introduction jointly in 1979 by All Assam Students Union Amradahri-topi-lungiwallah manusher (ASSU) and All Assam Gana Sangram Parishad (AAGSP). This movement ended with the signing sarkar hoiba. Aamrar ma-bhanidder 2 dupatta izzat kora lagbo, amrar ma- of the Assam Accord on the independence day, bhanidder burkhar izzat kora lagbo (we that is, on 15 August 1985 between the Union of beard-cap-lungi wearing people will form India, Government of Assam, All Assam Student the government.