Congress won again, and even more comfortably than before.

The Indian National Congress won 79 of the 105 seats on offer, a supermajority of the house.

That was its highest seat total in the state to that point.

Its vote share — the slice of all ballots cast that went to one party or candidate — changed by -4.1 pp.

This election also marked a shift in how the assembly worked: every constituency now elected just one member.

All 105 constituencies sent exactly one member each, matching the house's 105 seats exactly.

A new regional party also broke through: HLC won seats in the house for the first time.

A few numbers from that election stand out.

North Cachar Hills, Assam saw the tightest finish of the election, decided by a margin — how far ahead the winner finished, in votes, over whoever came second — of just 15 votes.

At the other extreme, Doom Dooma, Assam was the most lopsided contest, won by a margin of 69.5%.

Silchar East, Assam recorded the best turnout — the share of registered voters who actually cast a ballot — of the election, at 73.4%.

Gauhati, Assam stood out twice over — the state's biggest electorate, with 65,671 registered voters, and also its most crowded ballot, with 9 candidates standing.

Independent candidates remained part of the picture again this election.

8 of them won seats in the house.