115 municipal bodies with 1,178 wards: 1 municipal corporation, 40 municipal boards and 74 town committees. Every body below links to its ward list and the assembly and Lok Sabha seats that cover it, from the Local Government Directory as of 25 September 2026.
By type of body
- Municipal Corporation1
- Municipal Board40
- Town Committee74
Counts from the Local Government Directory. Names of types follow what the directory uses for Assam.
Assam’s assembly seats were redrawn in the latest delimitation. The directory’s ward-to-seat mapping can still use older seats; we link a seat only when its name matches a current constituency.
Largest by number of wards
- Municipal Corporation · Kamrup MetroGuwahati61wards · 1 assembly seat
- Municipal Board · CacharSilchar32wards · 1 assembly seat
- Town Committee · NagaonRaha30wards · 1 assembly seat
- Municipal Board · SribhumiKarimganj27wards · 1 assembly seat
- Municipal Board · NagaonNagaon26wards · 1 assembly seat
- Municipal Board · BongaigaonBongaigaon25wards · 1 assembly seat
- Municipal Board · DibrugarhDibrugarh25wards · 1 assembly seat
- Municipal Board · SonitpurTezpur25wards · 1 assembly seat
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115 of 115 local bodies
| Local body | Type | District | Wards | Assembly seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abhayapuri | Town Committee | Bongaigaon | 11 | Srijangram |
| Amguri | Municipal Board | Sivasagar | 10 | Nazira |
| Badarpur | Town Committee | Sribhumi | 4 | Badarpur |
| Baithalangso | Town Committee | West Karbi Anglong | 7 | Diphu |
| Bakalia | Town Committee | Karbi Anglong | 8 | Howraghat |
| Barpathar | Town Committee | Golaghat | 4 | Sarupathar |
| Barpeta | Municipal Board | Barpeta | 22 | Barpeta |
| Barpeta Road | Municipal Board | Barpeta | 10 | Barpeta |
| Basugaon | Town Committee | Chirang | 4 | Sidli |
| Bihpuria | Municipal Board | Lakhimpur | 10 | Lakhimpur |
| Bijni | Town Committee | Chirang | 4 | Bijni |
| Bilasipara Tc | Town Committee | Dhubri | 14 | Bilasipara East |
| Biswanath Chariali | Municipal Board | Biswanath | 8 | Biswanath |
| Bokajan | Town Committee | Karbi Anglong | 7 | Bokajan |
| Bokakhat | Municipal Board | Golaghat | 10 | Jorhat |
| Bokakhat Tc | Town Committee | Golaghat | 10 | Bokakhat |
| Bongaigaon | Municipal Board | Bongaigaon | 25 | Bongaigaon |
| Chabua | Town Committee | Dibrugarh | 4 | Lahowal |
| Chapakhowa | Town Committee | Tinsukia | 10 | Tinsukia |
| Chapar Tc | Town Committee | Dhubri | 10 | Bilasipara East |
| Chapar Tc | Town Committee | Dhubri | 10 | Bilasipara East |
| Deithor Town Committee | Town Committee | Karbi Anglong | 5 | Bokajan |
| Demow | Town Committee | Sivasagar | 10 | DemowAmguri |
| Dergaon | Municipal Board | Golaghat | 10 | Jorhat |
| Dhakuakhana | Town Committee | Lakhimpur | 4 | Dhakuakhana |
| Dhekiajuli | Municipal Board | Sonitpur | 10 | Dhekiajuli |
| Dhemaji | Town Committee | Dhemaji | 4 | Dhemaji |
| Dhing | Municipal Board | Nagaon | 10 | Barhampur |
| Dhubri | Municipal Board | Dhubri | 16 | Dhubri |
| Dibrugarh | Municipal Board | Dibrugarh | 25 | Dibrugarh |
| Digboi | Town Committee | Tinsukia | 4 | Digboi |
| Diphu | Town Committee | Karbi Anglong | 10 | Diphu |
| Doboka | Town Committee | Hojai | 10 | Hojai |
| Dokmoka | Town Committee | Karbi Anglong | 6 | Howraghat |
| Dolamara Town Committee | Town Committee | Karbi Anglong | 5 | Bokajan |
| Donkamokam | Town Committee | West Karbi Anglong | 5 | Baithalangso |
| Doom Dooma | Town Committee | Tinsukia | 10 | Doomdooma |
| Gauripur | Town Committee | Dhubri | 4 | Gauripur |
| Goalpara | Municipal Board | Goalpara | 19 | Goalpara East |
| Gohpur | Town Committee | Biswanath | 6 | Gohpur |
| Golaghat | Municipal Board | Golaghat | 13 | Teok |
| Golokganj Tc | Town Committee | Dhubri | 11 | Golakganj |
| Goreswar | Town Committee | Baksa | 8 | Barpeta |
| Gossaigaon | Town Committee | Kokrajhar | 4 | Gossaigaon |
| Guwahati | Municipal Corporation | Kamrup Metro | 61 | Gauhati East |
| Haflong | Town Committee | Dima Hasao | 14 | Haflong |
| Hailakandi | Municipal Board | Hailakandi | 16 | Hailakandi |
| Hamren | Town Committee | West Karbi Anglong | 7 | Baithalangso |
| Hojai | Municipal Board | Hojai | 19 | Hojai |
| Howli | Town Committee | Barpeta | 4 | Barpeta |
| Howraghat | Town Committee | Karbi Anglong | 5 | Howraghat |
| Jamugurihat Mb | Municipal Board | Sonitpur | 10 | Biswanath |
| Jamugurihat Tc | Town Committee | Sonitpur | 10 | Sootea |
| Jorhat | Municipal Board | Jorhat | 19 | Jorhat |
| Kajalgaon Tc | Town Committee | Chirang | 4 | Bongaigaon |
| Kampur Town | Town Committee | Nagaon | 1 | Dispur |
| Karimganj | Municipal Board | Sribhumi | 27 | Karimganj North |
| Kharupatia | Town Committee | Darrang | 8 | Udalguri |
| Kokrajhar Mb | Municipal Board | Kokrajhar | 10 | Kokrajhar East |
| Lakhipur Municipality | Municipal Board | Cachar | 11 | Goalpara East |
Ward boundary maps, past municipal results where the State Election Commission has published them, voter-list analysis by ward and verified ward surveys.
Answers use the Local Government Directory entries for the state.
How many urban local bodies are there in Assam?
The Local Government Directory lists 115 urban local bodies in Assam: 1 municipal corporation, 40 municipal boards and 74 town committees. Together they have 1,178 wards on record. That is the 15th highest number among the 35 states and union territories in the directory.
Which urban local body in Assam has the most wards?
Guwahati Municipal Corporation has the most wards in the directory, 61. It is followed by Silchar Municipal Board (32) and Raha Town Committee (30). Ward counts change after each delimitation, so check the latest State Election Commission notification before planning.
How many municipal corporations are there in Assam?
There is one municipal corporation: Guwahati. Corporations govern the largest cities; each ward elects one councillor (corporator).
Who conducts municipal elections in Assam?
The State Election Commission, not the Election Commission of India. It prepares the ward electoral rolls, notifies ward reservation and conducts the polls for every municipal body listed here. Results are published by the commission, ward by ward.
Source: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Ministry of Panchayati Raj, as of 25 September 2026, via the open daily mirror at github.com/ramSeraph/opendata. Used under the Government Open Data License - India. Ward-to-constituency mapping is as recorded in the directory and may lag behind the latest delimitation. Cantonment boards are not part of the directory’s urban list and are not counted.
Each page below is built from an official source and credited on the page.
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