2014 Indian general election in Assam
The 2014 Indian general election polls in Assam for 14 Lok Sabha seats was held in three phases on 7, 12 and 24 April 2014.[ 1] The total voter strength of Assam is 18,723,032.[ 2]
The main political parties in Assam are Indian National Congress (INC), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Asom Gana Parishad , All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) and others.
Despite threats from insurgent militant groups in Northeast India, people turned out in large numbers for voting.[ 3] [ 4] Voters turnout in Assam was 80% which was one of highest in India.[ 5]
Opinion poll
Election schedule
Constituency wise Election schedule are given below[ 1] -
Polling Day
Phase
Date
Constituencies
Voting Percentage
1
1
7 April
Tezpur , Kaliabor , Jorhat , Dibrugarh , Lakhimpur
75[ 10]
2
4
12 April
Karimganj , Silchar , Autonomous District
75[ 11]
3
6
24 April
Dhubri , Kokrajhar , Barpeta , Gauhati , Mangaldoi , Nowgong ,
70.6[ 12]
Results
The results of the elections were declared on 16 May 2014.[ 1]
Voter Turnout was 80% despite threats from terrorist outfits[ 13]
7
3
1
3
BJP
AIUDF
IND
INC
Party
Seats
Popular vote
2nd position[ 14]
3rd position
Contested
Won
+/−
Votes
%
±pp
Bharatiya Janata Party
13
7
3
55,07,152
36.50
19.29
5
1
Indian National Congress
13
3
4
44,67,295
29.60
4.31
8
2
All India United Democratic Front
10
3
2
22,37,612
14.80
2.30
0
4
Asom Gana Parishad
12
0
1
5,77,730
3.80
8.81
0
3
Independent (politician)
58
1
1
14,36,900
9.62
2.02
1
2
Bodoland People's Front
2
0
1
3,30,106
2.21
0
2
Results by Constituency
#
Constituency
Turnout
Candidate
Party
Margin
1
Karimganj
76.07
Radheshyam Biswas
AIUDF
1,02,094
2
Silchar
75.45
Sushmita Dev
INC
35,241
3
Autonomous District
77.36
Biren Sing Engti
INC
24,095
4
Dhubri
88.35
Badruddin Ajmal
AIUDF
2,29,730
5
Kokrajhar
81.30
Naba Kumar Sarania
IND
3,55,779
6
Barpeta
84.31
Sirajuddin Ajmal
AIUDF
42,341
7
Gauhati
78.64
Bijoya Chakravarty
BJP
3,15,784
8
Mangaldoi
81.37
Ramen Deka
BJP
22,884
9
Tezpur
77.86
Ram Prasad Sarmah
BJP
86,020
10
Nowgong
80.72
Rajen Gohain
BJP
1,43,559
11
Kaliabor
80.50
Gourav Gogoi
INC
93,874
12
Jorhat
78.30
Kamakhya Prasad Tasa
BJP
1,02,420
13
Dibrugarh
79.25
Rameswar Teli
BJP
1,85,347
14
Lakhimpur
77.70
Sarbananda Sonowal
BJP
2,92,138
References
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