2004 Indian general election in Assam

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Indian general election in Assam, 2004
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 1999April–May 2004 2009  

14 seats
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
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Rameswar Teli (cropped).jpg
AGP
Leader Tarun Gogoi Rameshwar Teli Brindaban Goswami
Party INC BJP Asom Gana Parishad
Last election1020
Seats won922
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg 2
Popular vote3,637,4052,379,5242,069,600
Percentage35.07%22.94%19.95%

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Prime Minister before election

A. B. Vajpayee
BJP

Prime Minister after election

Manmohan Singh
INC

The 2004 Indian general election polls in Assam were held for 14 seats in the state. The result was United Progressive Alliance winning nine out of the 14 seats, while the National Democratic Alliance, captured only three seats. Asom Gana Parishad managed to get two seats.

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In Assam, there was a three-cornered contest between Congress, BJP and Asom Gana Parishad (the main regional party of the state). Congress contested all 14 seats in the states, BJP 12 and AGP 12. BJP supported one JD(U) candidate and the Bodo nationalist candidate in Kokrajhar. The left parties (CPI(M), CPI and CPI(ML)L) had a joint front. Congress won nine seats. AGP got a comeback, winning two seats. BJP also won two seats, although one of them was the popular singer Bhupen Hazarika. Hazarika stood in Guwahati, and his election ought to reflect his personal popularity, rather than that of the party he had just joined. CPI(ML)L lost its seat in the Karbi Anlong hills, largely due to a split in their mass organisation there and the resurgence of communal violence in the area. In Kokrajhar the Bodo nationalist and NDA-supported candidate, Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary, retained his seat.

Parties and alliances

   United Progressive Alliance

PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
Indian National Congress Indian National Congress Flag.svg Hand INC.svg Tarun Gogoi 14

   National Democratic Alliance

PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
Bharatiya Janata Party BJP flag.svg Lotus flower symbol.svg Rameshwar Teli 12
Janata Dal (United) JanataDalUnitedFlag.PNG Indian Election Symbol Arrow.svg Nitish Kumar 1
Independent No image available.svg No image available.svg Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary 1

   Asom Gana Parishad

PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats contested
Asom Gana Parishad Asom Gana Parishad Flag.jpg Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png Brindaban Goswami 12

Results by Alliance

Coalition/AllianceParties contesting in Assam from the Alliance in 1999Seats won in 1999 ElectionParties contesting in Assam from the Alliance in 2004Seats won in 2004 ElectionSwing
National Democratic Alliance -Bharatiya Janata Party (2)
-Asom Gana Parishad
2 Bharatiya Janata Party 20
United Progressive Alliance Indian National Congress*10 Indian National Congress 9−1
Left Front -Communist Party of India
-Communist Party of India
-Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation (1)
1-Communist Party of India
-Communist Party of India
-Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation
0−1
Other parties Independent 1-Asom Gana Parishad (2)
-Independent (1)
3+2

Results by Party

PartyAllianceSeats contestedVotes%ChangeSeatsChange
Bharatiya Janata Party National Democratic Alliance 122,379,52422.94n/a2n/a
Communist Party of India Left Front 1172,3321.66n/a0n/a
Communist Party of India (Marxist) Left Front 268,6270.66n/a0n/a
Indian National Congress United Progressive Alliance 143,637,40535.07n/a9n/a
Asom Gana Parishad none122,069,60019.95n/a2Increase2.svg 2
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation Left Front 3108,8371.05n/a0Decrease2.svg 1
Janata Dal (United) National Democratic Alliance 1125,9661.21n/a00
Indian Union Muslim League United Progressive Alliance 13,5330.03n/a00
Independent none471,390,93813.41n/a10
TotalSteady2.svg11610,372,089Steady2.svgSteady2.svg14
PartyVotes%ChangeSeatsChange
Bharatiya Janata Party 2,379,52422.94Decrease2.svg 6.92Steady2.svg
Communist Party of India 172,3321.66Increase2.svg 1.080Steady2.svg
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 68,6270.66Decrease2.svg 1.110Steady2.svg
Indian National Congress 363740535.07Decrease2.svg 3.359Decrease2.svg 1
Asom Gana Parishad 2,069,60019.95Increase2.svg 8.032Increase2.svg 2
Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation 108,8371.05Decrease2.svg 1.120Decrease2.svg 1
Janata Dal (United) 125,9661.21Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg
Indian Union Muslim League 3,5330.03Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg
Revolutionary Socialist Party 11,7570.11Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg
Samajwadi Party 109,0881.05Increase2.svg 0.850Steady2.svg
Other parties294,4822.84Steady2.svg0Steady2.svg
Independents1,390,93813.41Increase2.svg 4.051Steady2.svg
Total10,372,089Steady2.svgSteady2.svg12Steady2.svg

Results by constituency

Keys:   INC (9)    BJP (2)    AGP (2)    Independent (1)

ConstituencyTurnoutWinnerRunner-upMargin
No.NamePartyCandidateVotes%PartyCandidateVotes%Votes%
1 Karimganj 68.61 INC Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya 3,21,05947.81 BJP Parimal Suklabaidya 2,29,11134.129194813.69
2 Silchar 69.18 INC Sontosh Mohan Dev 2,46,21540.48 BJP Kabindra Purkayastha 2,24,89536.9721,3203.51
3 Autonomous District 69.42 INC Biren Singh Engti 1,25,93731.38 ASDC Elvin Teron 1,01,80825.37241296.01
4 Dhubri 75.1 INC Anwar Hussain 3,76,58843.61 AGP Afzalur Rahman 2,59,96630.11,16,62213.5
5 Kokrajhar 79.49 Independent Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary 6,89,62071.32 Independent Sabda Ram Rabha 2,05,94121.244,84,12950.07
6 Barpeta 70.9 INC A. F. Golam Osmani 2,66,97235.0 AGP Kumar Deepak Das 1,98,84726.0768,1258.93
7 Gauhati 61.18 INC Kirip Chaliha 3,53,25040.06 BJP Bhupen Hazarika 2,92,09933.1361,1516.93
8 Mangaldoi 70.18 BJP Narayan Chandra Borkataky 3,45,86340.74 INC Madhab Rajbangshi 3,15,99737.2229,8663.52
9 Tezpur 71.61 INC Moni Kumar Subba 2,89,84740.26 AGP Padma Hazarika 2,19,40230.4770,4459.79
10 Nowgong 68.4 BJP Rajen Gohain 3,42,70443.6 INC Bisnu Prasad 3,11,29239.631,4124.00
11 Kaliabor 66.21 INC Dip Gogoi 3,01,89339.56 AGP Keshab Mahanta 2,34,69530.7567,1988.81
12 Jorhat 62.0 INC Bijoy Krishna Handique 2,23,62433.54 CPI Drupad Borgohain 1,72,33225.8451,2927.69
13 Dibrugarh 65.12 AGP Sarbananda Sonowal 2,20,94435.0 BJP Kamakhya Prasad Tasa 2,03,39032.0618,5542.94
14 Lakhimpur 71.05 AGP Arun Kumar Sarmah 3,00,86537.61 INC Ranee Narah 2,72,71734.0928,1483.52

Results by constituency

General Election, 2004: Karimganj
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya 321,05947.81
BJP Parimal Sukla Baidya 229,11134.12
AGP Nepal Chandra Das 106,54615.87
Independent Babul Ram Das3,9250.58
Independent Sushil Kumar Das3,6410.54
Independent Radha Kanta Tanty2,8620.43
Independent Lukendra Roy2,3860.36
Independent Babul Roy1,9600.29
Majority 91,948
Turnout 671,49168.91
INC hold Swing
General Election, 2004: Autonomous District
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Biren Singh Engti 125,93731.38
ASDC(U) Elwin Teron 101,80825.36
CPI(ML)L Dr. Jayanta Rongpi 74,39918.54
BJP Ratan Teron57,58414.35
Independent Sanmoni Temprai26,7136.66
Independent Chember G. Momin8,0031.99
AGP Sailendra Hasnu3,7550.94
Samata Party Harsing Teron3,1780.79
Majority 24,129
Turnout 401,37769.42
INC gain from CPI(ML)L Swing