2009 Indian general election in Assam

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Indian general election in Assam, 2009
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  2004 April–May 2009 2014  

14 seats
Turnout69.54%
 First partySecond party
 
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Party UPA NDA
Last election92
Seats won75
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 2Increase2.svg 3
Percentage34.89%30.81%

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Prime Minister before election

Manmohan Singh
INC

Prime Minister after election

Manmohan Singh
INC

The 2009 Indian general election polls in Assam were held for 14 seats in the state. [1] United Progressive Alliance won 7 of the 14 seats, these all 7 seats were won by Congress. The NDAs Bharatiya Janata Party won 4 seats and Asom Gana Parishad won one seat.

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Parties and Alliances

   National Democratic Alliance

PartyFlagSymbolLeaderContesting Seats
Bharatiya Janata Party BJP flag.svg Lotus flower symbol.svg Sarbananda Sonowal 7
Asom Gana Parishad Asom Gana Parishad Flag.jpg Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png Chandra Mohan Patowary 6
Rashtrawadi Sena No image available.svg Arun Das1

   United Progressive Alliance

PartyFlagSymbolLeaderContesting Seats
Indian National Congress Indian National Congress Flag.svg Hand INC.svg Tarun Gogoi 13
Bodoland People's Front BPF-Flag.svg Indian Election Symbol Nangol.svg Hagrama Mohilary 1 + 1 [a]
Total14 + 1 [b]

Others

PartyFlagSymbolLeaderContesting Seats
Assam United Democratic Front AIUDF logo.webp Indian Election Symbol Lock And Key.svg Badruddin Ajmal 9

Winning candidates

No.ConstituencyTurnout%Name of elected M.P.Party affiliationMargin
1 Karimganj 64.13 Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya Indian National Congress 7,920
2 Silchar 70.37 Kabindra Purkayastha Bharatiya Janata Party 41,470
3 Autonomous District 69.40 Biren Singh Engti Indian National Congress 74,548
4 Dhubri 76.31 Badruddin Ajmal Assam United Democratic Front 1,84,419
5 Kokrajhar 73.65 Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary Bodaland Peoples Front 1,90,322
6 Barpeta 72.70 Ismail Hussain Indian National Congress 30,429
7 Gauhati 64.46 Bijoya Chakravarty Bharatiya Janata Party 11,855
8 Mangaldoi 69.85 Ramen Deka Bharatiya Janata Party 55,849
9 Tezpur 69.67 Joseph Toppo Asom Gana Parishad 30,153
10 Nowgong 70.85 Rajen Gohain Bharatiya Janata Party 45,380
11 Kaliabor 71.24 Dip Gogoi Indian National Congress 1,51,989
12 Jorhat 64.58 Bijoy Krishna Handique Indian National Congress 71,914
13 Dibrugarh 67.29 Paban Singh Ghatowar Indian National Congress 35,143
14 Lakhimpur 68.35 Ranee Narah Indian National Congress 44,572

References

  1. "General Election 2009". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 22 October 2021.

Notes

  1. Friendly Contest on Mangaldoi Lok Sabha constituency between INC and BPF.
  2. Friendly Contest on Mangaldoi Lok Sabha constituency between INC and BPF.