2014 Indian general election in Assam

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Indian general election in Assam, 2014
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14 seats
Turnout80.12%
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Party BJP INC AIUDF
Seats won733
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Map of Results

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]

Contents

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

Conducted in Month(s)RefPolling Organisation/Agency
INC BJP AGP AUDF BPF
Aug–Oct 2013 [6] Times Now-India TV-CVoter93011
Jan–Feb 2014 [7] Times Now-India TV-CVoter75011
March 2014 [8] NDTV- Hansa Research [9] 120011

Election schedule

Constituency wise Election schedule are given below [1] -

Polling DayPhaseDateConstituenciesVoting Percentage
117 April Tezpur, Kaliabor, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur 75 [10]
2412 April Karimganj, Silchar, Autonomous District 75 [11]
3624 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]

7313
BJPAIUDFINDINC
PartySeatsPopular vote2nd position [14] 3rd position
ContestedWon+/−Votes%±pp
Bharatiya Janata Party 137Increase2.svg 355,07,15236.50Increase2.svg19.2951
Indian National Congress 133Decrease2.svg 444,67,29529.60Decrease2.svg4.3182
All India United Democratic Front 103Increase2.svg 122,37,61214.80Decrease2.svg2.3004
Asom Gana Parishad 120Decrease2.svg 15,77,7303.80Decrease2.svg8.8103
Independent (politician) 581Increase2.svg 114,36,9009.62Increase2.svg2.0212
Bodoland People's Front 20Decrease2.svg13,30,1062.21Steady2.svg02
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Results by Constituency

#ConstituencyTurnoutCandidatePartyMargin
1 Karimganj 76.07 Increase2.svg Radheshyam Biswas AIUDF 1,02,094
2 Silchar 75.45 Increase2.svg Sushmita Dev INC 35,241
3 Autonomous District 77.36 Increase2.svg Biren Sing Engti INC 24,095
4 Dhubri 88.35 Increase2.svg Badruddin Ajmal AIUDF 2,29,730
5 Kokrajhar 81.30 Increase2.svg Naba Kumar Sarania IND 3,55,779
6 Barpeta 84.31 Increase2.svg Sirajuddin Ajmal AIUDF 42,341
7 Gauhati 78.64 Increase2.svg Bijoya Chakravarty BJP 3,15,784
8 Mangaldoi 81.37 Increase2.svg Ramen Deka BJP 22,884
9 Tezpur 77.86 Increase2.svg Ram Prasad Sarmah BJP 86,020
10 Nowgong 80.72 Increase2.svg Rajen Gohain BJP 1,43,559
11 Kaliabor 80.50 Increase2.svg Gourav Gogoi INC 93,874
12 Jorhat 78.30 Increase2.svg Kamakhya Prasad Tasa BJP 1,02,420
13 Dibrugarh 79.25 Increase2.svg Rameswar Teli BJP 1,85,347
14 Lakhimpur 77.70 Increase2.svg Sarbananda Sonowal BJP 2,92,138

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  9. ↑ The poll gave one seat to others.
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