2014 Indian general election in Assam
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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]
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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
edit| Conducted in Month(s) | Ref | Polling Organisation/Agency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | BJP | AGP | AUDF | BPF | |||
| Aug–Oct 2013 | [6] | Times Now-India TV-CVoter | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan–Feb 2014 | [7] | Times Now-India TV-CVoter | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| March 2014 | [8] | NDTV- Hansa Research[9] | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Election schedule
editConstituency 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
editThe 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
edit| # | Constituency | Turnout | Candidate | Party | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karimganj | 76.07
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Radheshyam Biswas | AIUDF | 1,02,094 | |
| 2 | Silchar | 75.45
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Sushmita Dev | INC | 35,241 | |
| 3 | Autonomous District | 77.36
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Biren Sing Engti | INC | 24,095 | |
| 4 | Dhubri | 88.35
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Badruddin Ajmal | AIUDF | 2,29,730 | |
| 5 | Kokrajhar | 81.30
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Naba Kumar Sarania | IND | 3,55,779 | |
| 6 | Barpeta | 84.31
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Sirajuddin Ajmal | AIUDF | 42,341 | |
| 7 | Gauhati | 78.64
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Bijoya Chakravarty | BJP | 3,15,784 | |
| 8 | Mangaldoi | 81.37
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Ramen Deka | BJP | 22,884 | |
| 9 | Tezpur | 77.86
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Ram Prasad Sarmah | BJP | 86,020 | |
| 10 | Nowgong | 80.72
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Rajen Gohain | BJP | 1,43,559 | |
| 11 | Kaliabor | 80.50
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Gourav Gogoi | INC | 93,874 | |
| 12 | Jorhat | 78.30
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Kamakhya Prasad Tasa | BJP | 1,02,420 | |
| 13 | Dibrugarh | 79.25
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Rameswar Teli | BJP | 1,85,347 | |
| 14 | Lakhimpur | 77.70
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Sarbananda Sonowal | BJP | 2,92,138 | |
References
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- ^ "LS Poll 2014: Prospects of Ten Parties Regional Front in Northeast India | ummid.com". www.ummid.com.
- ^ "State-Wise Voter Turnout in General Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Government of India. Press Information Bureau. 21 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ "Congress 102, BJP 162; UPA 117, NDA 186: C-Voter Poll". Outlook. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ "India TV-C Voter projection: Big gains for BJP in UP, Bihar; NDA may be 45 short of magic mark". Indiatv. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "Battleground 2014". NDTV. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ The poll gave one seat to others.
- ^ "LS elections kick off with polling in Assam, Tripura". Hindustan Times. 7 April 2014. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ "High Voter Turnout in Phase 4". IBNLive. 12 April 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ "Assam records 70.6% voting in Lok Sabha elections". Livemint. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ "Assembly Election Results Dates Candidate List Opinion/Exit Poll Latest News, Political Consulting Survey Election Campaign Management Company India". infoelections.com.
- ^ "IndiaVotes PC: Party-wise performance for 2014".