2024 Indian general election in Assam

The 2024 Indian general election in Assam was held from 19 April to 7 May 2024, to elect the 14 members of the 18th Lok Sabha.[1][2]

2024 Indian general election in Assam
19 April- 7 May 2024
All 14 Assam seats in the Lok Sabha
Opinion polls
Turnout81.62% ( 0.02 pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Sarbananda Sonowal Gaurav Gogoi
Party BJP INC
Alliance NDA INDIA
Leader since 2018 2020
Leader's seat Dibrugarh Jorhat
Last election 36.41%, 9 seats 35.79%, 3 seats
Seats won 9 3
Seat change
Popular vote 7,467,558 7,478,077
Percentage 37.43% 37.48%
Swing 1.38 pp 2.04 pp
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Atul Bora Urkhao Gwra Brahma
Party AGP UPPL
Alliance NDA NDA
Seats won 1 1
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 1,289,464 484,681
Percentage 6.46% 2.43%
Swing 1.85 pp 0.09 pp
Results of the 2024 Indian general election in Assam

Election schedule
Poll event Phase
I II III
Notification Date 20 March 28 March 12 April
Last Date for filing nomination 27 March 4 April 19 April
Scrutiny of nomination 28 March 5 April 20 April
Last Date for withdrawal of nomination 30 March 8 April 22 April
Date of poll 19 April 26 April 7 May
Date of counting of votes/Result 4 June 2024
No. of constituencies 5 5 4

Parties and alliances

  National Democratic Alliance
Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats Contested
Bharatiya Janata Party Sarbananda Sonowal 11
Asom Gana Parishad Atul Bora 2
United People's Party Liberal Urkhao Gwra Brahma 1
Total 14

  Indian National Developmental Inclusive
      Alliance
Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats Contested
Indian National Congres Gourav Gogoi 13
Assam Jatiya Parishad Lurinjyoti Gogoi 1
Total 14

Others
Recognised parties
Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats Contested
All India United Democratic Front Badruddin Ajmal 3
Bodoland People's Front Hagrama Mohilary 4
All India Trinamool Congress Ripun Bora 4
Aam Aadmi Party Bhaben Choudhury 2
Communist Party of India (Marxist) Manoranjan Talukdar 1
Communist Party of India Kanak Gogoi 1
Total 15
Unrecognised parties
Party Symbol Leader Seats Contested
Voters Party International 8
Bharatiya Gana Parishad 6
Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) Chandralekha Das 6
Gana Suraksha Party Heera Saraniya 4
Rashtriya Ulama Council 4
Republican Party of India (Athawale) 4
Asom Jana Morcha 3
Bahujan Maha Party 3
Bangali Nabanirman Sena 2
Ekam Sanatan Bharat Dal 2
Autonomous State Demand Committee Jayanta Rongpi 1
Bharatheeya Jawan Kisan Party 1
Hindu Samaj Party 1
Jai Prakash Janata Dal 1
The National Road Map Party of India 1
Total 47

Candidates
Constituency
NDA INDIA Others
1 Kokrajhar (ST) UPPL Joyanta Basumatary INC Garjan Mushahary AITC Gauri Shankar Sarania
BPF Kampa Borgoyari
2 Dhubri AGP Zabed Islam INC Rakibul Hussain AIUDF Badruddin Ajmal
3 Barpeta AGP Phani Bhusan Choudhury INC Deep Bayan AITC Abul Kalam Azad
CPI(M) Manoranjan Talukdar
4 Darrang–Udalguri BJP Dilip Saikia INC Madhab Rajbangshi BPF Durga Das Boro
5 Guwahati BJP Bijuli Kalita Medhi INC Mira Barthakur Goswami
6 Diphu (ST) BJP Amar Sing Tisso INC Joyram Engleng ASDC Jotson Bey
7 Karimganj BJP Kripanath Mallah INC Rashid Ahmed Choudhary AIUDF Sahabul Islam Choudhary
8 Silchar (SC) BJP Parimal Suklabaidya INC Surjya Kanta Sarkar AITC Radheshyam Biswas
9 Nowgong BJP Suresh Bora INC Pradyut Bordoloi AIUDF Aminul Islam
10 Kaziranga BJP Kamakhya Prasad Tasa INC Roselina Tirkey
11 Sonitpur BJP Ranjit Dutta INC Premlal Ganju AAP Rishiraj Sharma
BPF Raju Deuri
12 Lakhimpur BJP Pradan Baruah INC Uday Shankar Hazarika AITC Ghana Kanta Chutia
CPI Dhiren Kachari
13 Dibrugarh BJP Sarbananda Sonowal AJP Lurinjyoti Gogoi AAP Manoj Dhanuar
14 Jorhat BJP Topon Kumar Gogoi INC Gaurav Gogoi ESBD Arun Chandra Handique

Surveys and polls

Opinion polls
Polling agency Date published Margin of Error Lead
NDA INDIA AIUDF Others
ABP News-CVoter April 2024[3] ±5% 12 2 0 NDA
ABP News-CVoter March 2024[4] ±5% 12 2 0 NDA
India TV-CNX March 2024[5] ±3% 12 1 1 NDA
India Today-CVoter February 2024[6] ±3-5% 12 2 0 NDA
Times Now-ETG December 2023[7] ±3% 9-11 2-4 0-1 NDA
India TV-CNX October 2023[8] ±3% 12 1 1 NDA
Times Now-ETG September 2023[9] ±3% 7-9 4-6 0-1 NDA
August 2023 ±3% 9-11 3-4 0-1 NDA
India Today-CVoter August 2023[10] ±3-5% 12 1 1 NDA
Polling agency Date published Margin of Error Lead
NDA INDIA AIUDF Others
ABP News-CVoter April 2024[11] ±5% 51.8% 35.5% 16.3% 12.7
ABP News-CVoter March 2024[12] ±5% 45% 38% 13% 7
India Today-CVoter February 2024[13] ±3-5% 46% 31% 23% 15
India Today-CVoter August 2023[14] ±3-5% 48% 36% 16% 12

Exit polls
Polling agency Lead
NDA INDIA AIUDF Others

Voter turnout

Phase wise
Phase Poll Date Constituencies Voter Turnout (%)
I 19 April 2024 Kaziranga, Sonitpur, Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh, Jorhat 78.25%
II 26 April 2024 Darrang–Udalguri, Diphu (ST), Karimganj, Silchar (SC), Nowgong 81.17%
III 7 May 2024 Kokrajhar (ST), Dhubri, Barpeta, Guwahati 85.45%
Total 81.62%

Constituency wise
Constituency Poll Date Turnout Swing
1 Kokrajhar (ST) 7 May 2024 83.55% 0.25%
2 Dhubri 92.08% 1.42%
3 Barpeta 85.24% 1.33%
4 Darrang–Udalguri 26 April 2024 82.01%
5 Guwahati 7 May 2024 78.39% 2.48%
6 Diphu (ST) 26 April 2024 75.74% 1.89%
7 Karimganj 80.48% 1.3%
8 Silchar (SC) 79.05% 0.46%
9 Nowgong 84.97% 1.74%
10 Kaziranga 19 April 2024 79.33%
11 Sonitpur 78.46%
12 Lakhimpur 76.42% 1.25%
13 Dibrugarh 76.75% 0.55%
14 Jorhat 79.89% 2.32%

Results

Results by alliance or party
Alliance/ Parties Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−
NDA BJP 7,467,558 37.43 1.38 11 9
AGP 1,289,464 6.46 1.85 2 1 1
UPPL 484,681 2.43 1 1 1
Total 9,241,703 42.29 14 11 2
INDIA INC 7,478,077 37.48 2.04 13 3
AJP 414,441 1.99 New 1 0
Total 7,892,518 39.47 14 3
AIUDF 624,305 3.13 4.74 3 0 1
Others 62 0
IND 53 0 1
NOTA 238,276 1.19
Total 20,864,200 100 143 14

Results by constituency
Constituency Turnout Winner Runner Up Margin
Party Alliance Candidate Votes % Party Alliance Candidate Votes % Votes %
1 Kokrajhar (ST) 83.55% UPPL NDA Joyanta Basumatary 488,995 39.39% BPF Others Kampa Borgoyari 4,37,412 35.23% 51,583 4.16%
2 Dhubri 92.08% INC INDIA Rakibul Hussain 1,471,885 59.99% AIUDF Others Badruddin Ajmal 4,59,409 18.72% 10,12,476 41.27%
3 Barpeta 85.24% AGP NDA Phani Bhusan Choudhury 8,60,113 51.02% INC INDIA Deep Bayan 6,37,762 37.83% 2,22,351 13.19%
4 Darrang–Udalguri 82.01% BJP NDA Dilip Saikia 8,68,387 47.95% INC INDIA Madhab Rajbangshi 5,39,375 29.78% 3,29,012 18.17%
5 Guwahati 78.39% BJP NDA Bijuli Kalita Medhi 8,94,887 55.95% INC INDIA Mira Borthakur Goswami 6,43,797 40.25% 2,51,090 15.70%
6 Diphu (ST) 75.74% BJP NDA Amar Sing Tisso 3,34,620 49.01% Independent Independent J.I. Kathar 1,87,017 27.39% 1,47,603 21.62%
7 Karimganj 80.48% BJP NDA Kripanath Mallah 5,45,093 47.53% INC INDIA Hafiz Rashid Ahmed Choudhury 5,26,733 45.93% 18,360 1.60%
8 Silchar (SC) 79.05% BJP NDA Parimal Suklabaidya 6,52,405 59.89% INC INDIA Surya Kanta Sarkar 3,88,094 35.62% 2,64,311 24.27%
9 Nowgong 84.97% INC INDIA Pradyut Bordoloi 7,88,850 50.89% BJP NDA Suresh Borah 5,76,619 37.20% 2,12,331 13.69%
10 Kaziranga 79.33% BJP NDA Kamakhya Prasad Tasa 8,97,043 55.04% INC INDIA Roselina Tirkey 6,48,096 39.76% 2,48,947 15.28%
11 Sonitpur 78.46% BJP NDA Ranjit Dutta 7,75,788 60.21% INC INDIA Premlal Ganju 4,14,380 32.16% 3,61,408 28.05%
12 Lakhimpur 76.42% BJP NDA Pradan Baruah 6,63,122 54.75% INC INDIA Uday Shankar Hazarika 4,61,865 38.13% 2,01,257 16.62%
13 Dibrugarh 76.75% BJP NDA Sarbananda Sonowal 6,93,762 54.27% AJP INDIA Lurinjyoti Gogoi 4,14,441 32.42% 2,79,321 21.85%
14 Jorhat 79.89% INC INDIA Gourav Gogoi 7,51,771 54.04% BJP NDA Topon Kumar Gogoi 6,07,378 43.66% 1,44,393 10.38%

See also

References
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