2004 Indian general election in Assam
April–May 2004
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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.
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.
Schedule
The schedule of the election was announced by the Election Commission of India on 29 February 2004.[1]
| Poll event[2] | Phase | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | ||
| Date of announcement | 29 February 2004 | ||
| Notification date | 24 March 2004 | 31 March 2004 | |
| Last date for filing nomination | 31 March 2004 | 7 April 2004 | |
| Scrutiny of nomination | 2 April 2004 | 8 April 2004 | |
| Last date for withdrawal of nomination | 5 April 2004 | 10 April 2004 | |
| Date of poll | 20 April 2004 | 26 April 2004 | |
| Date of counting of votes | 13 May 2004 | ||
| No. of constituencies | 6 | 8 | |
Parties and alliances
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | Tarun Gogoi | 14 | |||
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | Rameshwar Teli | 12 | |||
| Janata Dal (United) | Nitish Kumar | 1 | |||
| Independent | Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary | 1 | |||
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asom Gana Parishad | Brindaban Goswami | 12 | |||
List of Candidates
| Constituency | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPA | NDA | AGP | ||||||||
| 1 | Karimganj (SC) | INC | Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya | BJP | Parimal Sukla Baidya | AGP | Nepal Chandra Das | |||
| 2 | Silchar | INC | Sontosh Mohan Dev | BJP | Kabindra Purkyastha | Did not contest | ||||
| 3 | Autonomous District (ST) | INC | Biren Singh Engti | BJP | Ratan Teron | AGP | Sailendra Hasnu | |||
| 4 | Dhubri | INC | Anwar Hussain | BJP | Jabeen Borbhuyan | AGP | Afzalur Rahman | |||
| 5 | Kokrajhar (ST) | INC | Derhagra Mochahary | Ind. | Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary | Did not contest | ||||
| 6 | Barpeta | INC | A. F. Golam Osmani | BJP | Ranjit Thakuria | AGP | Kumar Deepak Das | |||
| 7 | Gauhati | INC | Kirip Chaliha | BJP | Bhupen Hazarika | AGP | Bhrigu Kumar Phukan | |||
| 8 | Mangaldoi | INC | Madhab Rajbangshi | BJP | Narayan Chandra Borkataky | AGP | Apurba Bhattacharjee | |||
| 9 | Tezpur | INC | Moni Kumar Subba | BJP | Ghisa Lal Agarwalla | AGP | Padma Hazarika | |||
| 10 | Nowgong | INC | Bisnu Prasad | BJP | Rajen Gohain | AGP | Dhruba Kumar Saikia | |||
| 11 | Kaliabor | INC | Dip Gogoi | JD(U) | Rashidul Haque | AGP | Keshab Mahanta | |||
| 12 | Jorhat | INC | Bijoy Krishna Handique | BJP | Dayananda Borgohain | AGP | Dulal Chandra Baruah | |||
| 13 | Dibrugarh | INC | Paban Singh Ghatowar | BJP | Kamakhaya Tasa | AGP | Sarbananda Sonowal | |||
| 14 | Lakhimpur | INC | Ranee Narah | BJP | Uday Shankar Hazarika | AGP | Dr. Arun Kumar Sarmah | |||
Results by Alliance
| Coalition/Alliance | Parties contesting in Assam from the Alliance in 1999 | Seats won in 1999 Election | Parties contesting in Assam from the Alliance in 2004 | Seats won in 2004 Election | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Alliance | -Bharatiya Janata Party (2) -Asom Gana Parishad |
2 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2 | 0 |
| 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 |
- Note: UPA was not in existence in 1999, instead the number of seats won in 1999, represents the seats won by Indian National Congress
- Note: Left front, was not part of the UPA, in 2004, instead gave outside support.
Results by Party
| Alliance/ Party | Popular vote | Seats | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− | ||||
| INC | 36,37,405 | 35.07 | 3.35 | 14 | 9 | 1 | |||
| NDA | BJP | 23,79,524 | 22.94 | 6.90 | 12 | 2 | |||
| IND | 6,89,620 | 6.65 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| JD(U) | 1,25,966 | 1.21 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 31,95,110 | 30.80 | 14 | 3 | |||||
| AGP | 20,69,600 | 19.95 | 8.03 | 12 | 2 | 2 | |||
| CPI | 1,72,332 | 1.66 | 1.08 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| CPI(M-L)L | 1,08,837 | 1.05 | 1.20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||
| SP | 1,09,088 | 1.05 | 0.85 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| ASDC | 1,01,808 | 0.98 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| CPI(M) | 68,627 | 0.66 | 1.11 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Others | 2,07,964 | 2.00 | 19 | 0 | |||||
| IND | 7,01,318 | 6.76 | 2.60 | 46 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Total | 1,03,72,089 | 100% | - | 116 | 14 | - | |||
Results by constituency
Keys: INC (9) BJP (2) AGP (2) Independent (1)
| Constituency | Turnout | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Name | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| 1 | Karimganj | 68.61 | INC | Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya | 3,21,059 | 47.81 | BJP | Parimal Suklabaidya | 2,29,111 | 34.12 | 91948 | 13.69 | ||
| 2 | Silchar | 69.18 | INC | Sontosh Mohan Dev | 2,46,215 | 40.48 | BJP | Kabindra Purkayastha | 2,24,895 | 36.97 | 21,320 | 3.51 | ||
| 3 | Autonomous District | 69.42 | INC | Biren Singh Engti | 1,25,937 | 31.38 | ASDC | Elvin Teron | 1,01,808 | 25.37 | 24129 | 6.01 | ||
| 4 | Dhubri | 75.1 | INC | Anwar Hussain | 3,76,588 | 43.61 | AGP | Afzalur Rahman | 2,59,966 | 30.1 | 1,16,622 | 13.5 | ||
| 5 | Kokrajhar | 79.49 | Independent | Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary | 6,89,620 | 71.32 | Independent | Sabda Ram Rabha | 2,05,941 | 21.24 | 4,84,129 | 50.07 | ||
| 6 | Barpeta | 70.9 | INC | A. F. Golam Osmani | 2,66,972 | 35.0 | AGP | Kumar Deepak Das | 1,98,847 | 26.07 | 68,125 | 8.93 | ||
| 7 | Gauhati | 61.18 | INC | Kirip Chaliha | 3,53,250 | 40.06 | BJP | Bhupen Hazarika | 2,92,099 | 33.13 | 61,151 | 6.93 | ||
| 8 | Mangaldoi | 70.18 | BJP | Narayan Chandra Borkataky | 3,45,863 | 40.74 | INC | Madhab Rajbangshi | 3,15,997 | 37.22 | 29,866 | 3.52 | ||
| 9 | Tezpur | 71.61 | INC | Moni Kumar Subba | 2,89,847 | 40.26 | AGP | Padma Hazarika | 2,19,402 | 30.47 | 70,445 | 9.79 | ||
| 10 | Nowgong | 68.4 | BJP | Rajen Gohain | 3,42,704 | 43.6 | INC | Bisnu Prasad | 3,11,292 | 39.6 | 31,412 | 4.00 | ||
| 11 | Kaliabor | 66.21 | INC | Dip Gogoi | 3,01,893 | 39.56 | AGP | Keshab Mahanta | 2,34,695 | 30.75 | 67,198 | 8.81 | ||
| 12 | Jorhat | 62.0 | INC | Bijoy Krishna Handique | 2,23,624 | 33.54 | CPI | Drupad Borgohain | 1,72,332 | 25.84 | 51,292 | 7.69 | ||
| 13 | Dibrugarh | 65.12 | AGP | Sarbananda Sonowal | 2,20,944 | 35.0 | BJP | Kamakhya Prasad Tasa | 2,03,390 | 32.06 | 18,554 | 2.94 | ||
| 14 | Lakhimpur | 71.05 | AGP | Arun Kumar Sarmah | 3,00,865 | 37.61 | INC | Ranee Narah | 2,72,717 | 34.09 | 28,148 | 3.52 | ||
Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Assam
| # | Name | Constituency | Designation | Department | From | To | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manmohan Singh | Rajya Sabha (Assam) |
Prime Minister | Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Ministry of Planning; Department of Atomic Energy; Department of Space |
22 May 2004 |
22 May 2009 |
INC | |
| 2 | Santosh Mohan Dev | Silchar (Lok Sabha) |
MoS (I/C); Cabinet Minister (from 29 Jan 2006) |
Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises; Ministry of Water Resources (18 Nov 2005 – 29 Jan 2006) |
23 May 2004 |
22 May 2009 | ||
| 3 | Bijoy Krishna Handique | Jorhat (Lok Sabha) |
MoS | Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (until 6 April 2008); Ministry of Defence (until 29 Jan 2006); Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (from 29 Jan 2006); Ministry of Mines (from 6 April 2008) |
23 May 2004 |
22 May 2009 | ||
Results by constituency
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya | 321,059 | 47.81 | ||
| BJP | Parimal Sukla Baidya | 229,111 | 34.12 | ||
| AGP | Nepal Chandra Das | 106,546 | 15.87 | ||
| Independent | Babul Ram Das | 3,925 | 0.58 | ||
| Independent | Sushil Kumar Das | 3,641 | 0.54 | ||
| Independent | Radha Kanta Tanty | 2,862 | 0.43 | ||
| Independent | Lukendra Roy | 2,386 | 0.36 | ||
| Independent | Babul Roy | 1,960 | 0.29 | ||
| Majority | 91,948 | ||||
| Turnout | 671,491 | 68.91 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Biren Singh Engti | 125,937 | 31.38 | ||
| ASDC(U) | Elwin Teron | 101,808 | 25.36 | ||
| CPI(ML)L | Dr. Jayanta Rongpi | 74,399 | 18.54 | ||
| BJP | Ratan Teron | 57,584 | 14.35 | ||
| Independent | Sanmoni Temprai | 26,713 | 6.66 | ||
| Independent | Chember G. Momin | 8,003 | 1.99 | ||
| AGP | Sailendra Hasnu | 3,755 | 0.94 | ||
| Samata Party | Harsing Teron | 3,178 | 0.79 | ||
| Majority | 24,129 | ||||
| Turnout | 401,377 | 69.42 | |||
| INC gain from CPI(ML)L | Swing | ||||