2009 Indian general election in Assam

2009 Indian general election in Assam
April–May 2009
14 seats
Turnout69.54%
  First party Second party
 

Party UPA NDA
Last election 9 2
Seats won 7 5
Seat change 2 3
Percentage 34.89% 30.81%
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.

Parties and alliances

  National Democratic Alliance

Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
Bharatiya Janata Party Sarbananda Sonowal 7
Asom Gana Parishad Chandra Mohan Patowary 6
Rashtrawadi Sena Arun Das 1

  United Progressive Alliance

Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
Indian National Congress Tarun Gogoi 13
Bodoland People's Front Hagrama Mohilary 1 + 1[a]
Total 14 + 1 [b]

Others

Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
Assam United Democratic Front Badruddin Ajmal 9

List of Candidates

Constituency
NDA UPA AUDF
1 Karimganj BJP Sudhangshu Das INC Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya AIUDF Rajesh Mallah
2 Silchar BJP Kabindra Purkayastha INC Santosh Mohan Dev AIUDF Badruddin Ajmal
3 Autonomous District BJP Kulendra Daulagupu INC Biren Singh Engti Did not contest
4 Dhubri RWS Arun Das INC Anwar Hussain AIUDF Badruddin Ajmal
5 Kokrajhar AGP Sabda Ram Rabha BPF Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary Did not contest
6 Barpeta AGP Bhupen Ray INC Ismail Hussain AIUDF Abdus Samad Ahmed
7 Gauhati BJP Bijoya Chakravarty INC Robin Bordoloi AIUDF Sonabor Ali
8 Mangaldoi BJP Ramen Deka INC Madhab Rajbangshi AIUDF Badiuj Zamal
9 Tezpur AGP Joseph Toppo INC Moni Kumar Subba AIUDF Deba Orang
10 Nowgong BJP Rajen Gohain INC Anil Raja AIUDF Sirajuddin Ajmal
11 Kaliabor AGP Gunin Hazarika INC Dip Gogoi AIUDF Sirajuddin Ajmal
12 Jorhat BJP Kamakhya Tasa INC Bijoy Krishna Handique Did not contest
13 Dibrugarh AGP Sarbananda Sonowal INC Paban Singh Ghatowar Did not contest
14 Lakhimpur AGP Arun Kumar Sarmah INC Ranee Narah Did not contest

Results

Alliance/ Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−
UPA INC 42,35,681 34.89 0.18 13 7 2
BPF 6,56,430 5.41 New 1+1 1 1
Total 48,92,111 40.30 14+1 8
NDA BJP 19,67,813 16.21 6.73 7 4 2
AGP 17,73,103 14.60 5.35 6 1 1
RWS 96,499 0.79 New 1+4 0
Total 38,37,415 31.60 14+4 5
AUDF 19,54,901 16.10 New 9 1 1
Others 5,35,365 4.41 43 0
IND 9,21,379 7.59 5.82 73 0 1
Total 1,21,41,171 100% - 158 14 -

Winning candidates

Constituency Winner Runner-up Margin
Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % Votes %
1 Karimganj Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya INC 259,717 37.89 Rajesh Mallah AUDF 251,797 36.74 7,920 1.15
2 Silchar Kabindra Purkayastha BJP 243,532 35.37 Badruddin Ajmal AUDF 202,062 29.35 41,470 6.02
3 Autonomous District Biren Singh Engti INC 197,835 41.17 Elwin Teron ASDC 123,287 25.66 74,548 15.51
4 Dhubri Badruddin Ajmal AUDF 540,820 51.66 Anwar Hussain INC 356,401 34.04 184,419 17.62
5 Kokrajhar Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary BOPF 495,211 48.80 Urkhao Gwra Brahma IND 304,889 30.04 190,322 18.76
6 Barpeta Ismail Hussain INC 322,137 35.75 Bhupen Ray AGP 291,708 32.37 30,429 3.38
7 Gauhati Bijoya Chakravarty BJP 496,047 44.74 Capt. Robin Bordoloi INC 484,192 43.67 11,855 1.07
8 Mangaldoi Ramen Deka BJP 307,881 31.15 Madhab Rajbangshi INC 252,032 25.50 55,849 5.65
9 Tezpur Joseph Toppo AGP 352,246 41.78 Moni Kumar Subba INC 322,093 38.21 30,153 3.57
10 Nowgong Rajen Gohain BJP 380,921 38.11 Anil Raja INC 335,541 33.57 45,380 4.54
11 Kaliabor Dip Gogoi INC 434,676 45.25 Gunin Hazarika AGP 282,687 29.43 151,989 15.82
12 Jorhat Bijoy Krishna Handique INC 362,320 47.46 Kamakhya Tasa BJP 290,406 38.04 71,914 9.42
13 Dibrugarh Paban Singh Ghatowar INC 359,163 47.87 Sarbananda Sonowal AGP 324,020 43.19 35,143 4.68
14 Lakhimpur Ranee Narah INC 352,330 38.73 Dr. Arun Kr. Sarma AGP 307,758 33.83 44,572 4.90

Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Assam

# Name Constituency Designation Department From To Party
1 Manmohan Singh Assam
(Rajya Sabha) 		Prime Minister Prime Minister; Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Atomic Energy; Space; Planning 22 May
2009 		26 May
2014 		INC
2 Bijoy Krishna Handique Jorhat Cabinet Minister Mines 28 May
2009 		19 January
2011
Development of North Eastern Region 28 May
2009 		12 July
2011
3 Paban Singh Ghatowar Dibrugarh MoS (I/C) Development of North Eastern Region 12 July
2011 		26 May
2014
MoS Parliamentary Affairs 20 July
2011 		28 October
2012
4 Ranee Narah Lakhimpur MoS Tribal Affairs 28 October
2012 		26 May
2014

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.
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