| Election Name: | Indian general election in Assam, 2014 |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | Indian general election in Assam, 2009 |
| Previous Year: | 2009 |
| Election Date: | 9 April |
| Next Year: | 2019 |
| Seats For Election: | 14 seats |
| Turnout: | 80.12% |
| Image1: | File:Sarbananda Sonowal Assam.jpg |
| Image3: | File:M-badruddin-ajmal.JPG |
| Party1: | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Last Election1: | 5 |
| Seats1: | 7 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Percentage1: | 36.50% |
| Party2: | Indian National Congress |
| Last Election2: | 7 |
| Seats2: | 3 |
| Percentage2: | 29.60% |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Party3: | All India United Democratic Front |
| Last Election3: | 1 |
| Seats3: | 3 |
| Seat Change3: | 2 |
| Percentage3: | 14.80% |
| Map Size: | 400px |
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]
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]
| Conducted in Month(s) | Ref | Polling Organisation/Agency | bgcolor= | bgcolor= | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Constituency 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 | 75[11] | ||
| 3 | 6 | 24 April | Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Barpeta, Gauhati, Mangaldoi, Nowgong, | 70.6[12] |
The 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 | ||||||
| 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 | |||
| 10 | 3 | 2 | 22,37,612 | 14.80 | 2.30 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| 12 | 0 | 1 | 5,77,730 | 3.80 | 8.81 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| 58 | 1 | 1 | 14,36,900 | 9.62 | 2.02 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 3,30,106 | 2.21 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Constituency | Turnout | Candidate | Party | Margin | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karimganj | 76.07 | Radheshyam Biswas | AIUDF | 1,02,094 | ||
| 2 | Silchar | 75.45 | Sushmita Dev | INC | 35,241 | ||
| 3 | Autonomous District | 77.36 | Biren Sing Engti | INC | 24,095 | ||
| 4 | Dhubri | 88.35 | Badruddin Ajmal | AIUDF | 2,29,730 | ||
| 5 | Kokrajhar | 81.30 | Naba Kumar Sarania | IND | 3,55,779 | ||
| 6 | Barpeta | 84.31 | Sirajuddin Ajmal | AIUDF | 42,341 | ||
| 7 | Gauhati | 78.64 | Bijoya Chakravarty | BJP | 3,15,784 | ||
| 8 | Mangaldoi | 81.37 | Ramen Deka | BJP | 22,884 | ||
| 9 | Tezpur | 77.86 | Ram Prasad Sarmah | BJP | 86,020 | ||
| 10 | Nowgong | 80.72 | Rajen Gohain | BJP | 1,43,559 | ||
| 11 | Kaliabor | 80.50 | Gourav Gogoi | INC | 93,874 | ||
| 12 | Jorhat | 78.30 | Kamakhya Prasad Tasa | BJP | 1,02,420 | ||
| 13 | Dibrugarh | 79.25 | Rameswar Teli | BJP | 1,85,347 | ||
| 14 | Lakhimpur | 77.70 | Sarbananda Sonowal | BJP | 2,92,138 | ||