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2009 Indian general election in Assam
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 2009 Indian general election in Assam | |
| country | India | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 2004 Indian general election in Assam | |
| previous_year | 2004 | |
| next_election | 2014 Indian general election in Assam | |
| next_year | 2014 | |
| turnout | 69.54% | |
| election_date | April–May 2009 | |
| seats_for_election | 14 seats | |
| image1 | ||
| party1 | United Progressive Alliance | |
| last_election1 | 9 | |
| seats1 | 7 | |
| seat_change1 | 2 | |
| percentage1 | 34.89% | |
| image2 | [[File:Lotus flower symbol.svg | 60px]] |
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png | 60px]] | |
| party2 | National Democratic Alliance (India) | |
| last_election2 | 2 | |
| seats2 | 5 | |
| seat_change2 | 3 | |
| percentage2 | 30.81% | |
| map_image | ||
| map_size | 300px | |
| title | Prime Minister | |
| posttitle | Prime Minister after election | |
| before_election | Manmohan Singh | |
| before_party | Indian National Congress | |
| after_election | Manmohan Singh | |
| after_party | Indian National Congress |
The 2009 Indian general election polls in Assam were held for 14 seats in the state. 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
{{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|[[National Democratic Alliance]]}}
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | [[File:BJP flag.svg | 50px]] | [[File:Lotus flower symbol.svg | 50px]] | Sarbananda Sonowal | |
| Asom Gana Parishad | [[File:Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png | 50px]] | Chandra Mohan Patowary | |||
| Rashtrawadi Sena | [[File:Blank.svg | 50px]] | Arun Das |
{{legend2|{{party color|United Progressive Alliance}}|[[United Progressive Alliance]]}}
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | Total | 14 + 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | [[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg | 50px]] | [[File:Hand INC.svg | 50px]] | Tarun Gogoi | 13 | ||
| Bodoland People's Front | [[File:BPF-Flag.svg | 50px]] | [[File:Indian Election Symbol Nangol.svg | 50px]] | Hagrama Mohilary | 1 + 1 |
Others
| Party | Flag | Symbol | Leader | Seats contested | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assam United Democratic Front | [[File:AIUDF logo.webp | 50px]] | [[File:Indian Election Symbol Lock And Key.svg | 50px]] | Badruddin Ajmal |
List of Candidates
| Constituency | NDA | UPA | AUDF | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Democratic Alliance}} | Indian National Congress}} | All India United Democratic Front}} | ||||||||||||||||||
| Karimganj | Sudhangshu Das | Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya | Rajesh Mallah | |||||||||||||||||
| Silchar | Kabindra Purkayastha | Santosh Mohan Dev | Badruddin Ajmal | |||||||||||||||||
| Autonomous District | Kulendra Daulagupu | Biren Singh Engti | Did not contest | |||||||||||||||||
| Dhubri | Arun Das | Anwar Hussain | Badruddin Ajmal | |||||||||||||||||
| Kokrajhar | Sabda Ram Rabha | Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary | Did not contest | |||||||||||||||||
| Barpeta | Bhupen Ray | Ismail Hussain | Abdus Samad Ahmed | |||||||||||||||||
| Gauhati | Bijoya Chakravarty | Robin Bordoloi | Sonabor Ali | |||||||||||||||||
| Mangaldoi | Ramen Deka | Madhab Rajbangshi | Badiuj Zamal | |||||||||||||||||
| Tezpur | Joseph Toppo | Moni Kumar Subba | Deba Orang | |||||||||||||||||
| Nowgong | Rajen Gohain | Anil Raja | Sirajuddin Ajmal | |||||||||||||||||
| Kaliabor | Gunin Hazarika | Dip Gogoi | Sirajuddin Ajmal | |||||||||||||||||
| Jorhat | Kamakhya Tasa | Bijoy Krishna Handique | Did not contest | |||||||||||||||||
| Dibrugarh | Sarbananda Sonowal | Paban Singh Ghatowar | Did not contest | |||||||||||||||||
| Lakhimpur | Arun Kumar Sarmah | Ranee Narah | Did not contest |
Results
| Alliance/ Party | Popular vote | Seats | Votes | % | ±pp | Contested | Won | +/− | UPA | Total | 48,92,111 | 40.30 | 14+1 | 8 | NDA | Total | 38,37,415 | 31.60 | 14+4 | 5 | Total | 1,21,41,171 | 100% | - | 158 | 14 | - |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Progressive Alliance}} | INC | 42,35,681 | 34.89 | 0.18 | 13 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| BPF | 6,56,430 | 5.41 | New | 1+1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| National Democratic Alliance}} | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
Winning candidates
| Constituency | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Votes | % | 1 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 7,920 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 1.15 | 2 | Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" | 41,470 | Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" | 6.02 | 3 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 74,548 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 15.51 | 4 | Assam United Democratic Front}} ; color:white;" | 184,419 | Assam United Democratic Front}} ; color:white;" | 17.62 | 5 | Bodoland People's Front}} ; color:white;" | 190,322 | Bodoland People's Front}} ; color:white;" | 18.76 | 6 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 30,429 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 3.38 | 7 | Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" | 11,855 | Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" | 1.07 | 8 | Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" | 55,849 | Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" | 5.65 | 9 | Asom Gana Parishad}} ; color:black;" | 30,153 | Asom Gana Parishad}} ; color:black;" | 3.57 | 10 | Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" | 45,380 | Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;" | 4.54 | 11 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 151,989 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 15.82 | 12 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 71,914 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 9.42 | 13 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 35,143 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 4.68 | 14 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 44,572 | Indian National Congress}} ; color:white;" | 4.90 |
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| Karimganj | Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya | INC | 259,717 | 37.89 | Rajesh Mallah | AUDF | 251,797 | 36.74 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Silchar | Kabindra Purkayastha | BJP | 243,532 | 35.37 | Badruddin Ajmal | AUDF | 202,062 | 29.35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Autonomous District | Biren Singh Engti | INC | 197,835 | 41.17 | Elwin Teron | ASDC | 123,287 | 25.66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dhubri | Badruddin Ajmal | AUDF | 540,820 | 51.66 | Anwar Hussain | INC | 356,401 | 34.04 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kokrajhar | Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary | BOPF | 495,211 | 48.80 | Urkhao Gwra Brahma | IND | 304,889 | 30.04 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barpeta | Ismail Hussain | INC | 322,137 | 35.75 | Bhupen Ray | AGP | 291,708 | 32.37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gauhati | Bijoya Chakravarty | BJP | 496,047 | 44.74 | Capt. Robin Bordoloi | INC | 484,192 | 43.67 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mangaldoi | Ramen Deka | BJP | 307,881 | 31.15 | Madhab Rajbangshi | INC | 252,032 | 25.50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tezpur | Joseph Toppo | AGP | 352,246 | 41.78 | Moni Kumar Subba | INC | 322,093 | 38.21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nowgong | Rajen Gohain | BJP | 380,921 | 38.11 | Anil Raja | INC | 335,541 | 33.57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kaliabor | Dip Gogoi | INC | 434,676 | 45.25 | Gunin Hazarika | AGP | 282,687 | 29.43 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jorhat | Bijoy Krishna Handique | INC | 362,320 | 47.46 | Kamakhya Tasa | BJP | 290,406 | 38.04 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dibrugarh | Paban Singh Ghatowar | INC | 359,163 | 47.87 | Sarbananda Sonowal | AGP | 324,020 | 43.19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lakhimpur | Ranee Narah | INC | 352,330 | 38.73 | Dr. Arun Kr. Sarma | AGP | 307,758 | 33.83 |
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 | |||||||
| 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
Notes
References
- "General Election 2009". [[Election Commission of India]].
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