2009 Indian general election in Assam explained
| Election Name: | Indian general election in Assam, 2009 |
| Country: | India |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | Indian general election in Assam, 2004 |
| 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: | File:Tarun Gogoi - Kolkata 2013-02-10 4881.JPG |
| Party1: | United Progressive Alliance |
| Last Election1: | 9 |
| Seats1: | 7 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Percentage1: | 34.89% |
| Party2: | National Democratic Alliance (India) |
| Last Election2: | 2 |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Percentage2: | 30.81% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
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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.
Winning candidates
| No. | Constituency | Turnout% | Name of elected M.P. | Party affiliation | Margin |
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| 1 | Karimganj | 64.13 | Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya | bgcolor= | | Indian National Congress | 7,920 |
| 2 | Silchar | 70.37 | Kabindra Purkayastha | bgcolor= | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 41,470 |
| 3 | Autonomous District | 69.40 | Biren Singh Engti | bgcolor= | | Indian National Congress | 74,548 |
| 4 | Dhubri | 76.31 | Badruddin Ajmal | bgcolor= | | Assam United Democratic Front | 1,84,419 |
| 5 | Kokrajhar | 73.65 | Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary | bgcolor= | | Bodaland Peoples Front | 1,90,322 |
| 6 | Barpeta | 72.70 | Ismail Hussain | bgcolor= | | Indian National Congress | 30,429 |
| 7 | Gauhati | 64.46 | Bijoya Chakravarty | bgcolor= | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 11,855 |
| 8 | Mangaldoi | 69.85 | Ramen Deka | bgcolor= | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 55,849 |
| 9 | Tezpur | 69.67 | Joseph Toppo | bgcolor= | | Asom Gana Parishad | 30,153 |
| 10 | Nowgong | 70.85 | Rajen Gohain | bgcolor= | | Bharatiya Janata Party | 45,380 |
| 11 | Kaliabor | 71.24 | Dip Gogoi | bgcolor= | | Indian National Congress | 1,51,989 |
| 12 | Jorhat | 64.58 | Bijoy Krishna Handique | bgcolor= | | Indian National Congress | 71,914 |
| 13 | Dibrugarh | 67.29 | Paban Singh Ghatowar | bgcolor= | | Indian National Congress | 35,143 |
| 14 | Lakhimpur | 68.35 | Ranee Narah | bgcolor= | | Indian National Congress | 44,572 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: General Election 2009 . . 22 October 2021.
