June 4, 2024 — The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and United Peoples’ Party Liberal (UPPL), are leading in 10 out of the 14 Lok Sabha seats in Assam, while the Congress is ahead in four, according to the Election Commission.
BJP’s Leading Candidates:
- Dibrugarh: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal leads over Lurinjyoti Gogoi by 237,521 votes.
- Kaziranga: Rajya Sabha MP Kamakhya Prasad Tasa leads by 127,387 votes.
- Sonitpur: MLA Ranjit Dutta leads by 227,256 votes.
- Lakhimpur: Sitting MP Pradan Baruah leads by 160,469 votes.
- Guwahati: Bijuli Kalita Medhi leads by 177,720 votes.
- Darrang-Udalguri: Dilip Saikia leads by 148,654 votes.
- Diphu: Amar Sing Tisso leads by 77,425 votes.
- Silchar: Minister Parimal Suklabaidya leads by 169,132 votes.
Allies’ Leading Candidates:
- Barpeta: AGP’s Phanibhushan Choudhury leads by 162,647 votes.
- Kokrajhar: UPPL’s Joyanta Basumatary leads by 38,560 votes.
Congress’s Leading Candidates:
- Jorhat: Lok Sabha Deputy Leader of Opposition Gaurav Gogoi leads by 113,862 votes.
- Nagaon: Sitting MP Prodyut Bordoloi leads by 134,543 votes.
- Dhubri: MLA Rakibul Hussain leads AIUDF president Badruddin Ajmal by 504,415 votes.
- Karimganj: Hafiz Rashid Ahmed Choudhury leads by 6,115 votes.
Prominent Trailing Candidates:
- Dhubri: AIUDF President Badruddin Ajmal.
- Jorhat: Sitting BJP MP Topon Gogoi.
Election Overview:
- Counting is ongoing at 52 centers, with 5,823 personnel and 64 general observers overseeing the process.
- Polling occurred in three phases on April 19, April 26, and May 7 for the 14 seats.
- The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) contested all 14 seats in Assam, with the BJP fielding candidates in 11 seats.
- The Congress, part of the 16-party United Opposition Forum Assam (UOFA), contested 13 seats, leaving Dibrugarh for the Assam Jatiya Parishad. The AIUDF contested three seats, and AAP contested two.
- In the outgoing Lok Sabha, BJP held nine seats, Congress three, AIUDF one, and an independent one from the state.
This election marks a significant political landscape in Assam, reflecting the electorate’s preference and the strong campaigns by the contesting parties.