During the first three phases of the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, all 14 constituencies in Assam witnessed a significant voter turnout of 81.56 per cent, marking a new record in the state's electoral history. This turnout surpassed the previous highest recorded turnout by the slightest margin of 0.01 per cent, which occurred five years ago.
The constituencies awaiting the final outcome on June 4th include Kaziranga, Sonitpur, Lakhimpur, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Darrang-Udalguri, Diphu, Karimganj, Silchar, Nagaon, Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Barpeta, and Guwahati. Among these 14 Lok Sabha seats, 11 are unreserved, two are reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates, and one is reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates.
According to the predictions of the India Today-Axis My India exit poll results, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is likely to win 9-11 out of 14 Lok Sabha seats in Assam, while the opposition alliance, INDIA bloc, is predicted to secure 2-4 constituencies in the 2024 general elections.
The counting has begun at 8 am, stay tuned.
Statutory warning: Exit polls can get it wrong.
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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma responded to remarks made by Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh, who accused Sarma of betraying the Congress party after it lost power.
In response, Sarma highlighted his increased national profile and the significance of Assam's political presence on the national stage. "I am the first CM that has been targeted by national leadership so far. So it says that my national profile has gone up during this election," Sarma stated.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed on Tuesday that the NDA lost the Lok Sabha seats in Nagaland and Meghalaya as leaders of a particular religion worked against the ruling alliance.
Speaking to reporters at the BJP's state office, Sarma remarked, "Leaders of a particular religion openly worked against the BJP and NDA in Nagaland, Manipur and Meghalaya and that religion has tremendous followers in those states. That made the difference."
Gaurav Gogoi, Congress MP and Jorhat Lok Sabha seat candidate, secured a resounding victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha election by a significant margin of votes. In response to his win, Bharatiya Janata Party politician Mrinal Saikia, who contested the Assam Legislative Assembly election in 2016 from Khumtai constituency, congratulated Gogoi on X, highlighting the significance of Gogoi's triumph in Jorhat.
He said, "Special congratulations to Gaurav Gogoi for your amazing win. This result is very significant in Jorhat in many ways. The outcome proved that- money, big publicity, overdoses of leaders, and arrogant speeches do not always help to win elections."
Himanta Biswa Sarma took to X to congratulate all the BJP and NDA leaders who contested in Assam and won.
He thanked Amarsing Tisso for winning Diphu.
Sarma also praised Bijuli Kalita Medhi on an X post for winning Guwahati constituency.
The Assam chief minister also congratulated Kripanath Mallah for winning Karimganj seat, Kamakhya Prasad Tasa for Kaziranga.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took to X (formerly Twitter) to thank the people of Assam for "blessing" BJP and other NDA leaders in the state. He said, "I bow down to the people of Assam for blessing @BJP4Assam and our valued NDA partners with a massive mandate of 11 out of 14 seats in the state. The NDA has also bettered its overall vote share to nearly 46%, a huge jump from the 39% vote share we secured in the 2019 Lok Sabha and 44% in the 2021 assembly elections. This we have achieved despite the 40 percent minority population in the state."
BJP's Pradan Baruah has won the Lakhimpur constituency by 20,125 votes.
Union Minister and Former Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has won in Dibrugarh constituency, defeating Lurinjyoti Gogoi by 2,79,321 votes.
BJP's Amarsing Tisso has won by 1,47,603 votes in Diphu constituecy.
BJP's Bijuli Kalita Medhi won in Guwahati by 2,51,090 votes. Congress's Mira Borthakur Goswami was trailing by 2,51,090 votes.
BJP's Ranjit Dutta wins Sonitpur constituency by 36,140 votes.
BJP's Kamakhya Prasad Tasa has won in Kaziranga constituency with 2,48,947 votes.
BJP's Bijuli Kalita Medhi is leading by 2,45,360 votes in Guwahati. Congress leader Mira Borthakur is Goswami is trailing by 2,47,413 votes.
After BPF's defeat in Kokrajhar, BPF candidate Khampa Borgyari said, "Though, this is our defeat, but it's our moral victory. The BTC people are with us and the UPPL has won only because of the strategy of allies."
He further alleged, "Money power and muscle power have been applied," adding, "A section of voters have lost their votes in the politics of temptation."
"The BPF will work with more attention than ever before and that it BPF will show good results in the upcoming elections."
BJP workers were seen celebrating as Union Minister and ex-Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal is leading by 2,77,009 votes in Dibrugarh constituency.
Assam Congress president Bhupen Kumar Borah said today on June 4 that the Lok Sabha poll results were a "moral victory" for the INDIA bloc, maintaining that people have "rejected the politics of religious polarisation".
He also claimed that there was a "secret friendship" between BJP and AIUDF in the state, and the defeat of the AIUDF in this election would lead to the "weakening of the communal forces".
(With inputs from PTI)
In the Silchar Parliamentary Constituency elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate, Parimal Suklabaidya, has surged ahead with a commanding lead. Suklabaidya has emerged as the frontrunner, securing a significant lead with 629,904 EVM votes, constituting an impressive 60.41% of the total votes.
In the parliamentary elections for the Kokrajhar constituency in Assam, Joyanta Basumatary of the United People’s Party, Liberal (UPPL) is leading with a significant margin. Basumatary has secured 438,500 votes, which accounts for 39.25% of the total votes cast.
Kampa Borgoyari of the Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF) is trailing closely with 388,911 votes, representing 34.81% of the vote share. Garjan Masahary of the Indian National Congress (INC) has received 102,755 votes, making up 9.2% of the total.
In the parliamentary elections for the Diphu constituency in Assam, Amarsing Tisso of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading with a significant margin. Tisso has secured 305,795 votes, which accounts for 48.57% of the total votes cast.
Independent candidate J. I. Kathar is trailing behind with 174,062 votes, representing 27.65% of the vote share. Joy Ram Engleng of the Indian National Congress has received 115,487 votes, making up 18.34% of the total.
In the parliamentary elections for the Dibrugarh constituency in Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading with a significant margin. Sonowal has secured 685,270 votes, which accounts for 54.23% of the total votes cast.
Trailing behind him is Lurinjyoti Gogoi of the Assam Jatiya Parishad, who has garnered 410,061 votes, representing 32.45% of the vote share. Manoj Dhanowar of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has received 136,494 votes, making up 10.8% of the total.
In the parliamentary elections for the Dhubri constituency in Assam, Rakibul Hussain of the Indian National Congress (INC) is leading with a commanding margin. Hussain has secured 1,149,662 votes, which accounts for 59.66% of the total votes cast.
Following him is Mohammed Badruddin Ajmal of the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), who has garnered 370,212 votes, making up 19.21% of the vote share. Zabed Islam of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) has received 341,037 votes, representing 17.7% of the total.
In the parliamentary elections for the Barpeta constituency in Assam, Phani Bhusan Choudhury of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) is currently leading with a substantial margin. Choudhury has secured 684,383 votes, which represents 51.31% of the total votes cast.
Deep Bayan of the Indian National Congress is trailing behind with 498,550 votes, accounting for 37.38% of the vote share. Manoranjan Talukdar of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has garnered 77,018 votes, which is 5.77% of the total.
In Darrang–Udalguri constituency, Dilip Saikia of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is currently leading with a significant margin. Saikia has secured 756,702 votes so far, accounting for 47.1% of the total votes cast.
Trailing behind him is Madhab Rajbangshi of the Indian National Congress, who has garnered 481,519 votes, representing 29.97% of the vote share. The third major contender, Durgadas Boro of the Bodoland Peoples Front, has received 284,397 votes, making up 17.7% of the votes.
As the counting exceeds 8 hours in Karimganj, the electoral dynamics begin to settle. Hafiz Choudhury of INC holds the lead with a margin of 8756 votes over Kripanath Mallah of BJP, a number that could shift as more votes are counted.
As per the latest data from the Election Commission of India, BJP's Kamakhya Prasad Tasa is leading with a huge margin of 1,27,387 votes in the Kaziranga Lok Sabha constituency. Congress candidate Roselina Tirkey is trailing behind with a vote tally of 4,07,523 votes.
Congress's Hafiz Rashid Ahmed Choudhury has once again taken the lead by a margin of 13264 votes in the Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency, turning a major setback for BJP’s Kripanath Mallah.
In the 9th round of vote counting for the Margherita 83 Constituency under the Dibrugarh HPC (13):
AJP: 26,614 votes
BJP: 44,591 votes
AAP: 9,574 votes
NOTA: 2,149 votes
The BJP is currently leading with a significant margin.
In the 12th round of vote counting for the Kokrajhar and Parbhathjora Legislative Assembly Constituencies (LAC):
Kokrajhar (1 No.):
BPF: 3,753 votes
Total: 41,699 votes
INC: 1,216 votes
Total: 30,112 votes
UPPL: 3,933 votes
Total: 33,875 votes
The BPF is leading with a margin of 7,824 votes.
BJP candidate Sarbananda Sonowal leading by 195056 votes against AJP candidate Lurinjyoti Gogoi in Dibrugarh.
BJP Sarbananda Sonowal: 479048
AJP Lurinjyoti Gogoi: 283883
AAP Manoj Dhanowar: 100836
NOTA: 22716
AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal trails to Congress candidate Rakibul Hussain in Assam's Dhubri by 3.74 lakh votes, according to EC
BJP candidate Pradan Baruah from Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency leads by 1,12,752 votes. While, Congress candidate Uday Shankar Hazarika is trailing behind and has secured 2,56,095 votes.
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal is leading by over 1.41 lakh votes in the Dibrugarh constituency of Assam.
The counting of votes in the Golakganj assembly constituency under the Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency was temporarily halted today due to technical glitches with two Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). The EVMs reportedly moved into factory mode, causing a pause in the counting process.
Despite the technical issues, the counting of votes through the Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) has begun, ensuring that the democratic process continues unabated.
In the Dhubri constituency of Assam, Indian National Congress candidate Rakibul Hussain is leading with a substantial margin of 2,75,440 votes, according to the latest data.
Leading candidates:
1.Kokrajhar: UPPL Jayanta Basumatary is leading by 10908 votes
2.Dhubri - INC Rakibul Hussain is leading by 131771
3.Barpeta - BJP Phani Bhushan Choudhary is leading by 39261
4.Darrang -Udalguri - BJP Dilip Saika is leading by 60475
5.Guwahati - BJP Bijuli Kalita Medhi is leading by 49300 votes.
6.Diphu - BJP Amarsingh Tissot is leading by 8235 votes
7.Karimganj - INC Hafiz Rashid Chowdhury is leading by 10889
8.Silchar - BJP Parimal Suklabaidya is leading by 48461
9.Nagaon -INC Pradyut Bordoloi is leading by 23223
10.Kaziranga- BJP Kamakhya Pd Tasa is leading by 52115 votes.
11.Sonitpur - BJP Ranjit Dutta is leading by 99660
12.Lakhimpur - BJP Pradan Baruah is leading by 52270
13.Dibrugarh - BJP Sarbananda Sonowal is leading by 74659 votes
14.Jorhat - INC Gaurav Gogoi is leading by 36063 votes.
Total seats:14
Leading: NDA-10, INC-4.
In the Jorhat constituency, Gaurav Gogoi of the Indian National Congress (INC) leads with a substantial 289,814 votes, capturing 52.93% of the total votes. Here are the detailed standings:
Total votes counted: 547,526
Assam Excise, Transport, and Fisheries Minister Parimal Suklabaidya is leading by more than 9,000 votes in the prestigious Silchar (SC) constituency, according to election officials.
His nearest rival, Congress candidate Surya Kanta Sarkar, trails significantly behind.
In the Barpeta constituency, Phani Bhusan Choudhury from the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) is leading with 173,709 votes, holding a significant margin of 42,566 votes over his closest rival. Here are the current standings:
Phani Bhusan Choudhury (AGP): 173,709 votes (+42,566)
Deep Bayan (INC): 131,143 votes (-42,566)
Manoranjan Talukdar (CPI-M): 27,338 votes (-146,371)
In the Nagaon Lok Sabha race, Congress candidate Pradyut Bordoloi has surged ahead with a substantial lead of 10,632 votes, according to the latest reports. Meanwhile, in the Guwahati constituency, Bijuli Kalita Medhi of the BJP is leading by 7,180 votes across five constituencies.
In the 1 No Kokrajhar HPC constituency:
NDA (UPPL) candidate Joyanta Basumatary secures 70,923 votes.
BPF candidate Kampa Borgoyari receives 60,015 votes.
NDA maintains an overall lead of 10,908 votes.
Following the completion of the second round of counting, Bijuli Kalita Medhi maintains a commanding lead across 5 constituencies in Guwahati. With 15,481 votes in her favor, Medhi outpaces her closest rival, Mira Borthakur Goswami, who has secured 8,031 votes.
The latest update from the Election Commission of India reveals that Congress candidate Pradyut Bordoloi holds a significant lead in the Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency, leading by a substantial margin of 10,632 votes. Here are the current standings:
Pradyut Bordoloi: 54,241 votes
Suresh Borah: 43,609 votes
AGP continues to lead with 66,935 votes, an increase of 12,602 votes.
INC trails behind with 54,333 votes, a decrease of 12,602 votes.
CPI(M) is also trailing with 1,704 votes, a decrease of 6,533 votes.
In the initial stages of the vote count in Dhubri, Rakibul Hussain of the Indian National Congress (INC) emerges as the frontrunner, leading the race. Trailing behind is Tahidur Rahman from VPI. Moreover, Rakibul Hussain has surged ahead, leaving AIUDF candidate Badruddin Ajmal behind by a significant margin of 24,658 votes.
The latest update from the Election Commission of India reveals that BJP candidate Kamakhya Prasad Tasa holds a significant lead in the Kaziranga constituency, leading by an impressive margin of 22,080 votes.
In the second round of counting in Digboi:
BJP: 8,488
AJP: 6,389
AAP: 3,858
NOTA: 667
In Sipajhar:
BJP: 11,770
Congress: 3,472
In Mangaldai:
BJP: 10,118
Congress: 14,723
In Dalgaon:
BJP: 1,495
Congress: 3,740
After the completion of the second round, BJP maintains a lead of 1,449 votes.
The excitement intensifies as the votes are tallied in the Jorhat constituency. Gaurav Gogoi from the Indian National Congress (INC) takes the lead with 51,583 votes, leading by 4,014 votes. Following closely behind is Topon Gogoi from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), securing 47,569 votes.
In the initial round of counting for Kokrajhar Lok Sabha Constituecy
BPF (Kampa Borgoyari): 3008
NDA (Joyanta Basumatary): 3835
Congress (Gorjan Musahary): 688
Lead: NDA's Joyanta Basumatary leads by 827 votes.
In the initial round of counting for Kokrajhar Lok Sabha Constituecy
BPF (Kampa Borgoyari): 3008
NDA (Joyanta Basumatary): 3835
Congress (Gorjan Musahary): 688
Lead: NDA's Joyanta Basumatary leads by 827 votes.
Dibrugarh Election Result Update: 1st Round"
Following the completion of the 1st round of counting in Dibrugarh:
AJP: 35,053
BJP: 43,722
AAP: 7,495
In the third round of counting from Gohpur in Sonitpur, BJP's Ranjit Dutta is in a commanding position, securing 20,830 votes compared to Congress's 8,041 votes. With a lead of 12,789 votes, BJP maintains a strong stance.
The latest update on the Assam election results shows the NDA alliance in the lead with 8 constituencies, while the INC+ alliance follows closely with 4. Additionally, other alliances secure 2 leads.
In the early counts from the Guwahati constituency, Bijuli Medhi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerges as the frontrunner, leading the race. Following closely behind is Dipak Kr Boro from VPI.
As the first round of counting concludes in the Digboi assembly segment, the current standings are as follows:
BJP: 4747
AJP: 2855
AAP: 1728
NOTA: 321
In the initial round of counting for the Dibrugarh Lok Sabha seat, specifically in the Makum assembly segment, the latest figures stand as follows:
BJP - 5516
AJP - 3768
AAP - 980
After the initial round of counting, the standings in Demow Assembly Constituency, under the Jorhat Lok Sabha Constituency, reveal:
Tapan Gogoi (BJP): 4630 votes
Gaurav Gogoi (Congress): 3690 votes
In the latest tally, the NDA alliance secures a lead with 8 constituencies, while the INC+ alliance closely follows with 6.
Early reports indicate Rakibul Hussain of the Congress party leading the charge in Dhubri constituency.
In Kokrajhar, the United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) surges ahead, seizing the lead.
The Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency witnesses a surprising turn as Badruddin Ajmal of the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) finds himself trailing.
In the electoral battleground of Jorhat, Gaurav Gogoi emerges as the frontrunner, securing a lead with 673 postal votes.
Early tallies from the Guwahati constituency indicate a promising start for Bijuli Medhi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), leading the race. Trailing behind is Dipak Kr Boro from VPI. Stay tuned for more updates as the voting count progresses.
Dibrugarh, a key Lok Sabha constituency in Assam, is gearing up for a fierce battle as the election season unfolds. Representing the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is Manoj Dhanowar, facing off against heavyweight rivals: former chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Lurinjyoti Gogoi from Assam Jatiya Parishad.
With historical ties to the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU), Sonowal and Gogoi bring a rich political legacy to the contest. As the campaign heats up, Dibrugarh awaits the clash of ideologies and ambitions that will shape its political landscape for years to come.
Ballot box counting is now underway in Guwahati, with the Election Commission of India beginning with the traditional tallying of postal ballots. This initial phase of counting may delay the arrival of the first trends, which can sometimes differ from the final outcome.
The counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections has officially begun.