# 2004 Indian general election in Assam

The 2004 Indian general election polls in Assam were held for 14 seats in the state. The result was United Progressive Alliance winning nine out of the 14 seats, while the National Democratic Alliance, captured only two seats. Asom Gana Parishad managed to get two seats.
In Assam, there was a three-cornered contest between Congress, BJP and Asom Gana Parishad (the main regional party of the state). Congress contested all 14 seats in the states, BJP 12 and AGP 12. BJP supported one JD(U) candidate and the Bodo nationalist candidate in Kokrajhar. The left parties (CPI(M), CPI and CPI(ML)L) had a joint front. Congress won nine seats. AGP got a comeback, winning two seats. BJP also won two seats, although one of them was the popular singer Bhupen Hazarika. Hazarika stood in Guwahati, and his election ought to reflect his personal popularity, rather than that of the party he had just joined. CPI(ML)L lost its seat in the Karbi Anlong hills, largely due to a split in their mass organisation there and the resurgence of communal violence in the area. In Kokrajhar the Bodo nationalist and NDA-supported candidate, Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary, retained his seat.

## Results by Alliance

| Coalition/Alliance | Parties contesting in Assam from the Alliance in 1999 | Seats won in 1999 Election | Parties contesting in Assam from the Alliance in 2004 | Seats won in 2004 Election | Swing |
| National Democratic Alliance | -Bharatiya Janata Party (2) -Asom Gana Parishad | 2 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 2 | 0 |
| United Progressive Alliance | Indian National Congress* | 10 | Indian National Congress | 9 | −1 |
| Left Front | -Communist Party of India -Communist Party of India -Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation (1) | 1 | -Communist Party of India -Communist Party of India -Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | 0 | −1 |
| Other parties | Independent | 1 | -Asom Gana Parishad (2) -Independent (1) | 3 | +2 |
* Note: UPA was not in existence in 1999, instead the number of seats won in 1999, represents the seats won by Indian National Congress
* Note: Left front, was not part of the UPA, in 2004, instead gave outside support.

## Results by Party

| Party | Alliance | Seats Contested | Votes | % | Change | Seats | Change |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | National Democratic Alliance | 12 | 2,379,524 | 22.94 | n/a | 2 | n/a |
| Communist Party of India | Left Front | 1 | 172,332 | 1.66 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Left Front | 2 | 68,627 | 0.66 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Indian National Congress | United Progressive Alliance | 14 | 3,637,405 | 35.07 | n/a | 9 | n/a |
| Asom Gana Parishad | none | 12 | 2,069,600 | 19.95 | n/a | 2 | +2 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | Left Front | 3 | 108,837 | 1.05 | n/a | 0 | −1 |
| Janata Dal (United) | National Democratic Alliance | 1 | 125,966 | 1.21 | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| Indian Union Muslim League | United Progressive Alliance | 1 | 3,533 | 0.03 | n/a | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | none | 47 | 1,390,938 | 13.41 | n/a | 1 | 0 |
| Total | – | 116 | 10,372,089 | – | – | 14 | – |
| Party | Votes | % | Change | Seats | Change |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 2,379,524 | 22.94 | −6.9 | 2 | – |
| Communist Party of India | 172,332 | 1.66 | +1.08 | 0 | – |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 68,627 | 0.66 | −1.11 | 0 | – |
| Indian National Congress | 3637405 | 35.07 | −3.35 | 9 | −1 |
| Asom Gana Parishad | 2,069,600 | 19.95 | +8.03 | 2 | +2 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation | 108,837 | 1.05 | −1.12 | 0 | −1 |
| Janata Dal (United) | 125,966 | 1.21 | – | 0 | – |
| Indian Union Muslim League | 3,533 | 0.03 | – | 0 | – |
| Revolutionary Socialist Party | 11,757 | 0.11 | – | 0 | – |
| Samajwadi Party | 109,088 | 1.05 | +0.85 | 0 | – |
| Other parties | 294,482 | 2.84 | – | 0 | – |
| Independents | 1,390,938 | 13.41 | +4.05 | 1 | – |
| Total | 10,372,089 | – | – | 12 | – |

## Results by constituency

Keys:  INC (9)  BJP (2)  AGP (2)  Independent (1)
| Constituency | Constituency | Turnout | Winner | Winner | Winner | Winner | Winner | Runner-up | Runner-up | Runner-up | Runner-up | Runner-up | Margin | Margin |
| No. | Name | Turnout | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Votes | % |
| 1 | Karimganj | 68.61 | | INC | Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya | 3,21,059 | 47.81 | | BJP | Parimal Suklabaidya | 2,29,111 | 34.12 | 91948 | 13.69 |
| 2 | Silchar | 69.18 | | INC | Sontosh Mohan Dev | 2,46,215 | 40.48 | | BJP | Kabindra Purkayastha | 2,24,895 | 36.97 | 21,320 | 3.51 |
| 3 | Autonomous District | 69.42 | | INC | Biren Singh Engti | 1,25,937 | 31.38 | | ASDC | Elvin Teron | 1,01,808 | 25.37 | 24129 | 6.01 |
| 4 | Dhubri | 75.1 | | INC | Anwar Hussain | 3,76,588 | 43.61 | | AGP | Afzalur Rahman | 2,59,966 | 30.1 | 1,16,622 | 13.5 |
| 5 | Kokrajhar | 79.49 | | Independent | Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary | 6,89,620 | 71.32 | | Independent | Sabda Ram Rabha | 2,05,941 | 21.24 | 4,84,129 | 50.07 |
| 6 | Barpeta | 70.9 | | INC | A. F. Golam Osmani | 2,66,972 | 35.0 | | AGP | Kumar Deepak Das | 1,98,847 | 26.07 | 68,125 | 8.93 |
| 7 | Gauhati | 61.18 | | INC | Kirip Chaliha | 3,53,250 | 40.06 | | BJP | Bhupen Hazarika | 2,92,099 | 33.13 | 61,151 | 6.93 |
| 8 | Mangaldoi | 70.18 | | BJP | Narayan Chandra Borkataky | 3,45,863 | 40.74 | | INC | Madhab Rajbangshi | 3,15,997 | 37.22 | 29,866 | 3.52 |
| 9 | Tezpur | 71.61 | | INC | Moni Kumar Subba | 2,89,847 | 40.26 | | AGP | Padma Hazarika | 2,19,402 | 30.47 | 70,445 | 9.79 |
| 10 | Nowgong | 68.4 | | BJP | Rajen Gohain | 3,42,704 | 43.6 | | INC | Bisnu Prasad | 3,11,292 | 39.6 | 31,412 | 4.00 |
| 11 | Kaliabor | 66.21 | | INC | Dip Gogoi | 3,01,893 | 39.56 | | AGP | Keshab Mahanta | 2,34,695 | 30.75 | 67,198 | 8.81 |
| 12 | Jorhat | 62.0 | | INC | Bijoy Krishna Handique | 2,23,624 | 33.54 | | CPI | Drupad Borgohain | 1,72,332 | 25.84 | 51,292 | 7.69 |
| 13 | Dibrugarh | 65.12 | | AGP | Sarbananda Sonowal | 2,20,944 | 35.0 | | BJP | Kamakhya Prasad Tasa | 2,03,390 | 32.06 | 18,554 | 2.94 |
| 14 | Lakhimpur | 71.05 | | AGP | Arun Kumar Sarmah | 3,00,865 | 37.61 | | INC | Ranee Narah | 2,72,717 | 34.09 | 28,148 | 3.52 |

## Results by constituency

General Election, 2004: Karimganj :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya | 321,059 | 47.81 |
| | BJP | Parimal Sukla Baidya | 229,111 | 34.12 |
| | AGP | Nepal Chandra Das | 106,546 | 15.87 |
| | Independent | Babul Ram Das | 3,925 | 0.58 |
| | Independent | Sushil Kumar Das | 3,641 | 0.54 |
| | Independent | Radha Kanta Tanty | 2,862 | 0.43 |
| | Independent | Lukendra Roy | 2,386 | 0.36 |
| | Independent | Babul Roy | 1,960 | 0.29 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91,948 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 671,491 | 68.91 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | |
General Election, 2004: Autonomous District :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | INC | Biren Singh Engti | 125,937 | 31.38 |
| | ASDC(U) | Elwin Teron | 101,808 | 25.36 |
| | CPI(ML)L | Dr. Jayanta Rongpi | 74,399 | 18.54 |
| | BJP | Ratan Teron | 57,584 | 14.35 |
| | Independent | Sanmoni Temprai | 26,713 | 6.66 |
| | Independent | Chember G. Momin | 8,003 | 1.99 |
| | AGP | Sailendra Hasnu | 3,755 | 0.94 |
| | Samata Party | Harsing Teron | 3,178 | 0.79 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 24,129 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 401,377 | 69.42 |
| | INC gain from CPI(ML)L | INC gain from CPI(ML)L | Swing | |