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{{Infobox election
| election_name = Indian general election in Assam, 2014
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = Indian general election in Assam, 2009
| previous_year = 2009
| election_date = 9 April
| next_year = [[Indian general election, 2019 (Assam)|2019]]
| seats_for_election = 14 seats
| turnout = 80.12%
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| seats1 = 7
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| seats2 = 3
| party3 = All India United Democratic Front
| seats3 = 3

| map_image = [[File:Assam Loksabha 2014 Results.png|300px]]
| map_size = 400px
| map_caption = Map of Results
}}

The [[2014 Indian general election]] polls in [[Assam]] for 14 Lok Sabha seats was held in three phases on 7, 12 and 24 April 2014.<ref name="mospi.gov.in">{{cite web|url= http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/Press%20Note%20GE-2014_05032014.pdf |title= General Elections – 2014 : Schedule of Elections |date= 5 March 2014 |access-date= 5 March 2014}}</ref> The total voter strength of Assam is 18,723,032.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/|title=Delhi Elections 2020 Schedule, Dates, Results|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>

The main political parties in Assam are [[Indian National Congress]] (INC), [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP), [[Asom Gana Parishad]], [[All India United Democratic Front]] (AIUDF) [[All India Trinamool Congress]] (AITC) and others.

Despite threats from insurgent militant groups in Northeast India, people turned out in large numbers for voting.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idsa.in/idsacomments/ThreatofIslamicterrorloomslargeoverAssam_RBhattacharjee_121114.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=11 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904023406/http://www.idsa.in/idsacomments/ThreatofIslamicterrorloomslargeoverAssam_RBhattacharjee_121114.html |archive-date=4 September 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ummid.com/news/2014/March/03.03.2014/ls-polls-prospects-of-ten-partes.html|title=LS Poll 2014: Prospects of Ten Parties Regional Front in Northeast India | ummid.com|website=www.ummid.com}}</ref> Voters turnout in [[Assam]] was 80% which was one of highest in India.<ref>{{cite news|title=State-Wise Voter Turnout in General Election 2014 |url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=105116 |access-date=7 April 2015 |work=Election Commission of India |agency=Press Information Bureau |publisher=Government of India |date=21 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6SSfQxJNT?url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=105116 |archive-date=9 September 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Opinion poll==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:80%;line-height:20px;"
|-
! class="wikitable" rowspan="2" width="100px"| Conducted in Month(s)
! class="wikitable" rowspan="2" width="10px"| Ref
! class="wikitable" rowspan="2" width="180px"| Polling Organisation/Agency
| bgcolor={{party color|United Progressive Alliance}} |
| bgcolor={{party color|National Democratic Alliance (India)}} |
| style="background:#99CCFF;"|
| style="background:#0A8614;"|
| style="background:#FF6600;"|
|-
! class="wikitable" width="90px"| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
! class="wikitable" width="90px"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
! class="wikitable" width="70px"| [[Asom Gana Parishad|AGP]]
! class="wikitable" width="70px"| [[Assam United Democratic Front|AUDF]]
! class="wikitable" width="70px"| [[Bodoland People's Front|BPF]]
|- class="hintergrundfarbe2" style="text-align:center"
! Aug–Oct 2013
! <ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.outlookindia.com/default.aspx?ddm=10&pid=3061&eid=31 |title=Congress 102, BJP 162; UPA 117, NDA 186: C-Voter Poll |publisher=Outlook |access-date=17 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016180408/http://blogs.outlookindia.com/default.aspx?ddm=10&pid=3061&eid=31 |archive-date=16 October 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
! [[Times Now]]-[[India TV]]-CVoter
| 9 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 1
|- class="hintergrundfarbe2" style="text-align:center"
! Jan–Feb 2014
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national/india-tv-c-voter-projection-big-gains-for-bjp-in-up-bihar-nda--14864.html |title=India TV-C Voter projection: Big gains for BJP in UP, Bihar; NDA may be 45 short of magic mark |publisher=Indiatv |date= |access-date=13 February 2013}}</ref>
! [[Times Now]]-[[India TV]]-CVoter
| 7 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 1
|- class="hintergrundfarbe2" style="text-align:center"
! March 2014
! <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ndtv.com/elections/live-blog/show/battleground-2014-watch-analysis-with-prannoy-roy-503969|title= Battleground 2014|publisher= NDTV |date= 4 April 2014|access-date= 4 April 2014}}</ref>
! [[NDTV]]- [[Hansa Research]]<ref>The poll gave one seat to others.</ref>
| 12 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1
|-
|}

==Election schedule==

Constituency wise Election schedule are given below<ref name=mospi.gov.in/>-
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Polling Day
! Phase
! Date
! Constituencies
! Voting Percentage
|-
| 1
| 1
| 7 April
| [[Tezpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tezpur]], [[Kaliabor (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kaliabor]], [[Jorhat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jorhat]], [[Dibrugarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dibrugarh]], [[Lakhimpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Lakhimpur]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 75<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/elections2014/state-of-the-states/brisk-voting-in-assam-tripura-in-first-of-9-phase-lok-sabha-polls/article1-1205113.aspx |title=LS elections kick off with polling in Assam, Tripura |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=7 April 2014 |access-date=10 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410041802/http://www.hindustantimes.com/elections2014/state-of-the-states/brisk-voting-in-assam-tripura-in-first-of-9-phase-lok-sabha-polls/article1-1205113.aspx |archive-date=10 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 2
| 4
| 12 April
| [[Karimganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karimganj]], [[Silchar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Silchar]], [[Autonomous District (Lok Sabha constituency)|Autonomous District]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 75<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ls-polls-moderate-voter-turnout-in-assam-tripura-and-sikkim-till-3-pm/464472-81.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413144644/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ls-polls-moderate-voter-turnout-in-assam-tripura-and-sikkim-till-3-pm/464472-81.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 April 2014 |title=High Voter Turnout in Phase 4 |publisher=IBNLive |date=12 April 2014 |access-date=13 April 2014}}</ref>
|-
|3
|6
| 24 April
| [[Dhubri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dhubri]], [[Kokrajhar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kokrajhar]], [[Barpeta (Lok Sabha constituency)|Barpeta]], [[Gauhati (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gauhati]], [[Mangaldoi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mangaldoi]], [[Nowgong (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nowgong]],
| style="text-align:center;"| 70.6<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/7QglmCumLxO8NeTTQSz3uI/Polling-begins-for-six-Lok-Sabha-seats-in-Assam.html |title=Assam records 70.6% voting in Lok Sabha elections |publisher=Livemint |date=24 April 2014 |access-date=25 April 2014}}</ref>
|}

==Results==
The results of the elections were declared on 16 May 2014.<ref name=mospi.gov.in/>
Voter Turnout was 80% despite threats from terrorist outfits<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/election-results/assam-election-results|title=Assembly Election Results Dates Candidate List Opinion/Exit Poll Latest News, Political Consulting Survey Election Campaign Management Company India|website=infoelections.com}}</ref>

{| style="width:88%; text-align:center;"
|+
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:orange; width:50%;" | '''7'''
| style="background:green; width:21.4%;" | '''3'''
| style="background:grey; width:7.1%;" | '''1'''
| style="background:#00BFFF; width:21.5%;" | '''3'''
|-
| '''BJP'''
| '''AIUDF'''
| '''IND'''
| '''INC'''
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Name of Party !! Vote Share % !! Change !!Seats won !! Changes
|-
|bgcolor="#FF9933"|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || 36.50 || {{increase}}19.29 || 7 || {{increase}} 3
|-
|bgcolor="#00BFFF"|
|[[Indian National Congress]] || 29.60 || {{decrease}}4.31 || 3 || {{decrease}} 4
|-
|bgcolor="#0A8612"|
|[[All India United Democratic Front]] || 14.80 || {{decrease}}2.30 || 3 || {{increase}} 1
|-
|bgcolor="#99CCFF"|
|[[Asom Gana Parishad]] || 3.80 || {{decrease}}8.81 || 0 || {{decrease}} 1
|-
|bgcolor="#CDCDCD"|
|[[Independent (politician)]] || --- || --- || 1 || {{increase}} 1
|}
[[File:Assam in India.png|thumb|200px]]

===Results by Constituency===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!#
!Constituency
!Turnout
!Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
!Margin
|-
!1
|[[Karimganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Karimganj]]
|76.07 {{increase}}
|[[Radheshyam Biswas]]
| bgcolor=#0A8612|
|[[All India United Democratic Front|AIUDF]]
|1,02,094
|-
!2
|[[Silchar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Silchar]]
|75.45 {{increase}}
|[[Sushmita Dev]]
| bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|35,241
|-
!3
|[[Autonomous District (Lok Sabha constituency)|Autonomous District]]
|77.36 {{increase}}
|[[Biren Sing Engti]]
| bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|24,095
|-
!4
|[[Dhubri (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dhubri]]
|88.35 {{increase}}
|[[Badruddin Ajmal]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|All India United Democratic Front}}"|
|[[All India United Democratic Front|AIUDF]]
|2,29,730
|-
!5
|[[Kokrajhar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kokrajhar]]
|81.30 {{increase}}
|[[Naba Kumar Sarania]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}"|
|[[Independent politician|IND]]
|3,55,779
|-
!6
|[[Barpeta (Lok Sabha constituency)|Barpeta]]
|84.31 {{increase}}
|[[Sirajuddin Ajmal]]
| bgcolor=#0A8612|
|[[All India United Democratic Front|AIUDF]]
|42,341
|-
!7
|[[Gauhati (Lok Sabha constituency)|Gauhati]]
|78.64 {{increase}}
|[[Bijoya Chakravarty]]
| bgcolor=#FF9933|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|3,15,784
|-
!8
|[[Mangaldoi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mangaldoi]]
|81.37 {{increase}}
|[[Ramen Deka]]
| bgcolor=#FF9933|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|22,884
|-
!9
|[[Tezpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tezpur]]
|77.86 {{increase}}
|[[Ram Prasad Sharma|Ram Prasad Sarmah]]
| bgcolor=#FF9933|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|86,020
|-
!10
|[[Nowgong (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nowgong]]
|80.72 {{increase}}
|[[Rajen Gohain]]
| bgcolor=#FF9933|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|1,43,559
|-
!11
|[[Kaliabor (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kaliabor]]
|80.50 {{increase}}
|[[Gourav Gogoi]]
| bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|93,874
|-
!12
|[[Jorhat (Lok Sabha constituency)|Jorhat]]
|78.30 {{increase}}
|[[Kamakhya Prasad Tasa]]
| bgcolor=#FF9933|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|1,02,420
|-
!13
|[[Dibrugarh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dibrugarh]]
|79.25 {{increase}}
|[[Rameswar Teli]]
| bgcolor=#FF9933|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|1,85,347
|-
!14
|[[Lakhimpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Lakhimpur]]
|77.70 {{increase}}
|[[Sarbananda Sonowal]]
| bgcolor=#FF9933|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|2,92,138
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Assam elections}}
{{Indian general election, 2014}}
{{16th LS members from Northeast states |state=autocollapse}}

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