Lok Sabha Election 2024, Northeast Result 2024 Highlights: The Congress has disrupted the BJP’s aspirations for a complete victory in the northeastern states, which collectively hold 25 Lok Sabha seats. The grand old party won seven seats, including two in the strife-ridden state of Manipur. Meanwhile, the BJP won 13 seats across the eight north-eastern states – Assam, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur, Nagaland and Mizoram. Results were declared on June 4.
In Manipur, where the Congress failed to secure any seats in the 2019 general elections, its candidates Angomcha Bimol Akoijam and Alfred Kanngam S Arthur have emerged victorious in both the Inner Manipur and Outer Manipur constituencies. Previously, the BJP clinched the Inner Manipur seat in 2019, while its ally, the Naga Peoples Front (NPF), claimed the Outer Manipur seat. In Assam, the BJP and the Congress won nine and three seats respectively.
Northeast Lok Sabha Election 2024 Result Highlights: BJP bags 13 seats across three states in Assam, nine in Assam; Congress bags all seats in Manipur.
In the Dhubri constituency, which is predominantly Muslim, AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal, who has previously been elected thrice from this seat, is contesting against Congress MLA Rakibul Hussain. The BJP has allocated this seat to its ruling ally in the state, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), who has put forward Javed Islam as their candidate.
In the Jorhat constituency, the ruling BJP has nominated sitting MP Topon Gogoi as their candidate. He will be facing off against Gaurav Gogoi, the deputy leader of the Opposition in the outgoing Lok Sabha, who is standing as the candidate of the opposition.
In the Dibrugarh constituency, Union Minister and former Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal is representing the BJP as their candidate. He is contesting against Lurin Jyoti Gogoi, who is representing the Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP), a coalition of 16 local Opposition outfits in the state.
Assam is witnessing a two way contest between the BJP and the Congress. The NDA alliance in the state contested in all the 14 seats with the BJP in 11 seats while its alliance partners – the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) – contested in two seats and the United Peoples’ Party Liberal (UPPL) in one. The Congress, a constituent of the 16-party United Opposition Forum Assam (UOFA), contested in 13 seats and left the Dibrugarh seat for the Assam Jatiya Parishad. The AIUDF and AAP contested in three and two seats respectively.
Assam comprises a total of 14 constituencies. The list of constituencies includes:
Autonomous District
Barpeta
Dhubri
Dibrugarh
Gauhati
Jorhat
Kaliabor
Karimganj
Kokrajhar
Lakhimpur
Mangaldoi
Nowgong
Silchar
Tezpur
Following a three phase election, beginning April 19, the counting of votes in Assam will take place from 8 AM onwards. Postal ballots will be counted first, following by the EVMs. Leads will start trickling in as soon as counting begins.
The Lok Sabha elections of Assam took place in three phases. The first phase polls was held on April 19, second on April 26 and third on May 6. The results will be known on June 4 as counting starts at 8 AM in 152 halls across 52 centres in the state.
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The stage is set for the counting of votes for Assam’s 14 Lok Sabha seats, which will determine the fate of 143 candidates, including Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Lok Sabha Deputy Leader of the Opposition Gaurav Gogoi. Counting will commence at 8 am on Tuesday in 152 halls across 52 centres in the state. Counting of votes for the lone Lok Sabha seat in Mizoram will begin at 8 am on Tuesday at 13 designated centres, where stringent security measures have been implemented. A total of 16 counting observers have been deployed by the Election Commission for overseeing the process. The counting centres include various locations such as the DC office building, assembly secretariat basement, and Government Aizawl College in Aizawl. Over 2,000 officials will be engaged in the counting process, state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Madhup Vyas said.