Gauhati Lok Sabha Election 2024: Gauhati is among the Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam. The state has 14 parliamentary seats. The Gauhati seat includes ten Assembly segments together with Dudhnai, Boko, Chaygaon, Palasbari, Jalukbari, Dispur, Gauhati East, Gauhati West, Hajo and Barkhetry (earlier than delimitation). The constituency is a common seat and never reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Congress and the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) are the principle events within the constituency. BJP chief Bijoya Chakravarty represented the Gauhati constituency thrice in 1999, 2009 and 2014. Congress chief Kirip Chaliha received the seat twice in 1991 and 2004.
Gauhati Constituency Demographic Profile
As per knowledge from the Election Commission, there have been 21,81,319 voters within the Gauhati constituency throughout the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. Out of this, 11,03,376 voters had been male and 10,77,865 had been feminine voters. 78 voters belonged to the third gender. 2,517 had been postal votes within the constituency. The variety of service voters in Gauhati in 2019 was 2,702 (2,630 had been males and 72 had been ladies).
In 2014, the whole variety of voters within the Gauhati constituency was 19,22,270. Out of this, 9,88,067 voters had been male and 9,34,203 had been feminine voters. No voter on this constituency belonged to the ‘others’ class. There had been 632 postal votes within the constituency. The variety of service voters in Gauhati in 2014 was 1,381 (941 had been males and solely 440 had been ladies).
Gauhati 2019 and 2014 Winners (Candidates and Parties)
In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, BJP candidate Queen Oja received the Gauhati seat for the primary time with a margin of three,45,606 votes. She was polled 10,08,936 votes with a vote share of 57.20%. She defeated Congress candidate Bobbeeta Sharma who bought 6,63,330 votes (37.60%). The complete variety of legitimate votes polled was 17,63,757.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, BJP candidate Bijoya Chakravarty received the Gauhati seat for the third time. She was polled 7,64,985 votes with a vote share of fifty.59%. Congress candidate Manash Borah bought 4,49,201 votes (29.70%) and was the runner-up. Chakravarty defeated Borah by a margin of three,15,784 votes. The complete variety of legitimate votes polled on this constituency was 15,11,729. AIUDF candidate Gopi Nath Das got here third with 1,37,254 votes (9.08%).
Gauhati Past Winners
- Bijoya Chakravarty (BJP): 2009
- Kirip Chaliha (Congress): 2004
- Bijoya Chakravarty (BJP): 1999
- Bhubaneshwar Kalita (Congress): 1998
- Prabin Chandra Sarmah (AGP): 1996
- Kirip Chaliha (Congress): 1991
- Lok Sabha Elections not held in Assam: 1989
- Dinesh Goswami (Independent): 1985
- Renuka Devi Barkataki (BLD): 1977
- Dinesh Goswami (Congress): 1971
NOTA (None of the Above)
In 2019, 10,466 voters (0.59%) opted for NOTA within the Gauhati constituency. In 2014, 6,720 voters (0.44%) opted for NOTA within the Gauhati constituency.
Gauhati Voter Turnout
The complete variety of legitimate votes polled throughout the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections was 17,63,757 or 80.86%.
In 2014, the whole variety of legitimate votes on this Lok Sabha seat was 15,11,729 or 78.64%.
Gauhati Poll Dates
In 2019, the voting passed off on April 23 within the Gauhati constituency.
In 2014, the voting was held on April 24 in Gauhati.
Gauhati Result Dates
In 2019, the consequence was introduced on May 23.
In 2014, the consequence was introduced on May 16.
Number of Polling Stations
In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, there have been 2,592 polling stations within the Gauhati constituency.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, there have been 2,345 polling stations within the Gauhati constituency.
