Assam Lok Sabha election dates 2024: Polls to be held in 3 phases; check schedule, constituency-wise details

Elections are often won or lost on narratives and it is the issues that connect on the ground which decides the fate of the political parties.

Elections for the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam will take place in three phases on April 19, April 26 and May 7, the Election Commission announced on March 16.

The results will be declared on June 4.

Assam, which is the gateway to the northeast, is all set to witness a high-voltage battle between the ruling BJP, the opposition Congress and other regional parties in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

In 2019, the Lok Sabha elections in Assam were held in three rounds. Here's how the voting took place across the 14 constituencies in Assam in 2019:

Phase 1 (April 11): Tezpur, Kalibor, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur

Phase 2 (April 18): Karimganj, Silchar, autonomous district, Mangaldoi, Nowgong

Phase 3: (April 23): Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Barpeta, Guwahati

In 2019, the BJP won 9 out of the 14 Lok Sabha seats in Assam, significantly improving its tally from 2 in 2014. The Congress managed to win 3 seats while the AIUDF clinched 1. The BJP also bagged an impressive vote share of 36%. However, the Congress was not far behind as it bagged 35.4% of the votes.