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Constituency

80. Biswanath

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Assam Assembly Election, 1967

AS-BISWANATH

INC 52.5%won by 28.6%IND 23.9%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 48.0% to 28.6%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 16.7% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 76.4% between them, down from 90.4% — the field split more ways.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
25,325
Margin
7,253
28.64%

Candidates

3 contested · winner INC
  1. 1K.P. TRIPATHIIndian National Congress · INC13,29552.5%
  2. 2B.C. DASIndependent · IND6,04223.9%
  3. 3P. URANGIndependent · IND5,98823.6%

Since 1962

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCIND swing
−19.4%
INC share
69.2% 52.5%
IND share
21.2% 23.9%
Turnout