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Constituency

25. Golakganj

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Assam Assembly Election, 1978

AS-GOLAKGANJ

CPI 37.3%won by 8.4%JNP 28.9%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Independent (IND) lost it to Communist Party of India (CPI), which now leads by 8.4%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • CPI vote shareCPI went from 0.0% to 37.3% of the vote here (+37.3%).
  • New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 28.9% — it did not contest here in 1972.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 66.1% between them, down from 97.1% — 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
50,221
Margin
4,230
8.42%

Since 1972

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
IND
Winner now
CPIflipped
CPIJNP swing
+8.4%
CPI share
0.0% 37.3%
JNP share
0.0% 28.9%
Turnout