Constituency
42. Patacharkuchi
Community mirrorAssam Assembly Election, 1978
AS-PATACHARKUCHI
JNP 46.0%won by 8.8%INC 37.3%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Janata Party (JNP), which now leads by 8.8%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- JNP vote shareJNP went from 0.0% to 46.0% of the vote here (+46.0%).
- Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 83.3% of the vote between them, up from 73.6% — a tighter two-way contest.
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Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
40,431
Margin
3,539
8.75%
Candidates
8 contested · winner JNP- 1BHUBANESWAR BARMANJanata Party · JNP18,61846.0%
- 2KRISHNA KANTA LAHKARIndian National Congress · INC15,07937.3%
- 3PARAMANADA GOSWAMIIndependent · IND1,6154.0%
- 4HEMANTA GOSWAMIIndependent · IND1,4783.7%
- 5SAILENDRA NATH TALUKDARIndependent · IND1,1422.8%
- 6PRABHAT SARMAIndian National Congress · INC9412.3%
- 7PHANI DASIndependent · IND8962.2%
- 8PRABHAT KHATANIARSUC · SUC6621.6%
Since 1972
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- JNPflipped
- JNP–INC swing
- +63.7%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 46.0%
- INC share
- 54.9% → 37.3%
- Turnout
- — → —