Constituency
44. Jania
Community mirrorAssam Assembly Election, 1978
AS-JANIA
INC 47.9%won by 16.5%INC 31.4%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 55.3% to 16.5%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 27.6% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 79.2% between them, down from 95.7% — the field split more ways.
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Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
42,924
Margin
7,087
16.51%
Candidates
3 contested · winner INC- 1ABDUS SOBHANIndian National Congress · INC20,55147.9%
- 2ATAUR RAHMANIndian National Congress · INC13,46431.4%
- 3ABDUL SAMAD CHOUDHURYJanata Party · JNP8,90920.8%
Since 1972
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1978. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–INC swing
- 0.0%
- INC share
- 75.5% → 47.9%
- INC share
- 75.5% → 47.9%
- Turnout
- — → —