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Constituency

47. Chenga

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Assam Assembly Election, 1978

AS-CHENGA

INC 41.2%won by 1.6%IND 39.7%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 22.1% to 1.6%.

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 13.0% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 80.9% between them, down from 86.3% — 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
39,430
Margin
623
1.58%

Since 1972

Derived

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

Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCIND swing
−20.5%
INC share
54.2% 41.2%
IND share
32.1% 39.7%
Turnout