Constituency
101. Mariani
Community mirrorAssam Assembly Election, 1978
AS-MARIANI
INC 34.5%won by 9.8%IND 24.7%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 49.6% to 9.8%.
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 38.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 59.2% between them, down from 95.6% — the field split more ways.
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Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
35,551
Margin
3,480
9.79%
Candidates
7 contested · winner INC- 1GAJEN TANTIIndian National Congress · INC12,25934.5%
- 2PURNA KANTA PHUKANIndependent · IND8,77924.7%
- 3SIBA BHURAGOHAINJanata Party · JNP7,56821.3%
- 4SHRIMATI RUPAN KURMIIndian National Congress · INC3,2139.0%
- 5DEBESWAR GOGOIIndependent · IND1,4954.2%
- 6DINESWAR TASHAIndependent · IND1,4104.0%
- 7JOGEN BURAGOHAINIndependent · IND8272.3%
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–IND swing
- −39.8%
- INC share
- 72.6% → 34.5%
- IND share
- 23.0% → 24.7%
- Turnout
- — → —