Constituency
104. Nazira
Community mirrorAssam Assembly Election, 1978
AS-NAZIRA
INC 51.6%won by 17.6%JNP 34.0%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 52.9% to 17.6%.
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 18.2% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerJanata Party (JNP) finished second with 34.0% — it did not contest here in 1972.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
37,481
Margin
6,598
17.60%
Candidates
6 contested · winner INC- 1HITESWAR SAIKIAIndian National Congress · INC19,35751.6%
- 2KHAGEN SAIKIAJanata Party · JNP12,75934.0%
- 3BHABEN KUMAR GOGOICommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM2,9757.9%
- 4SHYMON HOROIndian National Congress · INC1,2643.4%
- 5MANGILALIndependent · IND9782.6%
- 6KUMUD GOHAINIndependent · IND1480.4%
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–JNP swing
- −52.2%
- INC share
- 69.8% → 51.6%
- JNP share
- 0.0% → 34.0%
- Turnout
- — → —