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91. Hojai

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Assam Assembly Election, 1996

AS-HOJAI

INC 40.3%won by 5.5%AGP 34.9%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 19.1% to 5.5%.

  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to Asom Gana Parishad (AGP).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 75.2% of the vote between them, up from 64.3% — a tighter two-way contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
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not in source
Valid votes
92,498
Margin
5,049
5.46%

Candidates

9 contested · winner INC
  1. 1ARDHENDU KUMAR DEYIndian National Congress · INC37,28640.3%
  2. 2KAMAL DUTTAAsom Gana Parishad · AGP32,23734.9%
  3. 3BIJOY KRISHNA GOSWAMIBharatiya Janata Party · BJP20,80022.5%
  4. 4SANKAR BHOWMIKIndependent · IND7670.8%
  5. 5DIPAK DASGUPTAIndependent · IND5960.6%
  6. 6JONMEJOY DASAIICT · AIICT2350.3%
  7. 7BIMLA PRASAD TALIKDARIndependent · IND2180.2%
  8. 8TAFAZUL HUSSAINIndependent · IND1830.2%
  9. 9AMALANGSU ROYIndependent · IND1760.2%

Since 1991

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–AGP swing
−25.0%
INC share
41.7% → 40.3%
AGP share
11.2% → 34.9%
Turnout
— → —
90. Jamunamukh92. Lumding
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