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54. Sibsagar

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Assam · India Lok Sabha Election, 1962

IN-SIBSAGAR

INC 48.8%won by 26.1%CPI 22.7%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 36.3% to 26.1%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 7.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerCommunist Party of India (CPI) finished second with 22.7% — it did not contest here in 1957.

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

Electorate
4,58,998
Turnout
45.4%
Valid votes
2,08,317
Margin
54,464
26.14%

Candidates

4 contested · winner INC
  1. 1PRAFULLA CHANDRA BARUAHIndian National Congress · INC1,01,74648.8%
  2. 2BHADRAKRISHNA GOSWAMICommunist Party of India · CPI47,28222.7%
  3. 3RAJANI PHUKAHRani Chennamma Party · RCP33,48816.1%
  4. 4TARUDDIN AHMEDPraja Socialist Party · PSP25,80112.4%

Since 1957

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–CPI swing
−30.0%
INC share
56.1% → 48.8%
CPI share
0.0% → 22.7%
Turnout
43.9% → 45.4%
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