Constituency
48. Barpeta
Community mirrorAssam · India Lok Sabha Election, 1967
IN-BARPETA
INC 60.1%won by 20.2%BJS 39.9%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 10.2% to 20.2%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 39.9% — it did not contest here in 1962.
- Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 100.0% of the vote between them, up from 68.0% — a tighter two-way contest.
- TurnoutTurnout rose 20.5% to 69.8%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
4,13,057
Turnout
69.8%
Valid votes
2,88,160
Margin
58,320
20.24%
Candidates
2 contested · winner INC- 1F. A. AHMEDIndian National Congress · INC1,73,24060.1%
- 2P. L. CHOUDHURYBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS1,14,92039.9%
Since 1962
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–BJS swing
- −18.9%
- INC share
- 39.1% → 60.1%
- BJS share
- 0.0% → 39.9%
- Turnout
- 49.2% → 69.8%