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44. Karimganj

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Assam · India Lok Sabha Election, 1971

IN-KARIMGANJ

INC 73.4%won by 59.8%CPM 13.5%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 26.4% to 59.8%.

  • New challengerCommunist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) finished second with 13.5% — it did not contest here in 1967.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 20.8% to 40.9%.

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

Electorate
4,97,720
Turnout
40.9%
Valid votes
2,03,558
Margin
1,21,746
59.81%

Candidates

5 contested · winner INC
  1. 1NIHAR RANJAN LASKARIndian National Congress · INC1,49,32873.4%
  2. 2HARINARAYAN RABIDASCommunist Party of India (Marxist) · CPM27,58213.5%
  3. 3GOPESH NAMASUDRAIndependent · IND13,8096.8%
  4. 4RADHA KANTA TANTISUC · SUC6,4963.2%
  5. 5JOGENDRA CHANDRA SIRKARNCO · NCO6,3433.1%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–CPM swing
+1.1%
INC share
58.7% → 73.4%
CPM share
0.0% → 13.5%
Turnout
61.7% → 40.9%
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