Constituency
51. Barpeta
Community mirrorAssam · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977
IN-BARPETA
INC 57.0%won by 13.9%BLD 43.0%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 47.0% to 13.9%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 15.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerBLD (BLD) finished second with 43.0% — it did not contest here in 1971.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
5,58,853
Turnout
61.8%
Valid votes
3,45,550
Margin
48,114
13.92%
Candidates
2 contested · winner INC- 1ISMAIL HOSSAIN KHANIndian National Congress · INC1,96,83257.0%
- 2BISWA GOSWAMIBLD · BLD1,48,71843.0%
Since 1971
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–BLD swing
- −58.8%
- INC share
- 72.7% → 57.0%
- BLD share
- 0.0% → 43.0%
- Turnout
- 61.9% → 61.8%