Constituency
52. Gauhati
Community mirrorAssam · India Lok Sabha Election, 1998
IN-GAUHATI
INC 49.6%won by 22.3%BJP 27.3%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 22.3%.
- INC vote shareINC went from 30.7% to 49.6% of the vote here (+18.9%).
- Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Indian National Congress (INC) to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
- TurnoutTurnout fell 29.4% to 42.6%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
13,52,453
Turnout
42.6%
Valid votes
5,75,939
Margin
1,28,173
22.25%
Candidates
7 contested · winner INC- 1BHUBANESWAR KALITAIndian National Congress · INC2,85,48249.6%
- 2MANORANJAN GOSWAMIBharatiya Janata Party · BJP1,57,30927.3%
- 3DR. PRABIN CHANDRA SARMAAsom Gana Parishad · AGP1,23,45321.4%
- 4DILIP CHAKRAVORTYSamajwadi Party · SP4,4520.8%
- 5GAUTAM UZIRIndependent · IND2,8890.5%
- 6BIREN CHANDRA RABHAIndependent · IND1,7460.3%
- 7MANISH BARUAHIndependent · IND6080.1%
Since 1996
Derived- Winner then
- AGP
- Winner now
- INCflipped
- INC–BJP swing
- +11.0%
- INC share
- 30.7% → 49.6%
- BJP share
- 19.4% → 27.3%
- Turnout
- 71.9% → 42.6%