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57. Jorhat

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Assam · India Lok Sabha Election, 1998

IN-JORHAT

INC 65.1%won by 48.8%AGP 16.4%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 7.3% to 48.8%.

  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 81.5% between them, down from 88.7% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 36.2% to 33.1%.

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

Electorate
10,03,081
Turnout
33.1%
Valid votes
3,32,276
Margin
1,62,009
48.76%

Candidates

7 contested · winner INC
  1. 1Bijoy Krishna HandiqueIndian National Congress · INC2,16,40665.1%
  2. 2Deba Kumar BoraAsom Gana Parishad · AGP54,39716.4%
  3. 3Lt. Col. Krishna Kumar Handique (Retd.)Bharatiya Janata Party · BJP47,63614.3%
  4. 4Dulal Chandra BaruahJanata Dal · JD9,7812.9%
  5. 5Padma Kamal PhukonRCPIR · RCPIR1,6420.5%
  6. 6Jotin SaikiaIndependent · IND1,2080.4%
  7. 7Chandra ChetiaIndependent · IND1,2060.4%

Since 1996

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–AGP swing
+41.5%
INC share
48.0% → 65.1%
AGP share
40.7% → 16.4%
Turnout
69.3% → 33.1%
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