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Constituency

57. Jorhat

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Assam · India Lok Sabha Election, 1999

IN-JORHAT

INC 48.3%won by 15.8%BJP 32.6%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 48.8% to 15.8%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 16.8% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
  • TurnoutTurnout rose 29.7% to 62.9%.

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

Electorate
10,03,470
Turnout
62.9%
Valid votes
6,30,744
Margin
99,360
15.75%

Since 1998

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCBJP swing
−35.0%
INC share
65.1% 48.3%
BJP share
14.3% 32.6%
Turnout
33.1% 62.9%