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Assam Assembly Election, 1978

126 seats · vs 1972 (114-seat house — comparison approximate)

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Party standings

Assam Assembly Election, 1978 · 7 parties won seats

Derived
Janata Party — 53 seatsIndian National Congress — 34 seatsIndependent — 15 seatsCommunist Party of India (Marxist) — 11 seatsCommunist Party of India — 5 seatsPTC — 4 seatsRCI — 4 seats64126of 126 seats
  • JNP53
  • INC34
  • IND15
  • CPM11
  • CPI5
  • PTC4
  • RCI4

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
JNPJanata Party5342%14,23,20427.6%117
INCIndian National Congress3427%16,73,71232.4%241
INDIndependent1512%13,25,85025.7%485
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)119%2,90,3855.6%27
CPICommunist Party of India54%2,11,3844.1%35
PTCPTC43%1,34,5332.6%9
RCIRCI43%72,4451.4%10

+ 4 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.

Constituency map

Assam Assembly Election, 1978 · winner by seat

126 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result

House composition

Majority line at 64

1978 · selected
Majority 64
JNP53INC34IND15CPM11CPI5PTC4RCI4
1972 · previous
Majority 58

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 1972 → 1978

1972 1978· by party
60%45%30%15%0%
0.0
27.6
53.2
32.4
29.7
25.7
2.6
5.6
5.6
4.1
5.8
0.0
JNPINCINDCPMCPISOP

Seat change

1978 seats minus 1972 seats

seats lostseats gained
JNP
0 → 53
+53
INC
95 → 34
−61
IND
10 → 15
+5
CPM
0 → 11
+11
CPI
3 → 5
+2
PTC
1 → 4
+3
RCI
0 → 4
+4
SOP
4 → 0
−4
SWA
1 → 0
−1

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 1972 → 1978

share lostshare gained
JNP
0.0% → 27.6%
+27.6%
CPM
2.6% → 5.6%
+3.0%
RCI
0.0% → 1.4%
+1.4%
PTC
1.7% → 2.6%
+0.9%
RSP
0.0% → 0.4%
+0.4%
NCO
0.5% → 0.0%
−0.5%
SWA
0.6% → 0.0%
−0.6%
CPI
5.6% → 4.1%
−1.5%
IND
29.7% → 25.7%
−4.1%
SOP
5.8% → 0.0%
−5.8%

Biggest JNP–INC swings

Seats where the JNP-vs-INC vote gap moved most, 1972 → 1978. Bold = the seat changed hands.

Swing = (JNP share − INC share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward JNP; to the left, toward INC.

toward INCtoward JNP
Dibrugarh
+113.7%
Bongaigaon
+105.9%
Silchar
+99.8%
Tinsukia
+96.9%
Jamunamukh
+95.1%
Samaguri
+90.5%
Jorhat
+89.1%
Howraghat
+88.2%
Barkhola
+87.4%
Mankachar
+85.3%
Boko
+84.5%
Goalpara West
+80.8%

Closest races · 1978

Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results

All constituencies · 1978

126 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1972