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Assam Assembly Election, 1983
109 seats · vs 1978 (126-seat house — comparison approximate)
Party standings
Assam Assembly Election, 1983 · 6 parties won seats
- INC91
- IND10
- PTC3
- ICS2
- CPM2
- CPI1
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 9183% | 11,94,657 | 52.5% | 105 |
| INDIndependent | 109% | 6,59,995 | 29.0% | 255 |
| PTCPTC | 33% | 1,06,084 | 4.7% | 21 |
| ICSICS | 22% | 1,37,685 | 6.1% | 34 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 22% | 1,16,923 | 5.1% | 24 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 11% | 58,746 | 2.6% | 24 |
Constituency map
Assam Assembly Election, 1983 · winner by seat
126 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result
House composition
Majority line at 55
1983 · selected
Majority 55
INC91IND10PTC3ICS2CPM2CPI1
1978 · previous
Majority 64
Vote share by party
Share of valid votes · 1978 → 1983
1978 1983· by party
60%45%30%15%0%
32.4
52.5
25.7
29.0
2.6
4.7
0.0
6.1
5.6
5.1
4.1
2.6
27.6
0.0
INCINDPTCICSCPMCPIJNP
Seat change
1983 seats minus 1978 seats
seats lostseats gained
INC
34 → 91
+57
IND
15 → 10
−5
PTC
4 → 3
−1
ICS
0 → 2
+2
CPM
11 → 2
−9
CPI
5 → 1
−4
JNP
53 → 0
−53
RCI
4 → 0
−4
Vote-share movement
Statewide, 1978 → 1983
share lostshare gained
INC
32.4% → 52.5%
+20.1%
ICS
0.0% → 6.1%
+6.1%
IND
25.7% → 29.0%
+3.4%
PTC
2.6% → 4.7%
+2.1%
RSP
0.4% → 0.0%
−0.4%
CPM
5.6% → 5.1%
−0.5%
RCI
1.4% → 0.0%
−1.4%
CPI
4.1% → 2.6%
−1.5%
JNP
27.6% → 0.0%
−27.6%
Biggest INC–JNP swings
Seats where the INC-vs-JNP vote gap moved most, 1978 → 1983. Bold = the seat changed hands.
Swing = (INC share − JNP share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward INC; to the left, toward JNP.
toward JNPtoward INC
Dibrugarh
+123.3%
Raha
+121.1%
Tezpur
+120.1%
Barhampur
+118.0%
Jamunamukh
+115.9%
Jorhat
+114.4%
Golaghat
+114.2%
Dharmapur
+108.5%
Barkhetry
+103.9%
Teok
+99.5%
Amguri
+99.3%
Khumtai
+97.2%
Closest races · 1983
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
All constituencies · 1983
109 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1978
- AlgapurINC46.0%
- AmguriINC87.5%
- BadarpurINC16.1%
- BaghbarINC23.3%
- BaithalangsoINC56.6%
- BaramaPTC72.5%
- BarhampurINC79.8%
- BarkhetryINC41.6%
- BarkholaINC29.7%
- BarpetaIND53.4%
- BatadrobaINC56.3%
- BhabanipurINC18.2%
- BihpuriaINC94.7%
- Bilasipara EastINC26.2%
- Bilasipara WestINC54.8%
- BokajanINC45.3%
- BokakhatINC91.0%
- BokoINC0.0%
- ChabuaINC74.4%
- ChapaguriPTC57.4%
- ChaygaonINC11.5%
- ChengaINC27.0%
- DalgaonINC4.7%
- DergaonINC50.1%
- DhakuakhanaINC86.3%
- DharmapurINC100.0%
- DhemajiINC46.6%
- DhingINC77.8%
- DholaiINC29.2%
- DhubriINC38.0%
- DibrugarhINC87.2%
- DigboiINC51.4%
- DiphuIND1.0%
- DispurINC41.7%
- Doom DoomaINC57.1%
- DudhnaiINC63.8%
- Gauhati EastINC28.0%
- Gauhati WestINC7.7%
- GauripurINC61.2%
- Goalpara EastIND12.9%
- Goalpara WestINC67.1%
- GolaghatINC83.0%
- GolakganjINC21.9%
- GossaigaonINC19.6%
- HaflongIND16.1%
- HailakandiINC9.2%
- HajoINC90.6%
- HojaiINC64.5%
- HowraghatINC16.0%
- JagiroadINC37.0%
- JaleswarICS1.6%
- JalukbariINC35.8%
- JamunamukhINC53.5%
- JaniaIND16.2%
- JonaiINC22.3%
- JorhatINC66.0%
- KaliaborINC73.6%
- KamalpurCPI20.4%
- Karimganj NorthINC19.6%
- Karimganj SouthINC9.0%
- KatigoraINC6.8%
- KatlicherraIND9.1%
- KhumtaiINC89.3%
- Kokrajhar EastINC2.3%
- Kokrajhar WestINC33.7%
- LahowalINC67.0%
- LakhimpurINC79.4%
- LakhipurIND2.0%
- LumdingINC18.6%
- MahmaraINC69.3%
- MajbatINC11.0%
- MangaldoiINC0.0%
- MankacharINC16.8%
- MargheritaINC52.1%
- MarianiINC32.9%
- MarigaonIND19.2%
- MoranINC75.2%
- NalbariIND0.7%
- NaoboichaINC79.8%
- NaziraINC50.1%
- NowgongINC89.1%
- PalasbariINC0.0%
- PaneryINC14.6%
- PatacharkuchiINC0.0%
- PatharkandiIND2.8%
- RahaINC91.5%
- RangaparaINC31.4%
- RangiyaCPM31.4%
- RatabariINC6.7%
- RupohihatINC62.9%
- SadiyaINC43.1%
- Salmara SouthINC27.5%
- SamaguriICS17.4%
- SarukhetriINC11.6%
- SarupatharINC63.9%
- SibsagarINC47.4%
- SidliINC13.5%
- SilcharINC27.3%
- SonaiINC27.7%
- SonariINC48.6%
- SorbhogCPM4.5%
- TamulpurINC18.7%
- TeokINC86.9%
- TezpurINC87.3%
- ThowraINC43.2%
- TinsukiaINC32.6%
- TitabarINC82.1%
- UdalaguriPTC20.9%
- UdharbandINC26.7%