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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1972

Dholat

Assembly constituency 13 (SC) · Assam

State boardAssam 1972

[01]Result · 1972

#13 · SC
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants2
Electors61,290
Votes polled25,129
Turnout41.0%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerD. C. PurkayasthaIndian National Congress20,39281.2% of votes
MARGIN15,655 votes · 62.3 pp20,392 − 4,737
Runner-upSure H. Chandra Choudhury Independent4,73718.9% of votes
INC 81.1% of top-two votesIND 18.9%

All candidates 2

  1. 01 D. C. PurkayasthaINC20,392 81.2%
  2. 02 Sure H. Chandra ChoudhuryIND4,737 18.9%

Turnout 41.0%

025507510041.0%TURNOUT◦ state median 58.4%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 114 seats, 197258.4%
  • ReconciliationΣ 2 candidates = 25,129Verified

Seat history 2026–1962

  1. 2026
    27.1 pp
    Pabitra RabhaBharatiya Janata Party
  2. 2021
    10.4 pp
    Kaushik RaiBharatiya Janata Party
  3. 2016
    22.6 pp
    Rajdeep GoalaIndian National Congress
  4. 2014
    10.5 pp
    Rajdeep GoalaIndian National Congress
  5. 2011
    31.8 pp
    Dinesh Prasad GoalaIndian National Congress
  6. 2006
    32.0 pp
    Dinesh Prasad GoalaIndian National Congress
  7. 2001
    11.9 pp
    Dinesh Prasad GoalaIndian National Congress
  8. 1996
    28.0 pp
    Dinesh Prosad GoalaIndian National Congress
  9. 1991
    6.3 pp
    Dinesh Prasad GoalaIndian National Congress
  10. 1985
    11.4 pp
    Dinesh Prasad GoalaIndian National Congress
  11. 1983
    1.9 pp
    Dinesh Prasad GoalaIndependent
  12. 1978
    3.3 pp
    Kazi Kutub Uddin AhmedIndependent
  13. 1972
    62.3 pp
    D. C. PurkayasthaIndian National Congress
  14. 1970
    14.2 pp
    S.P.BaindyaNCJ
  15. 1967
    3.5 pp
    J.M. BarbhuiyaIndependent
  16. 1962
    17.9 pp
    Moinul Haque ChowdhuryIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 62.3 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Turnout of 41.0% was 17.4 pp below the state's median seat (58.4%).

    41.0 − 58.4 = −17.4

  2. The margin widened from 14.2 pp in 1970 to 62.3 pp.

    62.3 − 14.2 = +48.1 pp

  3. The seat changed hands: NCJ in 1970, INC in 1972.

    1970 NCJ · 1972 INC

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 2 candidate lines25,129
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled25,129
  • Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1972 · Assam · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates2 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 114 seats on the Assam Vidhan Sabha 1972 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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