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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1978

Dergaon

Assembly constituency 97 (SC) · Assam

State boardAssam 1978

[01]Result · 1978

#97 · SC
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants7
Electors67,112
Votes polled36,221
Turnout54.0%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerRamesh DasJanata Party16,14945.9% of votes
MARGIN7,051 votes · 19.5 pp16,149 − 9,098
Runner-upTulsi Das Indian National Congress9,09825.9% of votes
JNP 64.0% of top-two votesINC 36.0%

All candidates 7

  1. 01 Ramesh DasJNP16,149 45.9%
  2. 02 Tulsi DasINC9,098 25.9%
  3. 03 Hem Prakash NarayanINC5,772 16.4%
  4. 04 Bisturam DasIND1,597 4.5%
  5. 05 Lakheyswar DasIND1,252 3.6%
  6. 06 Nila Kanta HazarikaIND1,146 3.3%
  7. 07 Tankeswar DasIND163 0.5%

Turnout 54.0%

025507510054.0%TURNOUT◦ state median 66.7%
Male 36,19753.9% Female 30,91546.1%

Share of 67,112 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males854
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 126 seats, 197866.7%
  • ReconciliationΣ 7 candidates = 35,177Residual 1,044

Seat history 2026–1962

  1. 2026
    29.8 pp
    Mayur BorgohainBharatiya Janata Party
  2. 2021
    9.6 pp
    Bhabendra Nath BharaliAsom Gana Parishad
  3. 2016
    13.7 pp
    Bhabendra Nath BharaliAsom Gana Parishad
  4. 2011
    21.4 pp
    Aroti Hazarika KachariIndian National Congress
  5. 2006
    4.7 pp
    Sushila HazarikaAsom Gana Parishad
  6. 2001
    8.7 pp
    Hemprakash NarayanIndian National Congress
  7. 1996
    Margin not recorded
    Hemprove SaikiaIndian National Congress
  8. 1991
    0.7 pp
    Hem Prakash NarayanIndian National Congress
  9. 1985
    38.3 pp
    Bhabendra NathIndependent
  10. 1983
    47.5 pp
    Hem Prakash NarayanIndian National Congress
  11. 1978
    19.5 pp
    Ramesh DasJanata Party
  12. 1972
    16.2 pp
    Soneswar BoraSamyukta Socialist Party/Socialist Party
  13. 1967
    26.3 pp
    S. BoraSikkim Sangram Parishad
  14. 1962
    25.6 pp
    Ramesh Chandra BarooahIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 47.5 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 69.7% of votes; the other 5 candidates 27.4% between them.

    (16,149 + 9,098) ÷ 36,221 = 69.7% · 9,930 ÷ 36,221 = 27.4%

  2. Turnout of 54.0% was 12.7 pp below the state's median seat (66.7%).

    54.0 − 66.7 = −12.7

  3. The margin widened from 16.2 pp in 1972 to 19.5 pp.

    19.5 − 16.2 = +3.3 pp

  4. The seat changed hands: SSPP in 1972, JNP in 1978.

    1972 SSPP · 1978 JNP

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed
  • Candidate votesΣ 7 candidate lines35,177
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled36,221
  • Checkneither convention holdsResidual 1,044

Candidate votes miss the published total by 1,044, with NOTA counted inside or outside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1978 · Assam · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates7 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Reconciliation failed

State median turnoutComputed from 126 seats on the Assam Vidhan Sabha 1978 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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