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Assam Lok Sabha 1991

Results board · 14 constituencies

HouseLok Sabha
StateAssam
Seats
14
Constituencies
Majority
8
Seats needed of 14
Electors
1.19Cr
On the roll
Votes polled
89.35L
75.3% of electors
Median turnout
75.4%
Median of 14 seats
INC margin
0
Exactly at majority · 8 − 8

[01]Seat matrix

14 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 14 seats: INC 8, BJP 2, IND 1, CPI(M) 1, AGP 1, ASDC 1. Majority line at 8 seats. Hemicycle of 14 seats: INC 8, BJP 2, IND 1, CPI(M) 1, AGP 1, ASDC 1. Majority line at 8 seats.
Majority · 8 of 14INC 8 · at majority
INC 857.1% Indian National Congress
BJP 214.3% Bharatiya Janata Party
IND 17.1% Independents
CPI(M) 17.1% Communist Party of India (Marxist)
AGP 17.1% Asom Gana Parishad
ASDC 17.1% Autonomous State Demand Committee

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
INC 28.5%8 seats · 57.1%
AGP 17.6%1 seat · 7.1%
BJP 9.6%2 seats · 14.3%
NAGP 5.8%Seats unmatched
JD 5.2%0 seats
Others 33.3%Seat count not derivable

Vote share not published

  • IND1 seat
  • CPI(M)1 seat
  • ASDC1 seat

The published shares sum to 100.0%, so these parties' votes sit inside Others.

Alliances

UPA 28.5%8 seats
NDA 9.6%2 seats
THIRD FRONT 10.1%0 seats
OTHERS 51.8%Seats not published

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. INC converted 28.5% of votes into 57.1% of seats, a seat premium of 28.6 pp.

    8 ÷ 14 = 57.1% · 57.1 − 28.5 = +28.6

  2. AGP polled 17.6% of votes, the 2nd-highest share, but won 1 seat (7.1%).

    1 ÷ 14 = 7.1% · 7.1 − 17.6 = −10.5

  3. Silchar was decided by 10,851 votes, the closest of 14 seats; Kokrajhar had the widest margin, 2,63,139.

    min / max of margin over 14 seats with a recorded margin

  4. Turnout ran from 66.0% in Jorhat to 84.8% in Dhubri; the median seat polled 75.4%.

    min / median / max over 14 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

14 of 14 seats carry a turnout
025507510075.4%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 00.0% of seats
50–60 00.0% of seats
60–70 321.4% of seats
70–80 857.1% of seats
≥ 80% 321.4% of seats
  • LowestJorhat66.0%
  • HighestDhubri84.8%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

14 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Assam Lok Sabha 1991, all 14 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 KarimganjSC Dwarka Nath Das Bharatiya Janata Party 6,19,166 49,753 8.0 77.2
02 SilcharCLOSEST Kabindra Purkayastha Bharatiya Janata Party 5,55,107 10,851 2.0 75.7
03 Autonomous DistrictST Jayanta Rongpi Autonomous State Demand Committee 3,14,973 57,781 18.3 71.6
04 Dhubri Nurul Islam Indian National Congress 7,49,078 49,452 6.6 84.8
05 KokrajharSTWIDEST Satyendra Nath Brohmo Choudhury Independent 8,34,868 2,63,139 31.5 84.6
06 Barpeta Uddhab Barman Communist Party of India (Marxist) 7,06,507 53,107 7.5 81.3
07 Gauhati Kirip Chaliha Indian National Congress 7,46,036 44,805 6.0 69.9
08 Mangaldoi Prbin Deka Indian National Congress 7,24,300 18,013 2.5 75.8
09 Tezpur Swarup Upadhayaya Indian National Congress 6,08,316 1,06,317 17.5 75.5
10 Nowgong Muhiram Saikia Asom Gana Parishad 6,60,626 12,917 2.0 75.2
11 Kaliabor Tarun Gogoi Indian National Congress 6,80,628 1,24,719 18.3 74.9
12 Jorhat Bijoy Krishna Handuqui Indian National Congress 5,63,633 1,10,663 19.6 66.0
13 Dibrugarh Paban Singh Ghatowar Indian National Congress 5,29,721 1,37,920 26.0 66.1
14 Lakhimpur Bolin Kuli Indian National Congress 6,42,536 61,360 9.5 72.4
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 2,63,139 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1991 · Assam · 14 seats · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Vote share and alliancesState-level summary published with the same results · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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