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Assam Lok Sabha 1962

Results board · 12 constituencies

HouseLok Sabha
StateAssam
Seats
12
Constituencies
Majority
7
Seats needed of 12
Electors
49.43L
On the roll
Votes polled
26.08L
52.8% of electors
Median turnout
52.9%
Median of 12 seats
INC lead
+2
Above majority · 9 − 7

[01]Seat matrix

12 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 12 seats: INC 9, PSP 2, HLC 1. Majority line at 7 seats. Hemicycle of 12 seats: INC 9, PSP 2, HLC 1. Majority line at 7 seats.
Majority · 7 of 12INC 9 · +2 above majority
INC 975.0% Indian National Congress
PSP 216.7% Praja Socialist Party
HLC 18.3% Hill Leaders Conference

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
INC 45.2%9 seats · 75.0%
PSP 19.2%2 seats · 16.7%
CPI 7.1%0 seats
HLC 3.7%1 seat · 8.3%
SOC 2.9%0 seats
Others 21.9%0 seats · 0.0%

Alliances

Not in the source for this election.

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. INC converted 45.2% of votes into 75.0% of seats, a seat premium of 29.8 pp.

    9 ÷ 12 = 75.0% · 75.0 − 45.2 = +29.8

  2. CPI polled 7.1% of votes, the 3rd-highest share, but won 0 seats (0.0%).

    0 ÷ 12 = 0.0% · 0.0 − 7.1 = −7.1

  3. Jorhat was decided by 907 votes, the closest of 12 seats; Darrang had the widest margin, 95,796.

    min / max of margin over 12 seats with a recorded margin

  4. 1 seat was won by a margin under 1%; PSP won 1 of them.

    count(margin % < 1.0) = 1 of 12 · PSP 1

  5. Turnout ran from 46.6% in Dibrugarh to 60.0% in Gauhati; the median seat polled 52.9%.

    min / median / max over 12 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

12 of 12 seats carry a turnout
025507510052.9%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 433.3% of seats
50–60 758.3% of seats
60–70 18.3% of seats
70–80 00.0% of seats
≥ 80% 00.0% of seats
  • LowestDibrugarh46.6%
  • HighestGauhati60.0%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

12 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Assam Lok Sabha 1962, all 12 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
44 Cachar Jyotsna Chanda Indian National Congress 2,01,609 16,440 8.2 52.6
45 KarimganjSC Nihar Ranjan Laskar Indian National Congress 2,31,153 50,525 21.9 58.1
46 Autonomous DistrictsST Gilbert G. Swell Hill Leaders Conference 1,53,235 35,149 22.9 47.9
47 Dhubri Mau Ghysuddin Ahammad Indian National Congress 2,19,296 27,516 12.5 56.0
48 GoalparaST Dharani Dhor Basumotari Indian National Congress 2,29,232 30,434 13.3 53.4
49 Gauhati Hem Borua Praja Socialist Party 2,80,492 32,062 11.4 60.0
50 Barpeta Renuka Devi Barkataki Indian National Congress 2,32,351 22,591 9.7 51.6
51 DarrangWIDEST Bijoy Chandra Bhagabati Indian National Congress 2,12,851 95,796 45.0 56.2
52 Nowgong Liladhar Kotoki Indian National Congress 2,50,915 24,975 10.0 53.2
53 JorhatCLOSEST Rajendra Nath Baruah Praja Socialist Party 1,96,268 907 0.5 48.6
54 Sibsagar Prafulla Chandra Baruah Indian National Congress 2,18,312 54,464 24.9 47.6
55 Dibrugarh Jogendra Nath Hazarika Indian National Congress 1,81,805 56,830 31.3 46.6
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 95,796 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1962 · Assam · 12 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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