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Assam · PC 9 · 1952 by-election
Sibsagar North Lakhimpur
Winner — 1952 by-election
B.P. CHALIHA
INC 48.9%RCPI 31.9%2 others 19.2%
Votes
61,127
48.9% share
Winning margin
21,311
17.1% of votes
Total votes cast
1,24,968
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes · %Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.P. CHALIHA | 61,12748.9% | |
| 2 | K.N. BARBARUA | RCPI | 39,81631.9% |
| 3 | P.M. SARWAN | IND | 16,40313.1% |
| 4 | P. GOGOI | 7,6226.1% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
A comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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17.1%
winning margin, share of votes
How many parties were really in the race?
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Two or three
INC, RCPI and an independent took 94% of the votes.
Effective number of parties: 2.76 — counts each party by its share of the vote.
How often does it back the winner?
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…How did the vote split?
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48.9%won by INC
INC 48.9%RCPI 31.9%IND 13.1%PSP 6.1%
This seat number was reused from 2024. The district and local data on file describe the seat as contested from 2024, so they are not shown for earlier elections.
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