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Assam · PC 5 · 1956 by-election
Gauhati
Winner — 1956 by-election
D.N. SARMA
INC 58.8%PSP 38.0%1 other 3.2%
Votes
45,057
58.8% share
Winning margin
15,945
20.8% of votes
Total votes cast
76,638
Candidates
3
Seat history
All Candidates
3 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes · %Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.N. SARMA | 45,05758.8% | |
| 2 | HEM BARUA | 29,11238.0% | |
| 3 | S. LAHKAR | IND | 2,4693.2% |
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, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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20.8%
winning margin, share of votes
How many parties were really in the race?
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Essentially two
INC and PSP took 97% of the votes.
Effective number of parties: 2.04 — 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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58.8%won by INC
INC 58.8%PSP 38.0%Others 3.2%
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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