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Assam · PC 3 · 1972 by-electionReserved (ST)
Diphu(ST)
Winner — 1972 by-election
B.SSINGNER
INC 68.6%IND 24.8%1 others 6.6%
Votes
55,228
68.6% share
Winning margin
35,233
43.8% of votes
Total votes cast
80,536
Candidates
3
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.SSINGNER | 55,228 | 68.6% | |
| 2 | B.SINGNER | IND | 19,995 | 24.8% |
| 3 | J.TERANG | IND | 5,313 | 6.6% |
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.
High turnout (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe43.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 3.3% · max 38.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
2nd of 14How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 14How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
11th of 14How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 68.6%IND 24.8%IND 6.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDThis 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.