Who won Katigora in the 1972 Assembly election?

ABDUL HAMID MAJUMDER of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Katigora in the 1972 Assembly election with 21,882 votes (61.7% vote share), a margin of 8,810 votes over the runner-up.

Constituency

17. Katigora

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Assam Assembly Election, 1972

AS-KATIGORA

INC 61.7%won by 24.8%IND 36.8%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 22.4% to 24.8%.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate

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Turnout

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Valid votes

35,482

Margin

8,810

24.83%

Candidates

4 contested · winner INC

1ABDUL HAMID MAJUMDER Indian National Congress · INC21,88261.7%
2TARAPADA BHATTACHARJEE Independent · IND13,07236.8%
3NABA KUMAR DEB Independent · IND3831.1%
4SUKUMAR BHATTACHARJEE Independent · IND1450.4%

Since 1967

Derived

Winner then: INC
Winner now: INC
INC–IND swing: +2.4%
INC share: 59.3% → 61.7%
IND share: 36.9% → 36.8%
Turnout: — → —

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