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RANGAMATI

Assembly seat no. 71 in Assam · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1967.

OverviewElection History
1972INC1967INC
Winner, 1972
UPENDRA DAS
INC
Elections held
2
1967–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 2
Margin, 1972
6,212
21.42% of valid votes

Result, 1972

Winner
INCUPENDRA DAS
Votes
14,799
Vote share
51.03%
Margin
6,212
Runner-up
INDNAKUL CHANDRA DAS
Votes
8,587
Vote share
29.61%
Behind by
6,212
Electors
57,259
Total votes polled
29,000
Valid votes
29,000
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
50.6%

Full result, 1972

6 candidates · 29,000 valid votes

1972 election →
UPENDRA DASINCwon
14,799
51.0%
NAKUL CHANDRA DASIND
8,587
29.6%
PADMA RAM BANIAIND
1,802
6.2%
ANIL DASIND
1,389
4.8%
SAILENDRA RAIIND
1,289
4.4%
DINAMANI DASSOP
1,134
3.9%

Past results

Most recent 2 of 2 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1972UPENDRA DASINC14,79951.03%NAKUL CHANDRA DAS6,212
1967N.C. DASINC14,65964.71%K. BANIA7,648

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%14%28%43%57%19671972Turnout

Winning margin

0%9%19%28%38%19671972Margin

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