Assam assembly election, Feb 1978
The 6th Assam legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
126
64 needed for a majority
Largest party
JNP
53 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
938
22 women, 1 elected
Turnout
64.78%
51.7 lakh of 79.7 lakh
The house
126 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- JNP53
- INC26
- IND15
- CPM11
- INC(I)8
- CPI5
- PTC4
- RCI4
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Assam assembly election (1972)
INC
-69
CPM
+11
IND
+5
PTC
+3
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JNPJanata Party | 53 | — | 117 | 30.0% | 14,23,204 | 27.55% | — | 24 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 26 | -69 | 126 | 23.6% | 12,20,189 | 23.62% | -29.58 | 45 |
| INDIndependent | 15 | +5 | 485 | 6.7% | 13,25,850 | 25.67% | -4.08 | 428 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 11 | +11 | 27 | 25.9% | 2,90,385 | 5.62% | +3.04 | 6 |
| INC(I)INC(I) | 8 | — | 115 | 9.5% | 4,53,523 | 8.78% | — | 98 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 5 | +2 | 35 | 14.4% | 2,11,384 | 4.09% | -1.55 | 26 |
| PTCPTC | 4 | +3 | 9 | 32.5% | 1,34,533 | 2.60% | +0.93 | 2 |
| RCIRCI | 4 | — | 10 | 17.7% | 72,445 | 1.40% | — | 6 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | — | 6 | 8.8% | 22,685 | 0.44% | — | 5 |
| FBLAll India Forward Bloc | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.3% | 4,839 | 0.09% | +0.03 | 3 |
| SUCSUC | 0 | — | 4 | 2.3% | 3,711 | 0.07% | — | 4 |
| IGLIGL | 0 | — | 1 | 6.1% | 2,305 | 0.04% | — | 1 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Assam at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.
Largest victories of Feb 1978
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHING | Assam | RCIMD. SAMSUL HUDA | INCABDUAL HUSSAIN MIR | 27,68464.28% |
| RUPOHIHAT | Assam | INCMOHAMMAD IDRIS | JNPKASEM ALI | 18,85143.86% |
| BISWANATH | Assam | JNPKOSHESWAR BORA | INCSATYA NARAYAN RAM | 13,08735.99% |
| BARKHETRY | Assam | JNPSEIKH CHAND MAHAMMAD | INCRAMESH CHANDRA CHOUDHURY | 15,93535.80% |
| KALAIGAON | Assam | JNPNAGEN SARMA | INCLAKSHMI KANTA SAIKIA | 16,42835.41% |
| JORHAT | Assam | JNPDULAL CHANDRA BARUAH | CPMDILIP BHATTACHARYYA | 14,69335.14% |
| KALIABOR | Assam | INDATIL CHANDRA GOSWAMI | INCGOLAP CHANDRA BARROAH | 12,34234.70% |
| SORBHOG | Assam | CPMHEMEN DAS | INCPRANITA TALUKDAR | 16,90733.92% |
| JALESWAR | Assam | JNPAFZALUR RAHMAN | INDSULOCHAN RABHA | 12,31431.95% |
| DIBRUGARH | Assam | JNPKESHAB CHANDRA GOGOI | INCLAKSHI PRASAD DUTTA | 11,93031.36% |
Closest results of Feb 1978
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIGBOI | Assam | INC(I)RAMESWAR DHANOWAR | JNPNIRANJAN BISWAS | 670.21% |
| MAJBAT | Assam | JNPSILVIUS CONDPAN | INCJOY NATH DEKA | 1050.27% |
| SONARI | Assam | INC(I)SATYA TATI | JNPJANAKINATH HONDIQUE | 2070.54% |
| CHAPAGURI | Assam | INDMANIK CHANDRA DAS | PTCKHOGENDRA NATH BORO | 2170.55% |
| TAMULPUR | Assam | JNPPADAM BAHADUR CHOUHAN | INDMANESWAR BORO | 2860.68% |
| BONGAIGAON | Assam | JNPMATHURA MOHAN SINHA | CPMGURU CHARAN SINGHA | 2460.78% |
| NOWGONG | Assam | INCMUKUT SARMA | JNPINDRESWAR GOSWAMI | 3570.89% |
| MAHMARA | Assam | RCIBUDHA BARUA | JNPPABAN GHATUAR | 3380.93% |
| MARIGAON | Assam | INCKALIRAM DEKTA RAJA | JNPPITSING KONWAR | 5271.05% |
| LAHARIGHAT | Assam | INCABUL KASHEM | JNPABDUL JALIL | 5051.07% |
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Assam assembly election, Feb 1978?
Janata Party won 53 of 126 seats, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Assam assembly election, Feb 1978?
Turnout was 64.78% — 51.7 lakh of 79.7 lakh registered electors voted.
How many candidates contested the Assam assembly election, Feb 1978?
938 candidates contested 126 seats.