Assam assembly election, Feb 1983
The 7th Assam legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
109
55 needed for a majority
Largest party
INC
91 seats · majority
Candidates
471
3 women, 2 elected
Turnout
29.99%
22.7 lakh of 75.8 lakh
The house
109 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- INC91
- IND10
- PTC3
- ICS2
- CPM2
- CPI1
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Assam assembly election (1978)
INC
+65
CPM
-9
IND
-5
CPI
-4
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 91 | +65 | 109 | 52.5% | 11,94,657 | 52.53% | +28.91 | 5 |
| INDIndependent | 10 | -5 | 258 | 9.0% | 6,59,995 | 29.02% | +3.35 | 216 |
| PTCPTC | 3 | -1 | 21 | 26.9% | 1,06,084 | 4.67% | +2.06 | 8 |
| ICSIndian Congress (Socialist) | 2 | — | 34 | 15.9% | 1,37,685 | 6.05% | — | 21 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 | -9 | 24 | 21.9% | 1,16,923 | 5.14% | -0.48 | 12 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 1 | -4 | 25 | 17.1% | 58,746 | 2.58% | -1.51 | 17 |
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 1983
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHARMAPUR | Assam | INCBHUMIDHAR BARMAN | INDMD. ASHAN ALI | 266100.00% |
| BIHPURIA | Assam | INCBORGORAM DEORI | CPISUBHESWAR PHUKEN | 41494.74% |
| RAHA | Assam | INCLAKHI PRASAD HAZARIKA | ICSJAGADISH DAS | 9,12991.46% |
| BOKAKHAT | Assam | INCDHARMESHWAR HAZARIKA | ICSTULSI DAS | 1,38191.03% |
| HAJO | Assam | INCBARKAT ULLAH | CPIMAKIBAR RAHMAN | 6,32790.57% |
| KHUMTAI | Assam | INCJIBA KANTA GOGOI | CPILAKHESWAR BORAH | 88189.26% |
| NOWGONG | Assam | INCMUKUT SHARMA | CPMBHUPEN BARBARA | 7,68489.12% |
| AMGURI | Assam | INCKIRTI DUTTA | INDTANURAM SAIKIA | 1,76587.55% |
| TEZPUR | Assam | INCNABIN CHANDRA KATH HAZARIKA | INDMAHAMMAD ALI | 5,08487.32% |
| DIBRUGARH | Assam | INCKESHAB CHANDRA GOGOI | ICSRAMESH CHANDRA BAROOAH | 4,65187.20% |
Closest results of Feb 1983
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NALBARI | Assam | INDCHANDRADHAR KALITA | PTCBALEN BORO | 160.71% |
| DIPHU | Assam | INDKAIZASONG | INCSERTHA SINGH TERANG | 2260.98% |
| JALESWAR | Assam | ICSAFZALUR RAHMAN | INCSAMSUL HAQUE | 5921.56% |
| LAKHIPUR | Assam | INDDINESH PRASAD GOALA | INDRAKESH CHANDRA PAUL | 1,0411.99% |
| KOKRAJHAR EAST | Assam | INCDAMBARUDHAR BRAHMA | PTCSAMAR BRAHMA CHOUDHURY | 9272.31% |
| PATHARKANDI | Assam | INDMIAN UDDDIN | CPIMRINAL KANTI DASGUPTA | 1,5322.78% |
| SORBHOG | Assam | CPMHEMEN DAS | INDSAMSUL HAQUE | 1,6074.49% |
| DALGAON | Assam | INCSYEDA ANWARA TAIMUR | ICSABDUL JABBAR | 1,5544.70% |
| RATABARI | Assam | INCSUBAL CHANDRA DAS | CPMKAMDEB DAS | 2,9236.67% |
| KATIGORA | Assam | INCNEPAL CHANDRA DAS | INDABDUL HAMID MAJUMDAR | 3,7196.83% |