Elections Archive

GEN · Assam

Gauhati

Barua, Hem (PSP) won by 46,873 votes (19.5%).

Electors
4,20,761
Votes polled
2,40,121
Valid votes
2,40,121
Turnout
57.1%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1957-02-25

Margin vs 1957 national median: 19.5% (median 11.1%). Back to Assam · 1957 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Comfortable (10–20%)Party held vs 2014
Margin · 2019
19.7%(-1.3%)
Turnout
91.4%(+12.7%)
NOTA
0.6%
Top-2 squeeze
95.4%

Winning margin over time · Gauhati

19521957196219671971197719841991199619981999200420092014201943%

Candidates

Candidates · Gauhati 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Barua, HemWinnerPSP1,43,49759.8%
2Sarma, Devendra NathINC96,62440.2%

Showing 2 of 2 rows