Elections Archive

SC · Assam

Karimganj

Nihar Ranjan Laskar (INC) won by 50,525 votes (22.5%).

Electors
3,97,814
Votes polled
2,31,153
Valid votes
2,24,582
Turnout
58.1%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1962-03-19

Margin vs 1962 national median: 22.5% (median 12.2%). Back to Assam · 1962 national · Target seats

Seat health

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

Knife-edge (<2%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
1.6%(-2.0%)
Turnout
81.2%(-1.2%)
NOTA
0.3%
Top-2 squeeze
93.7%

Winning margin over time · Karimganj

19621967197119771980198419911996199819992004200920142019202460%

Candidates

Candidates · Karimganj 1962
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Nihar Ranjan LaskarWinnerINC1,12,58450.1%
2Mukteswar ChoudhuryIND62,05927.6%
3Nitai Chand PatniIND49,93922.2%

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