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1957 Indian general election in Assam|
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| Registered | 44,95,359 |
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| Turnout | 20,74,158 (46.14%)  1.82% |
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First party
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Second party
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Template:Eppt
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Template:Eppt
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| Party
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INC
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Praja Socialist Party
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| Seats won
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9
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2
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| Seat change
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2
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 2
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| Popular vote
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11,84,708
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4,57,643
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| Percentage
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51.68%
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19.96%
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| Swing
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5.94%
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new party
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The 1957 Indian general election in Assam were held to elect the 12 members from 10 constituencies in the state. The result was a victory for Indian National Congress winning 9 out of the 12 seats. And 2 seats were won by the Praja Socialist Party. The remaining seat was won by an Independent politician.
Voting and results
List of Elected MPs
| Constituency
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NoS
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Winner
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Runner-up
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Margin
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| Candidate
|
Party
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Votes
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%
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Candidate
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Party
|
Votes
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%
|
Votes
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%
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| 1
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Cachar
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2
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Dwarika Nath Tewari (SC)
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INC
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2,19,704
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55.85
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Dev Dhirendra Mohan
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IND
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1,73,675
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44.15
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N/A
|
| Nibaran Chandra Laskar
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|
INC
|
Returned Uncontested[lower-alpha 1]
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| 2
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Autonomous Districts (ST)
|
1
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Hoover Hynniewta
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|
IND
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58,428
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49.86
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G. Gilbert Swell
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INC
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40,580
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34.63
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17,848
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15.23
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| 3
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Dhubri
|
1
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Amjad Ali
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PSP
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1,01,303
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57.98
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Nazmul Haque
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INC
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73,410
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42.02
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27,893
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15.97
|
| 4
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Goalpara
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2
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Dharanidhar Basumauari (ST)
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|
INC
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1,83,774
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26.40
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Bishnu Prasad Rabha (ST)[lower-alpha 2]
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CPI
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98,180
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14.11
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N/A
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| Rani Manjula Debi
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|
INC
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1,83,974
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26.43
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Bhabananda Datta[lower-alpha 3]
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|
CPI
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1,03,151
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14.82
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N/A
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| 5
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Gauhati
|
1
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Hem Barua
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|
PSP
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1,43,497
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59.76
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Devendra Nath Sarma
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INC
|
96,624
|
40.24
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46,873
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19.52
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| 6
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Darrang
|
1
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Bijoy Chandra Bhagavati
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|
INC
|
Returned Uncontested
|
| 7
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Nowgong
|
1
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Liladhar Kataki
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|
INC
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1,19,002
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61.74
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Sukadev Goswami
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IND
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53,947
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27.99
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65,055
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33.75
|
| 8
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Jorhat
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1
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Mofida Ahmed
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INC
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80,028
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45.36
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Syed Abdul Malik
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CPI
|
33,713
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19.11
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46,315
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26.25
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| 9
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Sibsagar
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1
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Profulla Chandra Borua
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INC
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92,374
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56.12
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Kedarnath Goswami
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IND
|
32,633
|
19.83
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59,741
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36.29
|
| 10
|
Dibrugarh
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1
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Jogendra Nath Hazarika
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INC
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95,238
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69.32
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Nibaron Chandra Bora
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PSP
|
25,712
|
18.71
|
69,526
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50.60
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- ↑ The reserved seat was won by election, and the unreserved seat was won unopposed
- ↑ Runner up for reserved seat
- ↑ Runner up for unreserved seat
See also
Bibliography
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