Assam · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1980 GEN
Santosh Mohan Dev (Rana Dev) of Indian National Congress (I) won the Silchar Lok Sabha constituency in Assam in the 1980 general election, with a winning margin of 18,606 votes (4.90%).
The constituency had 565,048 registered electors and 376,008 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 66.50%. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
Indian National Congress (I)
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In the 1980 Lok Sabha election, Santosh Mohan Dev (Rana Dev) of Indian National Congress (I) secured victory in the Silchar constituency (Assam) with a margin of 18,606 votes.
Out of 565,048 registered electors, 376,008 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 66.50%. A total of 0 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.
India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.
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