87% winners in Assam polls got votes above 50%, shows ADR study
A recent analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) reveals that 87% of winners in the Assam Assembly elections secured over 50% of the votes. The average vote share for victorious candidates was 58.11%, an increase from 54.08% in 2021. Notably, a significant portion of winners with declared criminal cases also achieved high vote shares, while women candidates performed well in their constituencies.
- ▪87% of winning candidates received 50% or more of the total votes in their constituencies.
- ▪The average vote share for winners was 58.11%, up from 54.08% in 2021.
- ▪16 out of 21 winners with declared criminal cases won with a vote share of 50% and above.
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Around 87% (110 candidates) of the winners in the recently held Assam Assembly elections won with 50% and above of the total votes polled in their constituency, while 13% (16 candidates) of those who won got less than 50% of the votes polled, according to an analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).The analysis shows that all the victorious candidates won with an average of 58.11% of total votes polled as compared to 2021, when the winners got an average of 54.08% of the votes cast.Also 16 (76%) out of 21 winners with declared criminal cases have won with a vote share of 50% and above and 94 (90%) out of 105 winners with clean backgrounds have won with a similar vote share.Only two winners have won with a margin of victory of less than 3,000 votes while four winners had a…
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