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Delimitation reshaped Assam seats and helped NDA clinch a record landslide
Politics
Published on 5 May 2026
A boundary redraw quietly cut the power of vote banks
Assam’s latest assembly elections delivered a record landslide for the NDA. Analysts point to a delimitation exercise that reshaped constituencies, altering how votes translated into seats. By redrawing boundaries, the influence of minority vote banks in some areas reportedly weakened, paving the way for BJP and allies to win substantially more seats than before.
- Assam’s NDA surge is tied to post delimitation constituency changes
- Boundary redrawing reduced impact of vote banks in select areas
- BJP and allies secured a large seat increase in the poll
- Constituency reshaping is emerging as a decisive election driver
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