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Assam · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1951

Shillong

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Winner — 1951

J. J. M. NICHOLAS-ROY
INC
INC 31.4%KJD 22.4%9 others 46.2%
Votes
4,458
31.4% share
Winning margin
1,286
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
50.9%
of 27,870

A clear win with a 9.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
J. J. M. NICHOLAS-ROY
INC
4,45831.4%
2
G. GILBERT SWELL
KJD
3,17222.4%
3
SATYABRATA BHATTACHARJEE
BJS
1,65411.7%
4
MAVIS DUNN
IND
1,62211.4%
5
DHURBANATH JOSHI
IND
1,44610.2%
6
HARI BLAH
IND
9887.0%
7
MANORAMA MEHTA
SP
3182.2%
8
HEM CHANDRA DATTA
HMS
2141.5%
9
BIMALENDU SENGUPTA
FBL(RG)
1871.3%
10
LALA BEJOY KUMAR DEY
IND
680.5%
11
KAMAKHYA LAL BAJORIA
IND
610.4%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (4th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.1% · max 45.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
4th of 126

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 126

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
125th of 126

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
108 seats · 55 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.4%KJD 22.4%BJS 11.7%IND 11.4%IND 10.2%IND 7.0%OTH 6.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

This seat number was reused from 2026. The district and local data on file describe the seat as contested from 2026, so they are not shown for earlier elections.

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