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Assam · Assembly Constituency 29 · 1962
Mankachar
Winner — 1962
ZAHIRUL ISLAM
IND
IND 49.5%INC 48.3%1 others 2.2%
Votes
10,744
49.5% share
Winning margin
252
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
47.6%
of 45,629
Mankachar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 252 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZAHIRUL ISLAM | IND | 10,744 | 49.5% |
| 2 | KOBAD HUSSAIN AHMED | INC | 10,492 | 48.3% |
| 3 | NAZRUL ISLAM | IND | 482 | 2.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
Average turnout (53rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 0.1% · max 59.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
53rd of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 126How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
67th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
105 seats · 53 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 49.5%INC 48.3%OTH 2.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDThis 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.