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Assam · Assembly Constituency 100 · 1972
Jorhat
Winner — 1972
BIJOY KRISHNA HANDIQUI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 53.5%IND 35.4%1 others 11.0%
Votes
15,175
53.5% share
Winning margin
5,130
18.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
54.7%
of 51,844
Jorhat is a safe seat — BIJOY KRISHNA HANDIQUI won by 18.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIJOY KRISHNA HANDIQUI | Congress (R) | 15,175 | 53.5% |
| 2 | JOGEN KAIKIA | IND | 10,045 | 35.4% |
| 3 | BANGHIDHAR DUTTA | 3,120 | 11.0% |
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.
Low turnout (117th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.0% · min 2.8% · max 82.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
117th of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.01
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 126How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
77th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
114 seats · 58 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.5%IND 35.4%SOP 11.0%
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.