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Assam · Assembly Constituency 117 · 1972
Dibrugarh
Winner — 1972
RAMESH CHANDRA BAROOAH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 82.3%IND 11.1%2 others 6.6%
Votes
18,669
82.3% share
Winning margin
16,143
71.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
45.2%
of 50,178
Dibrugarh is a safe seat — RAMESH CHANDRA BAROOAH won by 71.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMESH CHANDRA BAROOAH | Congress (R) | 18,669 | 82.3% |
| 2 | SUREN GOGOI | IND | 2,526 | 11.1% |
| 3 | NIBARAN CHANDRA BORA | 1,324 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | NAGENDRA NATH DAS | IND | 164 | 0.7% |
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 (50th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe71.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.9% · min 7.1% · max 71.2%
How contested is turnout?
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86%
lowerhigher
50th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
67th of 126How much NOTA?
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0.8%
lowerhigher
97th of 126Where does the house stand?
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114 seats · 58 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 82.3%IND 11.1%SOP 5.8%OTH 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
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— 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.