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Assam · Assembly Constituency 5 · 1972
Patharakandi
Winner — 1972
BISWANATH UPADHYAY
INC· Congress (R)
INC 47.7%IND 33.0%3 others 19.3%
Votes
17,126
47.7% share
Winning margin
5,290
14.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
62.2%
of 57,727
A clear win with a 14.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BISWANATH UPADHYAY | Congress (R) | 17,126 | 47.7% |
| 2 | MAHABUBUR ROB CHOUDHURY | IND | 11,836 | 33.0% |
| 3 | BIRESH MISRA | Left | 3,882 | 10.8% |
| 4 | SONA CHAND SINGHA | IND | 1,528 | 4.3% |
| 5 | MRINAL KANTI DASGUPTA | Left | 1,512 | 4.2% |
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.
High turnout (17th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean14.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 1.4% · max 43.7%
How contested is turnout?
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94%
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17th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 126How much NOTA?
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0.8%
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96th of 126Where does the house stand?
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114 seats · 58 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.7%IND 33.0%CPM 10.8%OTH 8.5%
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.