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Assam · Assembly Constituency 58 · 1972
Gauhati East
Winner — 1972
ATUL CHANDRASAIKIA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 48.3%CPI 23.0%10 others 28.7%
Votes
13,840
48.3% share
Winning margin
7,244
25.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
50.9%
of 56,368
Gauhati East is a safe seat — ATUL CHANDRASAIKIA won by 25.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATUL CHANDRASAIKIA | Congress (R) | 13,840 | 48.3% |
| 2 | DHIRESWAR KALIKA | Left | 6,596 | 23.0% |
| 3 | NANDESWAR TALUKDAR | Left | 3,731 | 13.0% |
| 4 | TARINI MOHAN BAROOAH | 910 | 3.2% | |
| 5 | HALI RAM MUDOI | 720 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | BHUBAN NATH | IND | 645 | 2.3% |
| 7 | DAMBARUDHAR INGAL | IND | 565 | 2.0% |
| 8 | PADMA KANTA DEKA | IND | 427 | 1.5% |
| 9 | ATUL BORA | IND | 419 | 1.5% |
| 10 | MAKANI PATAR | IND | 306 | 1.1% |
| 11 | ANOWAR HUSSAIN | IND | 262 | 0.9% |
| 12 | JITEBDRA CH. HAZARIKA | IND | 257 | 0.9% |
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 (16th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 0.7% · max 58.5%
How contested is turnout?
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94%
lowerhigher
16th of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.96
fewer partiesmore parties
98th of 126How much NOTA?
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0.5%
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123rd of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
114 seats · 58 majority
How did the vote split?
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1.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.3%CPI 23.0%CPM 13.0%OTH 15.7%
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.