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Assam · Assembly Constituency 68 · 1972
Kahalpur
Winner — 1972
GIRINDARA C. CHOUDHURY
INC· Congress (R)
INC 40.0%SOP 35.2%5 others 24.8%
Votes
12,056
40.0% share
Winning margin
1,435
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
51.3%
of 58,760
A closely fought contest. GIRINDARA C. CHOUDHURY won with a 4.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIRINDARA C. CHOUDHURY | Congress (R) | 12,056 | 40.0% |
| 2 | LAKSHYADHAR CHOUDHURY | 10,621 | 35.2% | |
| 3 | SARAT CHANDRA PATOWARI | IND | 4,009 | 13.3% |
| 4 | CHANDICHARAN DEKA | IND | 1,460 | 4.8% |
| 5 | MAHESWAR DEKA | IND | 1,098 | 3.6% |
| 6 | LOHIT CHANDRA MAHANTA | IND | 594 | 2.0% |
| 7 | PURNA CHANDRA DUTTA | IND | 328 | 1.1% |
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 (69th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 0.4% · max 44.9%
How contested is turnout?
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85%
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69th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.46
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28th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.3%
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54th of 126Where does the house stand?
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114 seats · 58 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.0%SOP 35.2%IND 13.3%OTH 11.5%
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.