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Assam · Assembly Constituency 101 · 1978
Mariani
Winner — 1978
GAJEN TANTI
INC· INC
INC 34.5%IND 24.7%5 others 40.8%
Votes
12,259
34.5% share
Winning margin
3,480
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
64.5%
of 55,133
A clear win with a 9.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAJEN TANTI | INC | 12,259 | 34.5% |
| 2 | PURNA KANTA PHUKAN | IND | 8,779 | 24.7% |
| 3 | SIBA BHURAGOHAIN | Janata | 7,568 | 21.3% |
| 4 | SHRIMATI RUPAN KURMI |  INC(I)INC | 3,213 | 9.0% |
| 5 | DEBESWAR GOGOI | IND | 1,495 | 4.2% |
| 6 | DINESWAR TASHA | IND | 1,410 | 4.0% |
| 7 | JOGEN BURAGOHAIN | IND | 827 | 2.3% |
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 (96th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 2.0% · max 32.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
96th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.03
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.2%
lowerhigher
69th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.5%IND 24.7%JNP 21.3%INC(I) 9.0%OTH 10.5%
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.