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Assam · Assembly Constituency 109 · 1978

Bihpuria

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Winner — 1978

PREMADHAR BORA
IND
IND 17.3%INC 16.0%12 others 66.7%
Votes
7,048
17.3% share
Winning margin
549
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
64.2%
of 63,304

Bihpuria was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 549 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PREMADHAR BORA
IND
7,04817.3%
2
DURGESWAR PATHAK
INC
INC
6,49916.0%
3
BHIMLAL GAM
IND
5,58213.7%
4
SUBESWAR PHUKAN
CPI
Left
4,72911.6%
5
SUREN BORA
JNP
Janata
4,71211.6%
6
JUGAL PHUKAN
IND
2,9627.3%
7
SARBESWAR BHUYAN
IND
2,8006.9%
8
KOSHESWAR BARUA
INC(I)
INC
2,1235.2%
9
RAMESWAR SAIKIA
IND
1,6374.0%
10
KAMAL GOGOI
IND
1,0862.7%
11
MUHIRAM BANIA
IND
4491.1%
12
DHARMESWAR SAIKIA
IND
4091.0%
13
MOHIM CHANDRA HAZARIKA
IND
3320.8%
14
PREMA BORA
IND
2900.7%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (100th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.0% · min 0.6% · max 94.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
100th of 126

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.97
fewer partiesmore parties
97th of 126

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
41st of 126

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 17.3%INC 16.0%IND 13.7%CPI 11.6%JNP 11.6%IND 7.3%OTH 22.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

This 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.

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