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Assam · Assembly Constituency 113 · 1978Reserved (ST)
Dhemaji
Winner — 1978
PURNA CHANDRA BORA
IND
IND 22.8%CPM 21.3%8 others 55.9%
Votes
12,608
22.8% share
Winning margin
804
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
64.6%
of 85,645
Dhemaji was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 804 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURNA CHANDRA BORA | IND | 12,608 | 22.8% |
| 2 | UPENDRA NATH PANGING | Left | 11,804 | 21.3% |
| 3 | KESHAB CHANDRA SONOWAL | Left | 11,586 | 20.9% |
| 4 | BOLIN KULI | INC | 6,921 | 12.5% |
| 5 | DIMBESWAR SAIKIA | PTC | 4,317 | 7.8% |
| 6 | BORGORAM DEORI |  INC(I)INC | 3,559 | 6.4% |
| 7 | DINA SAIKIA | IND | 2,401 | 4.3% |
| 8 | KUMAL CHANDRA MISONG | IND | 1,410 | 2.5% |
| 9 | LAMBODAR NARAH | IND | 412 | 0.7% |
| 10 | KAKESWAR KARDONG | IND | 324 | 0.6% |
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 (82nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 0.5% · max 46.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
82nd of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 126How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
83rd of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 22.8%CPM 21.3%CPI 20.9%INC 12.5%PTC 7.8%INC(I) 6.4%OTH 8.2%
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.