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Assam · Assembly Constituency 116 · 1978
Dibrugarh
Winner — 1978
KESHAB CHANDRA GOGOI
JNP· Janata
JNP 57.8%INC 26.5%7 others 15.7%
Votes
22,003
57.8% share
Winning margin
11,930
31.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
63.9%
of 59,520
Dibrugarh is a safe seat — KESHAB CHANDRA GOGOI won by 31.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KESHAB CHANDRA GOGOI | Janata | 22,003 | 57.8% |
| 2 | LAKSHI PRASAD DUTTA | INC | 10,073 | 26.5% |
| 3 | ATUL BORGOHAIN | IND | 1,704 | 4.5% |
| 4 | BINANDA BORUA |  INC(I)INC | 1,700 | 4.5% |
| 5 | ANIL KAUNDA | IND | 1,071 | 2.8% |
| 6 | SUREN BORGOHAIN | IND | 670 | 1.8% |
| 7 | IKBAL AHMED | IND | 496 | 1.3% |
| 8 | RAHMAT ALI | IND | 176 | 0.5% |
| 9 | K. K. RATNAM | IND | 147 | 0.4% |
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 (34th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe31.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 27.1% · min 0.2% · max 87.2%
How contested is turnout?
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89%
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34th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
77th of 126How much NOTA?
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0.6%
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112th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 57.8%INC 26.5%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.