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Assam · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1978
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Winner — 1978
JAGANNATH SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 29.2%INC(I) 25.6%5 others 45.2%
Votes
9,993
29.2% share
Winning margin
1,225
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
53.8%
of 63,661
A closely fought contest. JAGANNATH SINGH won with a 3.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGANNATH SINGH | Janata | 9,993 | 29.2% |
| 2 | ABDUL AZIS BARBHUIA |  INC(I)INC | 8,768 | 25.6% |
| 3 | RAMENDRA DESHMUKHYA | IND | 6,406 | 18.7% |
| 4 | DWARIKA NATH TEWARI | INC | 4,353 | 12.7% |
| 5 | ATIN DAS | 2,578 | 7.5% | |
| 6 | BUDH RAM TELI | IND | 1,246 | 3.6% |
| 7 | MATILAL ZAIGIDAR | Left | 920 | 2.7% |
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.
High turnout (2nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.1% · min 2.1% · max 48.1%
How contested is turnout?
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96%
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2nd of 126How crowded is the field?
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1.88
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110th of 126How much NOTA?
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0.5%
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121st of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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1.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 29.2%INC(I) 25.6%IND 18.7%INC 12.7%RSP 7.5%OTH 6.3%
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.