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Assam · Assembly Constituency 120 · 1978
Naharkatia
Winner — 1978
SASHA KAMAL HANDIQUE
CPM· Left
CPM 26.8%JNP 25.6%8 others 47.6%
Votes
10,309
26.8% share
Winning margin
493
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
65.1%
of 58,961
Naharkatia was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 493 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SASHA KAMAL HANDIQUE | Left | 10,309 | 26.8% |
| 2 | JONARAM NEOG | Janata | 9,816 | 25.6% |
| 3 | KHIROD SAIKIA | INC | 5,561 | 14.5% |
| 4 | DURJUDHAN TANTI |  INC(I)INC | 5,410 | 14.1% |
| 5 | MINARAM SONOWAL | Left | 3,513 | 9.2% |
| 6 | GAHIN CHUTIA | IND | 2,779 | 7.2% |
| 7 | KUSHA DUTTA | IND | 464 | 1.2% |
| 8 | PARESH CHANDRA GOHAIN | IND | 234 | 0.6% |
| 9 | NANEE GOPAL SHARMA | IND | 202 | 0.5% |
| 10 | TILENDRA NATH MAHANTA | IND | 115 | 0.3% |
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.
Low turnout (105th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 0.1% · max 46.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
105th of 126How crowded is the field?
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1.94
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 126How much NOTA?
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1.2%
lowerhigher
58th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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1.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 26.8%JNP 25.6%INC 14.5%INC(I) 14.1%CPI 9.2%IND 7.2%OTH 2.6%
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.