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Assam · Assembly Constituency 124 · 1978

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Winner — 1978

KUL BAHADUR CHETRI
JNP· Janata
JNP 26.3%INC(I) 23.9%10 others 49.8%
Votes
9,987
26.3% share
Winning margin
924
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
60.2%
of 63,045

A closely fought contest. KUL BAHADUR CHETRI won with a 2.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KUL BAHADUR CHETRI
JNP
Janata
9,98726.3%
2
LILADHAR GOGOI
INC(I)
INC
9,06323.9%
3
CHANDRA BHAHADUR CHETRI
INC
INC
5,38214.2%
4
KESHAB BORAH
IND
3,94210.4%
5
ROHITESWAR BHATTACHARYYA
CPI
Left
2,8227.4%
6
PATRAS EKA
IND
1,9785.2%
7
PRADYUT SINGH
IND
1,2813.4%
8
SURJYA KANTA DUTTA
IND
1,1703.1%
9
KARNA BAHADUR THAPA
IND
9022.4%
10
BIPIN KUMAR BORGOHAIN
IND
7602.0%
11
NIRMALENDU BISWAS
IND
4901.3%
12
AAJAY CHAKRAVATRY
IND
1690.5%

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 (87th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.5% · min 2.4% · max 52.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
87th of 126

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 126

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
106th of 126

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 26.3%INC(I) 23.9%INC 14.2%IND 10.4%CPI 7.4%IND 5.2%OTH 12.6%

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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