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Assam · Assembly Constituency 126 · 1978
Sadiya
Winner — 1978
BIPIN HAZARIKA
CPM· Left
CPM 16.8%IND 13.9%9 others 69.3%
Votes
6,372
16.8% share
Winning margin
1,102
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
63.8%
of 59,469
A closely fought contest. BIPIN HAZARIKA won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIPIN HAZARIKA | Left | 6,372 | 16.8% |
| 2 | SANTANU DAS | IND | 5,270 | 13.9% |
| 3 | DEVENDRA NATH HAZARIKA | INC | 4,803 | 12.7% |
| 4 | SUBHAKAR UPADHYAYA | IND | 4,766 | 12.6% |
| 5 | TARULATA BORA | Janata | 4,194 | 11.1% |
| 6 | KUSHESWAR BURAGOHAIN | IND | 4,007 | 10.6% |
| 7 | DEVENDRA NATH BORUHA |  INC(I)INC | 3,111 | 8.2% |
| 8 | SIBAJI RAI | IGL | 2,305 | 6.1% |
| 9 | MOHAN SAIKIA | IND | 1,606 | 4.2% |
| 10 | JOGENDRA BURAGOHAIN | IND | 749 | 2.0% |
| 11 | JITENDRA PAUL | IND | 742 | 2.0% |
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 (45th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 0.3% · max 44.2%
How contested is turnout?
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87%
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45th of 126How crowded is the field?
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1.75
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121st of 126How much NOTA?
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0.7%
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109th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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1.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 16.8%IND 13.9%INC 12.7%IND 12.6%JNP 11.1%IND 10.6%OTH 22.4%
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.