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Assam · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1978
Chaygaon
Winner — 1978
A. N. AKRAM HUSSAIN
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 32.6%JNP 28.0%5 others 39.5%
Votes
13,712
32.6% share
Winning margin
1,934
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
68.4%
of 61,589
A closely fought contest. A. N. AKRAM HUSSAIN won with a 4.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. N. AKRAM HUSSAIN |  INC(I)INC | 13,712 | 32.6% |
| 2 | NARBADA CHOUDHURY | Janata | 11,778 | 28.0% |
| 3 | MATLAB ALI | INC | 6,216 | 14.8% |
| 4 | JNANENDRA DEWAN | IND | 5,221 | 12.4% |
| 5 | NALINI CHOUDHURY | IND | 2,610 | 6.2% |
| 6 | KAMESWAR DAS | IND | 1,547 | 3.7% |
| 7 | HATTEM ALI CHOUDHURY | IND | 1,025 | 2.4% |
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 (39th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 4.6% · max 36.2%
How contested is turnout?
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88%
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39th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 126How much NOTA?
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1.3%
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50th 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
INC(I) 32.6%JNP 28.0%INC 14.8%IND 12.4%IND 6.2%OTH 6.1%
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.