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Assam · Assembly Constituency 58 · 1978
Tamulpur
Winner — 1978
PADAM BAHADUR CHOUHAN
JNP· Janata
JNP 30.7%IND 30.0%5 others 39.3%
Votes
12,960
30.7% share
Winning margin
286
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
70.2%
of 60,161
Tamulpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 286 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PADAM BAHADUR CHOUHAN | Janata | 12,960 | 30.7% |
| 2 | MANESWAR BORO | IND | 12,674 | 30.0% |
| 3 | RAMESH MAJUMDAR | IND | 8,449 | 20.0% |
| 4 | AMBARISH CHANDRA LAHARI | INC | 6,108 | 14.4% |
| 5 | ASHOK MUKHARJEE | IND | 1,060 | 2.5% |
| 6 | JIRIMIA MUSHAHARI |  INC(I)INC | 817 | 1.9% |
| 7 | SADANANDA LAHARI | IND | 192 | 0.5% |
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.
High turnout (16th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 0.7% · max 58.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
lowerhigher
16th of 126How crowded is the field?
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1.96
fewer partiesmore parties
98th of 126How much NOTA?
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0.5%
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123rd of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 30.7%IND 30.0%IND 20.0%INC 14.4%OTH 4.9%
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.