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Assam · Assembly Constituency 62 · 1978Reserved (ST)
Barama
Winner — 1978
BAIKUNTHA NATH DAS
INC· INC
INC 36.2%PTC 34.6%2 others 29.1%
Votes
13,377
36.3% share
Winning margin
597
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
62.9%
of 58,663
Barama was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 597 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAIKUNTHA NATH DAS | INC | 13,377 | 36.3% |
| 2 | ALIT BORO | PTC | 12,780 | 34.6% |
| 3 | BIRENDRA KUMAR DAS | IND | 9,899 | 26.8% |
| 4 | DHUPA RAM BASUMATARI |  INC(I)INC | 851 | 2.3% |
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.
Average turnout (36th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.3% · min 1.6% · max 72.5%
How contested is turnout?
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88%
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36th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.56
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21st of 126How much NOTA?
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0.9%
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94th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.3%PTC 34.6%IND 26.8%OTH 2.3%
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.