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Assam · Assembly Constituency 64 · 1978

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Winner — 1978

RAMESH CHANDRA SAHARIA
IND
IND 26.3%JNP 17.1%10 others 56.6%
Votes
10,794
26.3% share
Winning margin
3,771
9.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
68.2%
of 60,174

A clear win with a 9.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMESH CHANDRA SAHARIA
IND
10,79426.3%
2
BIJOYA CHAKRABORTY
JNP
Janata
7,02317.1%
3
DURGA KHARGHORIA
INC
INC
6,15115.0%
4
GANESH DEKA
IND
4,61011.2%
5
ELISON DAI MARI
IND
4,0029.8%
6
LAKHI DAS
IND
2,5056.1%
7
NARAYAN BORA
IND
1,8454.5%
8
RAMU SAIKIA
IND
1,4683.6%
9
BRAJENDRA RAI
INC(I)
INC
1,2082.9%
10
HARAKANTA DAS
IND
8502.1%
11
BHADRESHWAR DAS
IND
3070.8%
12
SURESH CHANDRA LAHIRI
IND
2670.7%

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 (31st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.6% · max 30.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
31st of 126

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 126

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
75th of 126

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 26.3%JNP 17.1%INC 15.0%IND 11.2%IND 9.8%IND 6.1%OTH 14.5%

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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