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Assam · Assembly Constituency 71 · 1978
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Winner — 1978
PRATAP KALITA
INC· INC
INC 34.9%JNP 29.4%4 others 35.6%
Votes
14,042
34.9% share
Winning margin
2,209
5.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
72.2%
of 55,692
A clear win with a 5.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRATAP KALITA | INC | 14,042 | 34.9% |
| 2 | INDRA KANTA BORA | Janata | 11,833 | 29.4% |
| 3 | ASHOK KUMAR ROY | IND | 7,685 | 19.1% |
| 4 | MICHAEL LUGUN | IND | 4,420 | 11.0% |
| 5 | JITEN SUNDI | IND | 1,844 | 4.6% |
| 6 | BROJEN SIRCAR |  INC(I)INC | 373 | 0.9% |
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 (63rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe5.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 26.6% · min 5.5% · max 68.3%
How contested is turnout?
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85%
lowerhigher
63rd of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
74th of 126How much NOTA?
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2.6%
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5th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.9%JNP 29.4%IND 19.1%IND 11.0%OTH 5.5%
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.