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Assam · Assembly Constituency 81 · 1978
Laharighat
Winner — 1978
ABUL KASHEM
INC· INC
INC 40.5%JNP 39.4%5 others 20.1%
Votes
19,065
40.5% share
Winning margin
505
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
71.7%
of 65,626
Laharighat was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 505 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABUL KASHEM | INC | 19,065 | 40.5% |
| 2 | ABDUL JALIL | Janata | 18,560 | 39.4% |
| 3 | KANAK DEKA | IND | 4,241 | 9.0% |
| 4 | NURUDDIN AHMED | IND | 2,272 | 4.8% |
| 5 | DHARANI KANTA RAJA |  INC(I)INC | 1,549 | 3.3% |
| 6 | SURENDRA NATH BHUYAN | IND | 919 | 1.9% |
| 7 | FAIZUDDIN | RCI | 476 | 1.0% |
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.
Low turnout (122nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 1.1% · max 43.0%
How contested is turnout?
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79%
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122nd of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 126How much NOTA?
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1.7%
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30th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.5%JNP 39.4%IND 9.0%OTH 11.1%
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.