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Assam · Assembly Constituency 96 · 1978
Khumtai
Winner — 1978
NOGEN BORUA
JNP· Janata
JNP 32.6%INC 30.0%5 others 37.3%
Votes
11,818
32.6% share
Winning margin
944
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
59.4%
of 60,934
A closely fought contest. NOGEN BORUA won with a 2.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOGEN BORUA | Janata | 11,818 | 32.6% |
| 2 | AMAL GOSWAMI | INC | 10,874 | 30.0% |
| 3 | ABDUL MATLIB |  INC(I)INC | 5,636 | 15.6% |
| 4 | LAKHESHWAR BORA | Left | 4,609 | 12.7% |
| 5 | BANESWAR GOGOI | IND | 2,252 | 6.2% |
| 6 | LAKSHIRAM CHOUDHURY | IND | 796 | 2.2% |
| 7 | RAMESWAR BORA | IND | 223 | 0.6% |
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 (89th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.9% · min 2.6% · max 89.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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89th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.0%
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88th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 32.6%INC 30.0%INC(I) 15.6%CPI 12.7%IND 6.2%OTH 2.8%
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.