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Assam · Assembly Constituency 40 · 1983
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Winner — 1983
HEMEN DAS
CPM· Left
CPM 36.7%IND 32.2%5 others 31.0%
Votes
13,143
36.7% share
Winning margin
1,607
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
50.4%
of 71,028
A closely fought contest. HEMEN DAS won with a 4.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEMEN DAS | Left | 13,143 | 36.7% |
| 2 | SAMSUL HAQUE | IND | 11,536 | 32.2% |
| 3 | MAHENDRA SAHA | Congress (I) | 5,780 | 16.2% |
| 4 | BIRENDRA BRAHMA | PTC | 4,217 | 11.8% |
| 5 | LAKHI PRASAD | IND | 602 | 1.7% |
| 6 | JOGESWAR BORO | IND | 380 | 1.1% |
| 7 | ASRAB ALI | IND | 119 | 0.3% |
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 (41st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 4.1% · max 33.9%
How contested is turnout?
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88%
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41st of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.2%
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62nd of 126Where does the house stand?
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109 seats · 55 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 36.7%IND 32.2%INC 16.2%PTC 11.8%OTH 3.1%
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.