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Assam · Assembly Constituency 98 · 1985
Jorhat
Winner — 1985
ABHIJIT SARMAH
IND
IND 68.6%INC 24.8%4 others 6.6%
Votes
43,382
68.6% share
Winning margin
27,691
43.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
70.5%
of 89,611
Jorhat is a safe seat — ABHIJIT SARMAH won by 43.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABHIJIT SARMAH | IND | 43,382 | 68.6% |
| 2 | DINA NATH RAJKHOWA | INC | 15,691 | 24.8% |
| 3 | DULAL BARUAH | Janata | 2,840 | 4.5% |
| 4 | GIRIN BARUAH | IND | 744 | 1.2% |
| 5 | RAM KUMAR BARUAH | BJP | 398 | 0.6% |
| 6 | PULAK CHANDRA GOGOI | IND | 163 | 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 (66th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe43.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 3.9% · max 66.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
66th of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.90
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 126How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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101st of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 68.6%INC 24.8%OTH 6.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— 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.