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Assam · Assembly Constituency 63 · 1996Reserved (ST)
Chapaguri
Winner — 1996
JAGMOHAN BASMATARY
IND
IND 40.2%AGP 36.8%10 others 23.0%
Votes
31,926
40.2% share
Winning margin
2,657
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
78.0%
of 1,01,964
A closely fought contest. JAGMOHAN BASMATARY won with a 3.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGMOHAN BASMATARY | IND | 31,926 | 40.2% |
| 2 | SUREN SWARGIARY | United Front | 29,269 | 36.8% |
| 3 | GANESH BRAHMA | INC | 6,404 | 8.1% |
| 4 | BIMAL BRAHMA GAYARI | IND | 4,008 | 5.0% |
| 5 | BAIKUNTHA NATH DAS | IND | 3,164 | 4.0% |
| 6 | RAM DAS BORO | BJP | 2,142 | 2.7% |
| 7 | GOBINDA DAS | IND | 1,166 | 1.5% |
| 8 | KHARGESWAR DEKA | IND | 393 | 0.5% |
| 9 | MANIK DAS | IND | 371 | 0.5% |
| 10 | RAMESH BORO | IND | 286 | 0.4% |
| 11 | CHAKINDRA ROY | IND | 192 | 0.2% |
| 12 | NABIN KAKATI | AIIC(T) | 174 | 0.2% |
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 (29th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.0% · min 0.6% · max 62.3%
How contested is turnout?
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89%
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29th of 126How crowded is the field?
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1.88
fewer partiesmore parties
112th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.2%
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63rd of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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1.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 40.2%AGP 36.8%INC 8.1%IND 5.0%OTH 9.9%
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.