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Assam · Assembly Constituency 65 · 1996
Kalaigaon
Winner — 1996
MAHENDRA MOHAN RAI CHOUDHURY
AGP· United Front
AGP 29.2%IND 26.2%6 others 44.6%
Votes
23,248
29.2% share
Winning margin
2,428
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
76.4%
of 1,04,237
A closely fought contest. MAHENDRA MOHAN RAI CHOUDHURY won with a 3.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHENDRA MOHAN RAI CHOUDHURY | United Front | 23,248 | 29.2% |
| 2 | BHUPEN BORO | IND | 20,820 | 26.2% |
| 3 | MD. MAZIBAR RAHAMAN | INC | 16,832 | 21.1% |
| 4 | LAKSHMI KANTA SAIKIA | ICS | 7,057 | 8.9% |
| 5 | RAMANI SAHARIA | BJP | 7,054 | 8.9% |
| 6 | ABDUL WAHAB TALUKDAR | AIIC(T) | 3,225 | 4.0% |
| 7 | KANAK CHANDRA DEV SARMA | IND | 1,057 | 1.3% |
| 8 | KALI MOLLAH | IND | 306 | 0.4% |
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 (80th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 2.2% · max 44.1%
How contested is turnout?
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84%
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80th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.12
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63rd of 126How much NOTA?
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1.2%
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59th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AGP 29.2%IND 26.2%INC 21.1%ICS 8.9%BJP 8.9%OTH 5.8%
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.