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Assam · Assembly Constituency 73 · 1996
Tezpur
Winner — 1996
BRINDABON GOSWAMI
AGP· United Front
AGP 44.7%INC 42.0%3 others 13.3%
Votes
30,706
44.7% share
Winning margin
1,833
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
72.0%
of 95,522
A closely fought contest. BRINDABON GOSWAMI won with a 2.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRINDABON GOSWAMI | United Front | 30,706 | 44.7% |
| 2 | BIZIT SAIKIA | INC | 28,873 | 42.0% |
| 3 | BADAN CHANDRA LAHKAR | BJP | 7,510 | 10.9% |
| 4 | PUNYA BRATA GOSWAMI | AIIC(T) | 1,378 | 2.0% |
| 5 | BIJOY BAHADUR SINGH | IND | 263 | 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 (75th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 1.3% · max 87.3%
How contested is turnout?
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84%
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75th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.07
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71st of 126How much NOTA?
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0.9%
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93rd of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AGP 44.7%INC 42.0%BJP 10.9%OTH 2.4%
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.