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Assam · Assembly Constituency 83 · 1996
Dhing
Winner — 1996
MUSTAFA SHAHIDUL ISLAM
INC· INC
INC 36.0%AIIC(T) 35.4%8 others 28.6%
Votes
29,665
36.0% share
Winning margin
477
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
76.5%
of 1,07,774
Dhing was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 477 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUSTAFA SHAHIDUL ISLAM | INC | 29,665 | 36.0% |
| 2 | IDRISH ALI | AIIC(T) | 29,188 | 35.4% |
| 3 | ABUL HASEN KHANDAKAR | IND | 13,489 | 16.4% |
| 4 | NURUDDIN AHMED | United Front | 4,454 | 5.4% |
| 5 | MUKUL DAS | BJP | 2,621 | 3.2% |
| 6 | SIRAJUL ISLAM | UMFA | 1,201 | 1.5% |
| 7 | MAHAMMAD ALI | IND | 744 | 0.9% |
| 8 | ABDUR RASHID | RCPI(R) | 522 | 0.6% |
| 9 | ISKANDAR ALI | IND | 488 | 0.6% |
| 10 | FAIZUDDIN AHMED | IND | 70 | 0.1% |
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.
Low turnout (120th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 29.6% · min 0.6% · max 77.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
120th of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 126How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
8th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.0%AIIC(T) 35.4%IND 16.4%AGP 5.4%OTH 6.8%
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.