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Assam · Assembly Constituency 3 · 2016
Karimganj North
Winner — 2016
KAMALAKHYA DEY PURKAYASTHA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 34.6%BJP 34.3%14 others 31.1%
Votes
45,289
34.6% share
Winning margin
468
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
76.2%
of 1,71,548
Karimganj North was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 468 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
4 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMALAKHYA DEY PURKAYASTHA | INC (UPA) | 45,289 | 34.6% |
| 2 | MISSION RANJAN DAS | NDA | 44,821 | 34.3% |
| 3 | SAHABUL ISLAM CHOUDHURY | 34,207 | 26.2% | |
| 4 | NAZRUL ISLAM CHOUDHURY | IND | 1,704 | 1.3% |
| 5 | ABDUL AHAD CHOUDHURY | IND | 1,052 | 0.8% |
| 6 | MOIN UDDIN | IND | 708 | 0.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 674 | 0.5% |
| 8 | ARUNANGSHU BHATTACHARJEE | 468 | 0.4% | |
| 9 | MUHAMMAD MUHSIN ALAM | IND | 420 | 0.3% |
| 10 | SIBIR AHMED | IND | 265 | 0.2% |
| 11 | BIKASH KANTI ROY | BGANP | 253 | 0.2% |
| 12 | DEEPAN NATH | IND | 241 | 0.2% |
| 13 | KAYSAR AHMED CHOUDHURY | IND | 237 | 0.2% |
| 14 | AMJAD HUSSAIN | IND | 161 | 0.1% |
| 15 | TAJ UDDIN CHOUDHURY | IND | 144 | 0.1% |
| 16 | ARUN KUMAR DAS | IND | 137 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (74th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 0.4% · max 69.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
74th of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 126How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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39th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.6%BJP 34.3%AIUDF 26.2%OTH 4.4%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.03 Cr
This 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.