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Assam · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2016

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Winner — 2016

NIZAM UDDIN CHOUDHURY
AIUDF· AIUDF
AIUDF 42.3%BJP 27.5%13 others 30.2%
Votes
50,531
42.3% share
Winning margin
17,754
14.9% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
83.1%
of 1,43,714

A clear win with a 14.9% margin.

Seat history

0 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2011 vs 2016

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NIZAM UDDIN CHOUDHURY
AIUDF
AIUDF
50,53142.3%
2
KAUSHIK RAI
BJP
NDA
32,77727.4%
3
RAHUL ROY
INC
UPA
25,92721.7%
4
MEHNAZ SAHID CHOUDHURY
AGP
5,8224.9%
—
NOTA
NOTA
7680.6%
6
SAHIDUL ISLAM LASKAR
SP
Samajwadi Party
5850.5%
7
AHMED HUSSAIN LASKAR
IND
5090.4%
8
RAJU DAS
IND
4750.4%
9
RUPU DEB
IND
4750.4%
10
SAMIN AHMED CHOUDHURY
IND
4610.4%
11
AHMED KARIM BARBHUIYA
IND
2600.2%
12
IMADUL ISLAM LASKAR
IND
2290.2%
13
BINAYAK DEB
IND
2220.2%
14
KAZI MUZAKKIR HUSSAIN
IND
1790.1%
15
SALEH AHMED MAZUMDER
IND
1730.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (12th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
14.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 6.1% · max 46.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
12th of 126

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 126

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
111th of 126

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AIUDF 42.3%BJP 27.4%INC 21.7%OTH 7.9%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.09 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.

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