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Silchar

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Winner — 2016

DILIP KUMAR PAUL
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 60.5%INC 35.0%14 others 4.4%
Votes
94,787
60.5% share
Winning margin
39,920
25.5% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
75.0%
of 2,08,866

Silchar is a safe seat — DILIP KUMAR PAUL won by 25.5%.

Seat history

1 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2011 vs 2016

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DILIP KUMAR PAUL
BJP
NDA (NDA)
94,78760.5%
2
BITHIKA DEV
INC
UPA
54,86735.0%
3
SUPRIYA BHATTACHARJEE
CPM
1,9611.3%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,1430.7%
5
SHUVADIP DATTA
IND
6570.4%
6
RITA MAZUMDER
IND
5260.3%
7
IMDAD HUSSAIN LASKAR
IND
5120.3%
8
SAHIN AHMED CHOUDHURY
SP
Samajwadi Party
3320.2%
9
PRADIP KUMAR DEB
SUCI
3240.2%
10
BIJU CHANDA
IND
3180.2%
11
KHAIRUL ALAM BARBHUIYA
IND
2700.2%
12
BROJALAL DAS
IND
2320.1%
13
ASCHAM UDDIN LASKAR
IND
2110.1%
14
NILOM SANJIB SARMAH
BGANP
1990.1%
15
MONILAL DAS
IND
1580.1%
16
ASHIM KUMAR DAS
IND
970.1%

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 (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
25.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 0.1% · max 53.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
1st of 126

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 126

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
99th of 126

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 60.5%INC 35.0%OTH 3.7%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.11 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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