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Assam · PC 12 · 1996
Jorhat
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
BIJOY KRISHNA HANDIQUE
INC· INC
INC 48.0%AGP 40.7%3 others 11.3%
Votes
3,11,578
48.0% share
Winning margin
47,239
7.3% of votes
Total votes cast
6,49,281
Candidates
5
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIJOY KRISHNA HANDIQUE | INC | 3,11,578 | 48.0% |
| 2 | BHADRESWAR BURAGOHAIN | United Front | 2,64,339 | 40.7% |
| 3 | BIJOY DUTTA | BJP | 36,642 | 5.6% |
| 4 | BANDANA RAJKUMARI | AIIC(T) | 28,070 | 4.3% |
| 5 | KRISHNA KANTA GOGOI | IND | 8,652 | 1.3% |
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 (13th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe7.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 7.3% · max 48.8%
How contested is turnout?
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77%
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13th of 14How crowded is the field?
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2.24
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9th of 14How much NOTA?
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1.4%
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5th of 14How often does it back the winner?
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neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
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2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.0%AGP 40.7%BJP 5.6%OTH 5.7%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDThis seat number was reused from 2024. The district and local data on file describe the seat as contested from 2024, so they are not shown for earlier elections.