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Assam · PC 7 · 1996
Gauhati
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
PRABIN CHANDRA SARMAH
AGP· United Front
AGP 44.3%INC 30.7%11 others 25.0%
Votes
3,72,833
44.3% share
Winning margin
1,14,397
13.6% of votes
Total votes cast
8,41,590
Candidates
13
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRABIN CHANDRA SARMAH | United Front | 3,72,833 | 44.3% |
| 2 | BHUBANESWAR KALITA | INC | 2,58,436 | 30.7% |
| 3 | HIRANYA KUMAR BHATTACHARYYA | BJP | 1,63,471 | 19.4% |
| 4 | ACHYUT KUMAR GOSWAMI THAKURIA | IND | 11,429 | 1.4% |
| 5 | PUTUL KELENG | IND | 7,750 | 0.9% |
| 6 | BHUBANESWAR BHUYAN | IND | 6,229 | 0.7% |
| 7 | JIBAN DAS | AIIC(T) | 5,649 | 0.7% |
| 8 | NAWAZIS ARA BEGUM | United Front | 4,387 | 0.5% |
| 9 | PRABIN DAS | IND | 4,384 | 0.5% |
| 10 | BAPUJI DEKA | IND | 2,402 | 0.3% |
| 11 | MANORANJAN BASUMATARI | IND | 2,278 | 0.3% |
| 12 | BIJAY KRISHNA GHOSH | IND | 1,390 | 0.2% |
| 13 | SUJIT RANJAN CHANDA | 952 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (6th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean13.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 0.6% · max 43.4%
How contested is turnout?
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81%
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6th of 14How crowded is the field?
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2.28
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8th of 14How much NOTA?
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0.3%
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14th 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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2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AGP 44.3%INC 30.7%BJP 19.4%OTH 5.6%
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.