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Assam · Assembly Constituency 55 · 1951
Gauhati
Winner — 1951
GAURI SANKAR BHATTACHARYYA
CPI 32.7%INC 31.4%3 others 35.8%
Votes
5,505
32.7% share
Winning margin
213
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
44.4%
of 37,891
Gauhati was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 213 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAURI SANKAR BHATTACHARYYA | 5,505 | 32.7% | |
| 2 | RAJABALA DAS | 5,292 | 31.4% | |
| 3 | HEM BARUA | 4,141 | 24.6% | |
| 4 | JAGADISH CHANDRA MEDHI | KMPP | 1,687 | 10.0% |
| 5 | SACHINDRA BINODE SEN GUPTA | IND | 204 | 1.2% |
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.
High turnout (19th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.2% · min 1.3% · max 90.6%
How contested is turnout?
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93%
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19th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 126How much NOTA?
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0.8%
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102nd of 126Where does the house stand?
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108 seats · 55 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 32.7%INC 31.4%SP 24.6%KMPP 10.0%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDThis 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.