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Assam · Assembly Constituency 48 · 1957
Gauhati
Winner — 1957
BHATTACHARJYA, GOURI SANKAR
CPI· Left
CPI 48.3%INC 45.0%3 others 6.8%
Votes
14,182
48.3% share
Winning margin
973
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
52.1%
of 56,415
A closely fought contest. BHATTACHARJYA, GOURI SANKAR won with a 3.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHATTACHARJYA, GOURI SANKAR | 14,182 | 48.3% | |
| 2 | BARAH, LAKSHMIDHAR | 13,209 | 45.0% | |
| 3 | MIKIR, PARASU GAONBURA | IND | 1,016 | 3.5% |
| 4 | GUHA, SUSHIL | IND | 559 | 1.9% |
| 5 | SINGH, SATYANARAYAN | IND | 416 | 1.4% |
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 (59th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 3.3% · max 35.5%
How contested is turnout?
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85%
lowerhigher
59th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.68
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.7%
lowerhigher
28th of 126Where does the house stand?
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108 seats · 55 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 48.3%INC 45.0%OTH 6.8%
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.