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Assam · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1962
Silchar West
Winner — 1962
NANDA KISHORE SINGH
IND
IND 42.0%INC 19.1%3 others 38.9%
Votes
14,240
42.0% share
Winning margin
7,759
22.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
65.0%
of 52,205
Silchar West is a safe seat — NANDA KISHORE SINGH won by 22.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NANDA KISHORE SINGH | IND | 14,240 | 42.0% |
| 2 | MAHITOSH PURKAYASTHA | INC | 6,481 | 19.1% |
| 3 | LUTFUR RAHMAN | IND | 6,355 | 18.7% |
| 4 | ACHINTA KUMAR BHATTACHARJEE | Left | 5,698 | 16.8% |
| 5 | NILMONI SINGH | IND | 1,156 | 3.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (2nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.1% · min 2.1% · max 48.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
2nd of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.88
fewer partiesmore parties
110th of 126How much NOTA?
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0.5%
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121st of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
105 seats · 53 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 42.0%INC 19.1%IND 18.7%CPI 16.8%OTH 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— 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.