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Assam · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1962
Marangi
Winner — 1962
CHANOO KHERIA
INC· INC
INC 63.0%PSP 17.7%3 others 19.3%
Votes
8,672
63.0% share
Winning margin
6,235
45.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
37.8%
of 36,439
Marangi is a safe seat — CHANOO KHERIA won by 45.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANOO KHERIA | INC | 8,672 | 63.0% |
| 2 | SANKOR CHANDRA BARUA | Praja Socialist Party | 2,437 | 17.7% |
| 3 | LOKESWAR PHUKON | SOC | 1,417 | 10.3% |
| 4 | ANANDA BARUA | IND | 704 | 5.1% |
| 5 | BIRENDRANATH BISMITH | IND | 531 | 3.9% |
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.
Low turnout (114th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe45.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.8% · min 2.2% · max 48.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
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114th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 126How much NOTA?
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0.7%
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105th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
105 seats · 53 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 63.0%PSP 17.7%SOC 10.3%IND 5.1%OTH 3.9%
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.