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Assam · Assembly Constituency 85 · 1962
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Winner — 1962
DULALCHANDRA BARUA
IND
IND 30.0%PSP 27.5%5 others 42.4%
Votes
7,848
30.0% share
Winning margin
660
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
48.0%
of 54,444
A closely fought contest. DULALCHANDRA BARUA won with a 2.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DULALCHANDRA BARUA | IND | 7,848 | 30.0% |
| 2 | BANGSHIDHAR DUTTA | Praja Socialist Party | 7,188 | 27.5% |
| 3 | HARINARAYAN BARUAH | INC | 6,734 | 25.8% |
| 4 | NIL KAMAL BEZBARUA | IND | 2,518 | 9.6% |
| 5 | KIRTI NATH BORDOLOI | Left | 1,130 | 4.3% |
| 6 | SURESH CHANDRA BARUA | IND | 493 | 1.9% |
| 7 | CHANDRIKA PRASAD SAHU | IND | 215 | 0.8% |
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 (104th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 0.2% · max 62.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
104th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
53rd of 126How much NOTA?
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2.3%
lowerhigher
9th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
105 seats · 53 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 30.0%PSP 27.5%INC 25.8%IND 9.6%OTH 7.0%
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.