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Assam · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1967

Gauhati West

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Winner — 1967

G. KALITA
CPI· Left
CPI 34.2%INC 29.3%7 others 36.5%
Votes
7,633
34.2% share
Winning margin
1,084
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
53.2%
of 42,019

A closely fought contest. G. KALITA won with a 4.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
G. KALITA
CPI
Left
7,63334.2%
2
D.N. SARMA
INC
INC
6,54929.3%
3
S.K. SEN
IND
4,04418.1%
4
C.R. BANERJEE
BJS
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
2,41710.8%
5
N. BARKAKATI
IND
9274.2%
6
B.C. DAS
IND
2561.1%
7
P.K. BARUA
IND
2321.0%
8
M.C. BARUA
IND
2130.9%
9
S.N. BANIK
IND
650.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (70th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.3% · min 0.7% · max 66.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
70th of 126

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 126

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
48th of 126

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
125 seats · 63 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 34.2%INC 29.3%IND 18.1%BJS 10.8%OTH 7.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

This 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.

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