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Assam · Assembly Constituency 78 · 1967
Balipara
Winner — 1967
B. SARMA
INC· INC
INC 69.6%IND 15.8%1 others 14.6%
Votes
19,544
69.6% share
Winning margin
15,119
53.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
63.0%
of 44,570
Balipara is a safe seat — B. SARMA won by 53.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. SARMA | INC | 19,544 | 69.6% |
| 2 | D.D. HARENZ | IND | 4,425 | 15.8% |
| 3 | B. BHATTARAY | Praja Socialist Party | 4,112 | 14.6% |
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 (113th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe53.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 2.8% · max 53.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
113th of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 126How much NOTA?
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0.8%
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95th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
125 seats · 63 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 69.6%IND 15.8%PSP 14.6%
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.