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Assam · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1967
Sootea
Winner — 1967
N.C. BHUYAN
INC· INC
INC 53.8%PSP 37.0%2 others 9.2%
Votes
15,708
53.8% share
Winning margin
4,909
16.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
60.1%
of 48,558
Sootea is a safe seat — N.C. BHUYAN won by 16.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N.C. BHUYAN | INC | 15,708 | 53.8% |
| 2 | G. KAKATI | Praja Socialist Party | 10,799 | 37.0% |
| 3 | C.N. BORA | Left | 2,134 | 7.3% |
| 4 | B.R. BORA | IND | 545 | 1.9% |
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?
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safe16.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.8% · min 2.2% · max 48.6%
How contested is turnout?
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80%
lowerhigher
114th of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 126How much NOTA?
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0.7%
lowerhigher
105th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
125 seats · 63 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.8%PSP 37.0%CPI 7.3%OTH 1.9%
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.