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Assam · Assembly Constituency 11 · 1972
Silchar
Winner — 1972
MOHITOSH PURKAYASTHA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 78.0%CPM 21.2%1 others 0.8%
Votes
22,283
78.0% share
Winning margin
16,218
56.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
45.7%
of 62,592
Silchar is a safe seat — MOHITOSH PURKAYASTHA won by 56.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHITOSH PURKAYASTHA | Congress (R) | 22,283 | 78.0% |
| 2 | A. K. BHATTACHERJEE | Left | 6,065 | 21.2% |
| 3 | HARENDRA CHANDRA PAUL | IND | 231 | 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.
High turnout (5th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe56.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 0.3% · max 56.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
lowerhigher
5th of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 126How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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126th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
114 seats · 58 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 78.0%CPM 21.2%OTH 0.8%
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.