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Assam · Assembly Constituency 124 · 1972
Digboi
Winner — 1972
CHANDRA BAHADUR CHETRI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 56.1%CPI 34.2%1 others 9.6%
Votes
15,620
56.1% share
Winning margin
6,086
21.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
57.0%
of 48,884
Digboi is a safe seat — CHANDRA BAHADUR CHETRI won by 21.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANDRA BAHADUR CHETRI | Congress (R) | 15,620 | 56.1% |
| 2 | BARI CHOUDHURY | Left | 9,534 | 34.3% |
| 3 | NARAYAN DAS | 2,685 | 9.6% |
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.
Average turnout (87th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.5% · min 2.4% · max 52.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
87th of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 126How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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106th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
114 seats · 58 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.1%CPI 34.3%SOP 9.6%
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.