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Assam · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1972
Katigora
Winner — 1972
ABDUL HAMID MAJUMDER
INC· Congress (R)
INC 61.7%IND 36.8%2 others 1.5%
Votes
21,882
61.7% share
Winning margin
8,810
24.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
59.2%
of 59,951
Katigora is a safe seat — ABDUL HAMID MAJUMDER won by 24.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUL HAMID MAJUMDER | Congress (R) | 21,882 | 61.7% |
| 2 | TARAPADA BHATTACHARJEE | IND | 13,072 | 36.8% |
| 3 | NABA KUMAR DEB | IND | 383 | 1.1% |
| 4 | SUKUMAR BHATTACHARJEE | IND | 145 | 0.4% |
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 (4th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean24.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.1% · max 45.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
96%
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4th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 126How much NOTA?
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0.4%
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125th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
114 seats · 58 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 61.7%IND 36.8%OTH 1.5%
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.