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Assam · Assembly Constituency 41 · 1972
Bijni
Winner — 1972
GOLAK CHANDRA PATGIRI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 36.6%IND 35.0%2 others 28.4%
Votes
13,860
36.6% share
Winning margin
589
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
69.8%
of 54,213
Bijni was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 589 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOLAK CHANDRA PATGIRI | Congress (R) | 13,860 | 36.6% |
| 2 | MAHODAR CHANDRA PATHAK | IND | 13,271 | 35.0% |
| 3 | DURGA PRASAD SAHA | IND | 9,546 | 25.2% |
| 4 | RAM PRASAD DAS | IND | 1,193 | 3.1% |
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 (49th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 0.3% · max 26.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
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49th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.1%
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71st of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
114 seats · 58 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.6%IND 35.0%IND 25.2%OTH 3.1%
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.