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Assam · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1972
Gauhati West
Winner — 1972
BIREN RAM PHOOKUN
INC· Congress (R)
INC 54.7%CPI 36.4%3 others 9.0%
Votes
11,048
54.7% share
Winning margin
3,696
18.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
44.2%
of 45,769
Gauhati West is a safe seat — BIREN RAM PHOOKUN won by 18.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIREN RAM PHOOKUN | Congress (R) | 11,048 | 54.7% |
| 2 | GOBINDA KALITA | Left | 7,352 | 36.4% |
| 3 | HARIDAS DEKA | Left | 930 | 4.6% |
| 4 | MOHANLAL MUKHERJEE | IND | 480 | 2.4% |
| 5 | BRAJA MOHAN DEKA | IND | 403 | 2.0% |
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 (70th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe18.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.3% · min 0.7% · max 66.5%
How contested is turnout?
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84%
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70th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.4%
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48th of 126Where does the house stand?
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114 seats · 58 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.7%CPI 36.4%OTH 9.0%
Who ran, on record?
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— 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.