Back to Assam 1972 map
Assam · Assembly Constituency 78 · 1972
Balipara
Winner — 1972
GOLOK RAJBANSHI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 55.1%CPM 19.0%4 others 25.9%
Votes
18,538
55.1% share
Winning margin
12,130
36.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
67.3%
of 50,039
Balipara is a safe seat — GOLOK RAJBANSHI won by 36.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOLOK RAJBANSHI | Congress (R) | 18,538 | 55.1% |
| 2 | AMAL GHOSH DOSTIDAR | Left | 6,408 | 19.0% |
| 3 | MICHAEL LUGUNE | IND | 5,463 | 16.2% |
| 4 | PULIN CHOUDHURY | 1,858 | 5.5% | |
| 5 | BIRINCHI KUMAR BARUAH | IND | 738 | 2.2% |
| 6 | HITESWAR BHAGABATI | IND | 666 | 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.
Low turnout (113th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe36.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 2.8% · max 53.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
113th of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 126How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
95th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
114 seats · 58 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.1%CPM 19.0%IND 16.2%NCO 5.5%OTH 4.2%
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.