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Assam · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1972
Sootea
Winner — 1972
SWARNA PROBHA MAHANTA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 42.0%SOP 31.6%3 others 26.5%
Votes
15,366
42.0% share
Winning margin
3,816
10.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
64.3%
of 56,944
A clear win with a 10.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWARNA PROBHA MAHANTA | Congress (R) | 15,366 | 42.0% |
| 2 | GOLOK KAKATI | 11,550 | 31.6% | |
| 3 | UMA KANTA KURMI | IND | 6,773 | 18.5% |
| 4 | CHANDRA SEKHAR BORAH | Left | 2,396 | 6.5% |
| 5 | NAGENDRA NATH SARMA | 522 | 1.4% |
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.
Low turnout (114th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.8% · min 2.2% · max 48.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
114th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 126How much NOTA?
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0.7%
lowerhigher
105th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
114 seats · 58 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.0%SOP 31.6%IND 18.5%CPM 6.5%OTH 1.4%
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.