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Assam · Assembly Constituency 81 · 1972
Gohpur
Winner — 1972
RAM CHANDRA SARMAH
SOP 30.3%IND 28.4%2 others 41.3%
Votes
9,934
30.3% share
Winning margin
596
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
64.4%
of 50,966
Gohpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 596 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM CHANDRA SARMAH | 9,934 | 30.3% | |
| 2 | NIROD BARON DAS | IND | 9,338 | 28.4% |
| 3 | SREEKANTA SARMA | Congress (R) | 9,319 | 28.4% |
| 4 | DURGADHAR BORA | Left | 4,247 | 12.9% |
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 (122nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 1.1% · max 43.0%
How contested is turnout?
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79%
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122nd of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 126How much NOTA?
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1.7%
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30th of 126Where does the house stand?
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114 seats · 58 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOP 30.3%IND 28.4%INC 28.4%CPI 12.9%
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.