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Assam · Assembly Constituency 88 · 1972
Nowgong
Winner — 1972
LILA KANTA BORA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 55.5%CPI 39.2%3 others 5.4%
Votes
17,188
55.5% share
Winning margin
5,043
16.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
54.7%
of 56,697
Nowgong is a safe seat — LILA KANTA BORA won by 16.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LILA KANTA BORA | Congress (R) | 17,188 | 55.5% |
| 2 | PHONI BORA | Left | 12,145 | 39.2% |
| 3 | UPANANDA SAIKIA | IND | 900 | 2.9% |
| 4 | PRAN BALAV GOSWAMI | IND | 598 | 1.9% |
| 5 | MOOLA SINGH RANGILA | IND | 166 | 0.5% |
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 (116th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 1.9% · max 55.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
116th of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.94
fewer partiesmore parties
102nd of 126How much NOTA?
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2.7%
lowerhigher
3rd of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
114 seats · 58 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.5%CPI 39.2%OTH 5.4%
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.