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Assam · Assembly Constituency 96 · 1972
Sarupathar
Winner — 1972
CHATRA GOPAL KARMAKAR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 61.6%CPI 17.6%3 others 20.9%
Votes
19,682
61.6% share
Winning margin
14,072
44.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
49.6%
of 64,470
Sarupathar is a safe seat — CHATRA GOPAL KARMAKAR won by 44.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHATRA GOPAL KARMAKAR | Congress (R) | 19,682 | 61.6% |
| 2 | RAMA KANTA GOGOE | Left | 5,610 | 17.6% |
| 3 | PREMODHAR TOPNO | IND | 2,663 | 8.3% |
| 4 | SHIVA RAZBANSHI | 2,377 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | TARUN CH. GOGOI | IND | 1,628 | 5.1% |
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 (89th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe44.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.9% · min 2.6% · max 89.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
89th of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.0%
lowerhigher
88th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
114 seats · 58 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 61.6%CPI 17.6%IND 8.3%SOP 7.4%IND 5.1%
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.