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Assam · Assembly Constituency 97 · 1972
Golaghat
Winner — 1972
SONESWAR BORA
SOP 51.3%INC 35.1%4 others 13.7%
Votes
16,843
51.3% share
Winning margin
5,324
16.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
55.4%
of 59,332
Golaghat is a safe seat — SONESWAR BORA won by 16.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SONESWAR BORA | 16,843 | 51.3% | |
| 2 | ARATI SIKIA | Congress (R) | 11,519 | 35.1% |
| 3 | BISHNURAM KAKATY | IND | 2,915 | 8.9% |
| 4 | DIMBESWAR KORMAKAR | IND | 639 | 1.9% |
| 5 | BIPIN CHANDRA HAZARIKA | 527 | 1.6% | |
| 6 | BIRENDRA NARAYAN BISMITH | IND | 411 | 1.3% |
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 (54th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.5% · min 0.7% · max 50.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
54th of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.00
fewer partiesmore parties
94th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.1%
lowerhigher
79th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
114 seats · 58 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOP 51.3%INC 35.1%IND 8.9%OTH 4.8%
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.