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Assam · Assembly Constituency 10 · 1978
Sonai
Winner — 1978
ALTAF HOSSAIN MAZUMDAR
JNP· Janata
JNP 23.2%INC 20.3%4 others 56.4%
Votes
11,892
23.2% share
Winning margin
1,470
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
66.3%
of 77,202
A closely fought contest. ALTAF HOSSAIN MAZUMDAR won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALTAF HOSSAIN MAZUMDAR | Janata | 11,892 | 23.2% |
| 2 | NURUL HAQUE CHOUDHURY | INC | 10,422 | 20.4% |
| 3 | SUSHEH CHANDRA NATH | IND | 10,226 | 20.0% |
| 4 | ILIAS ALI LAKSHAR | IND | 9,863 | 19.3% |
| 5 | DHRUBAJYOTI GUPTA |  INC(I)INC | 7,104 | 13.9% |
| 6 | MANIH UDDIN CHOUDHURY | IND | 1,713 | 3.3% |
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.
High turnout (18th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 1.5% · max 61.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
94%
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18th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.23
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45th of 126How much NOTA?
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0.6%
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110th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 23.2%INC 20.4%IND 20.0%IND 19.3%INC(I) 13.9%OTH 3.3%
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.