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Assam · Assembly Constituency 105 · 1978
Mahmara
Winner — 1978
BUDHA BARUA
RCI
RCI 20.9%JNP 20.0%9 others 59.1%
Votes
7,574
20.9% share
Winning margin
338
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
58.1%
of 62,338
Mahmara was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 338 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUDHA BARUA | RCI | 7,574 | 20.9% |
| 2 | PABAN GHATUAR | Janata | 7,236 | 20.0% |
| 3 | KHAGEN GOGOI | IND | 6,032 | 16.6% |
| 4 | BHADRAM GOGOI | INC | 4,948 | 13.7% |
| 5 | NARESH SAHA | IND | 3,036 | 8.4% |
| 6 | LOLIT CHANDRA SHYAM |  INC(I)INC | 2,877 | 7.9% |
| 7 | PUNANANDA RAJKONWER | IND | 2,474 | 6.8% |
| 8 | ASAABTDDIN AHMED | IND | 759 | 2.1% |
| 9 | MOHENDRA PHUPAN | IND | 451 | 1.2% |
| 10 | PRODIP SAIKIA | IND | 445 | 1.2% |
| 11 | DINA NATH PHUKAN | IND | 402 | 1.1% |
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 (92nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.7% · min 0.9% · max 69.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
92nd of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 126How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
14th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RCI 20.9%JNP 20.0%IND 16.6%INC 13.7%IND 8.4%INC(I) 7.9%OTH 12.5%
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.