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Assam · Assembly Constituency 106 · 1978
Sonari
Winner — 1978
SATYA TATI
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 27.3%JNP 26.8%6 others 45.9%
Votes
10,422
27.3% share
Winning margin
207
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
56.5%
of 67,478
Sonari was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 207 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SATYA TATI |  INC(I)INC | 10,422 | 27.3% |
| 2 | JANAKINATH HONDIQUE | Janata | 10,215 | 26.8% |
| 3 | HEMAKANTA DASUMATARI | IND | 7,394 | 19.4% |
| 4 | NARAD KUMAR | INC | 4,994 | 13.1% |
| 5 | PROMODE | IND | 3,337 | 8.8% |
| 6 | BIMAN CHANDRA BORGOHAIN | IND | 727 | 1.9% |
| 7 | STEN BARUAH | RCI | 697 | 1.8% |
| 8 | NAZRUL HUSSAIN | IND | 346 | 0.9% |
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 (64th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.0% · min 0.5% · max 48.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
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64th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.5%
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44th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 27.3%JNP 26.8%IND 19.4%INC 13.1%IND 8.8%OTH 4.7%
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.