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Assam · Assembly Constituency 109 · 1978
Bihpuria
Winner — 1978
PREMADHAR BORA
IND
IND 17.3%INC 16.0%12 others 66.7%
Votes
7,048
17.3% share
Winning margin
549
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
64.2%
of 63,304
Bihpuria was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 549 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PREMADHAR BORA | IND | 7,048 | 17.3% |
| 2 | DURGESWAR PATHAK | INC | 6,499 | 16.0% |
| 3 | BHIMLAL GAM | IND | 5,582 | 13.7% |
| 4 | SUBESWAR PHUKAN | Left | 4,729 | 11.6% |
| 5 | SUREN BORA | Janata | 4,712 | 11.6% |
| 6 | JUGAL PHUKAN | IND | 2,962 | 7.3% |
| 7 | SARBESWAR BHUYAN | IND | 2,800 | 6.9% |
| 8 | KOSHESWAR BARUA |  INC(I)INC | 2,123 | 5.2% |
| 9 | RAMESWAR SAIKIA | IND | 1,637 | 4.0% |
| 10 | KAMAL GOGOI | IND | 1,086 | 2.7% |
| 11 | MUHIRAM BANIA | IND | 449 | 1.1% |
| 12 | DHARMESWAR SAIKIA | IND | 409 | 1.0% |
| 13 | MOHIM CHANDRA HAZARIKA | IND | 332 | 0.8% |
| 14 | PREMA BORA | IND | 290 | 0.7% |
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 (100th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.0% · min 0.6% · max 94.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
100th of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.97
fewer partiesmore parties
97th of 126How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
41st of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 17.3%INC 16.0%IND 13.7%CPI 11.6%JNP 11.6%IND 7.3%OTH 22.5%
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.