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Assam · Assembly Constituency 112 · 1978Reserved (ST)
Dhakuakhana
Winner — 1978
LAKHYA NATH DOLEY
INC· INC
INC 20.4%IND 19.2%6 others 60.4%
Votes
9,548
20.4% share
Winning margin
543
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
63.8%
of 73,439
Dhakuakhana was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 543 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAKHYA NATH DOLEY | INC | 9,548 | 20.4% |
| 2 | JADU HAZARIKA | IND | 9,005 | 19.2% |
| 3 | KAMESWAR PEGU | Left | 8,927 | 19.1% |
| 4 | PRADIP KUMAR SAIKIA | IND | 6,333 | 13.5% |
| 5 | RAGHUNATH PAMEHGAM |  INC(I)INC | 3,864 | 8.3% |
| 6 | BIRACHAN BOLEY | PTC | 3,473 | 7.4% |
| 7 | MONOHAR SONOWAL | IND | 3,206 | 6.8% |
| 8 | SONADHAR PATIR | IND | 2,478 | 5.3% |
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.
Low turnout (118th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.9% · min 1.2% · max 86.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
118th of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.96
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 126How much NOTA?
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2.3%
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13th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 20.4%IND 19.2%CPI 19.1%IND 13.5%INC(I) 8.3%PTC 7.4%OTH 12.1%
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.