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Assam · Assembly Constituency 114 · 1978Reserved (ST)
Jonai
Winner — 1978
ROMESH MOHAN KOULI
JNP· Janata
JNP 27.0%INC 25.1%5 others 47.8%
Votes
15,051
27.0% share
Winning margin
1,049
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
71.4%
of 78,017
Jonai was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 1,049 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROMESH MOHAN KOULI | Janata | 15,051 | 27.0% |
| 2 | PUSPEDHAR PEGU | INC | 14,002 | 25.1% |
| 3 | LAKHIDHAR BORA DEORI | IND | 12,405 | 22.3% |
| 4 | SANKHA NATH DOLEY |  INC(I)INC | 5,531 | 9.9% |
| 5 | THUGENDRA NATH PATIR | IND | 3,922 | 7.0% |
| 6 | PADMA PEGU | IND | 2,759 | 5.0% |
| 7 | BIRENDRA DOLEY | IND | 2,024 | 3.6% |
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 (52nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.2% · min 1.9% · max 64.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
52nd of 126How crowded is the field?
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1.44
fewer partiesmore parties
126th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.7%
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29th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 27.0%INC 25.1%IND 22.3%INC(I) 9.9%IND 7.0%OTH 8.6%
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.