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Assam · Assembly Constituency 117 · 1978

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Winner — 1978

DIPAK MOORMOO
INC· INC
INC 27.1%JNP 20.0%8 others 52.9%
Votes
9,018
27.1% share
Winning margin
2,370
7.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
55.6%
of 59,764

A clear win with a 7.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DIPAK MOORMOO
INC
INC
9,01827.1%
2
NAKUL PATNAIK
JNP
Janata
6,64820.0%
3
PADMADHAR KONWAR
IND
4,37113.1%
4
PROMOD DEORI
CPI
Left
3,84411.6%
5
KANTI KANWAR
IND
3,0939.3%
6
CHIDANANDA SAIKIA
INC(I)
INC
2,3096.9%
7
SABINAS IGNATIOUS EKKA
IND
1,9395.8%
8
NAREN SAIKIA
IND
1,1353.4%
9
MALIRAM AGARWALLA
IND
4781.4%
10
KAMALA DAS
IND
4241.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (50th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.9% · min 7.1% · max 71.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
50th of 126

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
67th of 126

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
97th of 126

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 27.1%JNP 20.0%IND 13.1%CPI 11.6%IND 9.3%INC(I) 6.9%OTH 11.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

This 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.

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