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Assam · Assembly Constituency 14 · 1978
Barkhola
Winner — 1978
A.F.GOLAM OSMANI
JNP· Janata
JNP 37.1%IND 32.5%5 others 30.4%
Votes
14,753
37.1% share
Winning margin
1,835
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
63.3%
of 62,875
A closely fought contest. A.F.GOLAM OSMANI won with a 4.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A.F.GOLAM OSMANI | Janata | 14,753 | 37.1% |
| 2 | BEDOKE BEHARI DAS LASKAR | IND | 12,918 | 32.5% |
| 3 | RUKMINI BARMAN | IND | 3,690 | 9.3% |
| 4 | AZIZUR REHMAN |  INC(I)INC | 3,433 | 8.6% |
| 5 | LUTFUR RAHMAN | INC | 2,843 | 7.2% |
| 6 | ABDUL HAQUE MAZUMDAR | 2,015 | 5.1% | |
| 7 | SHAHABUDDIN AHMED | IND | 120 | 0.3% |
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.
High turnout (8th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 0.0% · max 62.1%
How contested is turnout?
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95%
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8th of 126How crowded is the field?
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3.23
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 126How much NOTA?
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0.7%
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104th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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3.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 37.1%IND 32.5%IND 9.3%INC(I) 8.6%INC 7.2%RSP 5.1%OTH 0.3%
Who ran, on record?
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— 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.