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Assam · Assembly Constituency 15 · 1978
Katigora
Winner — 1978
ABDUL KIYUM CHOUDHURY
INC· INC
INC 30.1%IND 21.0%6 others 49.0%
Votes
13,822
30.1% share
Winning margin
4,191
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
61.6%
of 74,625
A clear win with a 9.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUL KIYUM CHOUDHURY | INC | 13,822 | 30.1% |
| 2 | TARAPADA BHATTACHARJEE | IND | 9,631 | 21.0% |
| 3 | GIRINDRA KUMAR DAS | IND | 8,020 | 17.4% |
| 4 | ABDUL MATIN MAJUMDAR | Janata | 5,853 | 12.7% |
| 5 | KAMESWAR SINHA | IND | 3,941 | 8.6% |
| 6 | SUKUMAR BHATACHARJEE | IND | 2,132 | 4.6% |
| 7 | INDU BHUSAN DEY | IND | 1,575 | 3.4% |
| 8 | A.K.NURUL HAQUE |  INC(I)INC | 985 | 2.1% |
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 (28th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 4.3% · max 59.3%
How contested is turnout?
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90%
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28th of 126How crowded is the field?
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1.94
fewer partiesmore parties
101st of 126How much NOTA?
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1.0%
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85th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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1.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 30.1%IND 21.0%IND 17.4%JNP 12.7%IND 8.6%OTH 10.2%
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.