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Assam · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1978Reserved (ST)
Haflong
Winner — 1978
SONA RAM THAOSEN
JNP· Janata
JNP 40.9%INC 31.1%2 others 28.0%
Votes
11,753
40.9% share
Winning margin
2,813
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
62.5%
of 46,008
A clear win with a 9.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SONA RAM THAOSEN | Janata | 11,753 | 40.9% |
| 2 | S.C.DAOLAGUPU | INC | 8,940 | 31.1% |
| 3 | IJIRANGBE JEME | IND | 5,691 | 19.8% |
| 4 | D.HOJAI | IND | 2,368 | 8.2% |
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 (24th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.9% · min 8.1% · max 47.2%
How contested is turnout?
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91%
lowerhigher
24th of 126How crowded is the field?
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1.87
fewer partiesmore parties
115th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.2%
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64th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 40.9%INC 31.1%IND 19.8%IND 8.2%
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.