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Assam · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1978Reserved (ST)
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Winner — 1978
BARELONG TERANG
JNP· Janata
JNP 50.1%INC 37.6%1 others 12.3%
Votes
16,656
50.1% share
Winning margin
4,142
12.4% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
64.2%
of 51,812
A clear win with a 12.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BARELONG TERANG | Janata | 16,656 | 50.1% |
| 2 | DORSING TERANG | INC | 12,514 | 37.6% |
| 3 | TAKTAMAL HASHUM | IND | 4,098 | 12.3% |
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 (22nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe12.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 6.5% · max 36.8%
How contested is turnout?
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91%
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22nd of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.5%
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37th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 50.1%INC 37.6%IND 12.3%
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.