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Assam · Assembly Constituency 21 · 1978
Mankachar
Winner — 1978
ZAHIRUL ISLAM
JNP· Janata
JNP 58.4%INC 28.9%4 others 12.6%
Votes
27,913
58.4% share
Winning margin
14,095
29.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
82.3%
of 58,032
Mankachar is a safe seat — ZAHIRUL ISLAM won by 29.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZAHIRUL ISLAM | Janata | 27,913 | 58.4% |
| 2 | NURUL ISLAN | INC | 13,818 | 28.9% |
| 3 | ABU MOHAMMAD SAMSUL BARI | IND | 4,898 | 10.3% |
| 4 | NALU BEPARI | IND | 895 | 1.9% |
| 5 | A.KALAM SARKAR | IND | 154 | 0.3% |
| 6 | PARAHAD HOSSEN AHMED |  INC(I)INC | 89 | 0.2% |
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.
Average turnout (32nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe29.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.7% · min 0.0% · max 57.0%
How contested is turnout?
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89%
lowerhigher
32nd of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.1%
lowerhigher
74th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 58.4%INC 28.9%IND 10.3%OTH 2.4%
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.