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Assam · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1978
Bilasipara West
Winner — 1978
GAISUDDIN AHMED
IND
IND 35.0%INC 26.4%5 others 38.6%
Votes
13,859
35.0% share
Winning margin
3,401
8.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
79.8%
of 49,602
A clear win with a 8.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAISUDDIN AHMED | IND | 13,859 | 35.0% |
| 2 | SIRAJUDDIN AHMED | INC | 10,458 | 26.4% |
| 3 | PANCHANAN BHADURI | IND | 8,102 | 20.5% |
| 4 | MOZIBUR RAHAMAN | Janata | 5,370 | 13.6% |
| 5 | SURAT JAMAL | IND | 1,060 | 2.7% |
| 6 | FAIZAL HAQUE |  INC(I)INC | 489 | 1.2% |
| 7 | ABUL FAZAL | IND | 259 | 0.7% |
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 (55th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe8.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 1.0% · max 54.8%
How contested is turnout?
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85%
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55th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.14
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57th of 126How much NOTA?
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2.5%
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7th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 35.0%INC 26.4%IND 20.5%JNP 13.6%OTH 4.6%
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.