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Assam · Assembly Constituency 27 · 1978
Bilasipara East
Winner — 1978
SURAT CHANDDRA SINHA
INC· INC
INC 42.4%JNP 27.6%5 others 29.9%
Votes
21,053
42.4% share
Winning margin
7,337
14.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
77.3%
of 64,198
A clear win with a 14.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURAT CHANDDRA SINHA | INC | 21,053 | 42.4% |
| 2 | JAHAN UDDIN AHMED | Janata | 13,716 | 27.6% |
| 3 | HIRENDRA KUMAR SARMA | IND | 10,461 | 21.1% |
| 4 | MUNIRAZAMAN | IND | 2,323 | 4.7% |
| 5 | DHIRENDRA NATH | IND | 1,105 | 2.2% |
| 6 | MANIRUZZAMAN AHMED | IND | 790 | 1.6% |
| 7 | SUFIUR RAHAMAN |  INC(I)INC | 173 | 0.3% |
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 (14th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe14.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 3.0% · max 33.5%
How contested is turnout?
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95%
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14th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.00
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91st of 126How much NOTA?
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0.6%
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119th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.4%JNP 27.6%IND 21.1%OTH 8.8%
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.