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Assam · Assembly Constituency 28 · 1978

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Winner — 1978

MATHIAS TUDU
INC· INC
INC 35.2%JNP 22.6%7 others 42.2%
Votes
14,562
35.2% share
Winning margin
5,191
12.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
71.0%
of 58,262

A clear win with a 12.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MATHIAS TUDU
INC
INC
14,56235.2%
2
MATHIAS MARANDI
JNP
Janata
9,37122.6%
3
NILKAMAL ROY
IND
4,85511.7%
4
NURBAKSH SEIKH
INC(I)
INC
4,41710.7%
5
KHUSHAL BARLA
RSP
2,6136.3%
6
PHILLIP HASDA
FBL
2,3345.6%
7
JIRENDRA BASUMATARY
IND
2,1905.3%
8
SUPHOL KISHKU
IND
5291.3%
9
RAJENDRA ISLARI
IND
5191.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (57th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.7% · min 3.5% · max 45.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
57th of 126

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 126

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
87th of 126

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.2%JNP 22.6%IND 11.7%INC(I) 10.7%RSP 6.3%FBL 5.6%OTH 7.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

This 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.

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