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Assam · Assembly Constituency 29 · 1978Reserved (ST)
Kokrajhar West
Winner — 1978
RANENDRA NARAYAN BASUMATARI
INC· INC
INC 49.8%PTC 40.2%3 others 10.0%
Votes
24,460
49.8% share
Winning margin
4,731
9.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
79.0%
of 62,213
A clear win with a 9.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RANENDRA NARAYAN BASUMATARI | INC | 24,460 | 49.8% |
| 2 | THANESWAR NARZARY | PTC | 19,729 | 40.2% |
| 3 | PRAKASH CHANDRA BASUMATARY | IND | 2,455 | 5.0% |
| 4 | KANAKESWAR NARZARY | IND | 1,541 | 3.1% |
| 5 | AMAR SINGH RAVA | IND | 935 | 1.9% |
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 (53rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe9.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 0.1% · max 59.5%
How contested is turnout?
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86%
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53rd of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.2%
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67th 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
INC 49.8%PTC 40.2%IND 5.0%OTH 5.0%
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.