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Assam · Assembly Constituency 32 · 1978
Bongaigaon
Winner — 1978
MATHURA MOHAN SINHA
JNP· Janata
JNP 33.3%CPM 32.6%4 others 34.1%
Votes
10,488
33.3% share
Winning margin
246
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
69.0%
of 45,563
Bongaigaon was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 246 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MATHURA MOHAN SINHA | Janata | 10,488 | 33.3% |
| 2 | GURU CHARAN SINGHA | Left | 10,242 | 32.6% |
| 3 | DARUBA NARAYAN BARUS |  INC(I)INC | 3,877 | 12.3% |
| 4 | NIMAL CHAND DUTTA BARUS | INC | 3,382 | 10.8% |
| 5 | RAJA AJIT NARAYAN DEB | IND | 1,988 | 6.3% |
| 6 | ARUN KUMAR ROY | Left | 1,482 | 4.7% |
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 (35th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.5% · min 0.8% · max 49.1%
How contested is turnout?
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88%
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35th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.81
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12th of 126How much NOTA?
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0.9%
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92nd of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 33.3%CPM 32.6%INC(I) 12.3%INC 10.8%IND 6.3%OTH 4.7%
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.