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Assam · Assembly Constituency 33 · 1978

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Winner — 1978

PADMALOCHAN BORO
IND
IND 33.1%INC 24.2%5 others 42.7%
Votes
14,951
33.1% share
Winning margin
4,012
8.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
77.6%
of 58,152

A clear win with a 8.9% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PADMALOCHAN BORO
IND
14,95133.1%
2
GOLAK CHANDRA PATGIRI
INC
INC
10,93924.2%
3
KALIPADA GHATAK
JNP
Janata
10,43923.1%
4
MIRANJAN MAZUMDER
IND
5,86513.0%
5
RAM PRASAD DAS
IND
1,5423.4%
6
RAKHAL DAS
INC(I)
INC
7961.8%
7
JAMINI MOHAN BASUMATARY
IND
6141.4%

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

Low turnout (125th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 0.7% · max 64.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
125th of 126

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 126

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
32nd of 126

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 33.1%INC 24.2%JNP 23.1%IND 13.0%OTH 6.5%

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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