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Assam · Assembly Constituency 37 · 1978

Goalpara East

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Winner — 1978

BIRENDRA NATH CHOUDHURY
CPM· Left
CPM 32.2%IND 26.1%7 others 41.7%
Votes
11,025
32.2% share
Winning margin
2,104
6.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
64.8%
of 52,766

A clear win with a 6.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BIRENDRA NATH CHOUDHURY
CPM
Left
11,02532.2%
2
MOHMOD ALI
IND
8,92126.1%
3
RATNESWAR DAS
IND
4,69713.7%
4
BENOY KRISHNA GHOSE
JNP
Janata
3,98511.7%
5
BISWANATH NATH
INC
INC
3,1739.3%
6
BIRENDRA GHOSE
IND
1,1123.3%
7
CHANDRALEKHA DAS
IND
6712.0%
8
RAMKRISHNA
IND
5611.6%
9
HAREKRISHNA MANDAL
IND
560.2%

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 (93rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 1.4% · max 52.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
93rd of 126

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.66
fewer partiesmore parties
124th of 126

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
16th of 126

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 32.2%IND 26.1%IND 13.7%JNP 11.7%INC 9.3%OTH 7.0%

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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