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Assam · Assembly Constituency 38 · 1978
Goalpara West
Winner — 1978
NAZMUL HAQUE
IND
IND 28.2%JNP 26.9%7 others 44.9%
Votes
10,491
28.2% share
Winning margin
496
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
64.8%
of 57,407
Goalpara West was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 496 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAZMUL HAQUE | IND | 10,491 | 28.2% |
| 2 | MIZANAUR RAHMAN MANDAL | Janata | 9,995 | 26.9% |
| 3 | KESTO KUMAR RABHA |  INC(I)INC | 5,720 | 15.4% |
| 4 | GOPAL PANDEY | IND | 3,068 | 8.2% |
| 5 | AHMMED ALI | IND | 2,680 | 7.2% |
| 6 | MAZIRUDDIN AHMED | INC | 2,342 | 6.3% |
| 7 | SAILENDRA | IND | 1,444 | 3.9% |
| 8 | SABDER ALI MASTER | IND | 1,237 | 3.3% |
| 9 | SADANANDA DAS | IND | 235 | 0.6% |
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.
High turnout (20th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 1.3% · max 67.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
20th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.0%
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86th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 28.2%JNP 26.9%INC(I) 15.4%IND 8.2%IND 7.2%INC 6.3%OTH 7.8%
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.