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Assam · Assembly Constituency 39 · 1978

Jaleswar

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Winner — 1978

AFZALUR RAHMAN
JNP· Janata
JNP 48.2%IND 16.2%7 others 35.6%
Votes
18,575
48.2% share
Winning margin
12,314
31.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
71.8%
of 53,706

Jaleswar is a safe seat — AFZALUR RAHMAN won by 31.9%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AFZALUR RAHMAN
JNP
Janata
18,57548.2%
2
SULOCHAN RABHA
IND
6,26116.2%
3
SAMSUL HAQUE
INC(I)
INC
4,53211.8%
4
BAZLUL BASID
INC
INC
3,85310.0%
5
MANOWAR HUSSAIN
IND
2,6897.0%
6
NAZRUL ISLAM
IND
1,0232.6%
7
ABHAY DAS
IND
9242.4%
8
MOTIOR RAHMAN
IND
4501.2%
9
HAROL KHONDAKAR
IND
2380.6%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (23rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
31.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.4% · min 1.6% · max 60.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
23rd of 126

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.90
fewer partiesmore parties
107th of 126

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
45th of 126

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 48.2%IND 16.2%INC(I) 11.8%INC 10.0%IND 7.0%OTH 6.8%

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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