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Assam · Assembly Constituency 40 · 1978
Sorbhog
Winner — 1978
HEMEN DAS
CPM· Left
CPM 59.8%INC 25.9%4 others 14.4%
Votes
29,794
59.8% share
Winning margin
16,907
33.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
71.6%
of 69,655
Sorbhog is a safe seat — HEMEN DAS won by 33.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEMEN DAS | Left | 29,794 | 59.8% |
| 2 | PRANITA TALUKDAR | INC | 12,887 | 25.9% |
| 3 | BILASH BHARALI | Janata | 3,628 | 7.3% |
| 4 | SRIHARI BARMAN | IND | 2,705 | 5.4% |
| 5 | RAM PRASAD ROY |  INC(I)INC | 553 | 1.1% |
| 6 | KRISHNA KANTA BARUAH | IND | 280 | 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.
Average turnout (41st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean33.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 4.1% · max 33.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
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41st of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.05
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80th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.2%
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62nd of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 59.8%INC 25.9%JNP 7.3%IND 5.4%OTH 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— 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.