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Assam · Assembly Constituency 42 · 1978
Patacharkuchi
Winner — 1978
BHUBANESWAR BARMAN
JNP· Janata
JNP 46.0%INC 37.3%6 others 16.7%
Votes
18,618
46.0% share
Winning margin
3,539
8.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
59.8%
of 67,595
A clear win with a 8.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHUBANESWAR BARMAN | Janata | 18,618 | 46.0% |
| 2 | KRISHNA KANTA LAHKAR | INC | 15,079 | 37.3% |
| 3 | PARAMANADA GOSWAMI | IND | 1,615 | 4.0% |
| 4 | HEMANTA GOSWAMI | IND | 1,478 | 3.7% |
| 5 | SAILENDRA NATH TALUKDAR | IND | 1,142 | 2.8% |
| 6 | PRABHAT SARMA |  INC(I)INC | 941 | 2.3% |
| 7 | PHANI DAS | IND | 896 | 2.2% |
| 8 | PRABHAT KHATANIAR | SUC | 662 | 1.6% |
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.
Low turnout (111th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe8.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 31.0% · min 0.1% · max 86.2%
How contested is turnout?
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80%
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111th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.68
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.8%
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22nd of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 46.0%INC 37.3%OTH 16.7%
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.