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Assam · Assembly Constituency 43 · 1978

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Winner — 1978

A. LATIF
IND
IND 27.5%INC 25.4%9 others 47.2%
Votes
13,374
27.5% share
Winning margin
1,016
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
66.5%
of 73,264

A closely fought contest. A. LATIF won with a 2.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A. LATIF
IND
13,37427.5%
2
SURENDRA NATH DAS
INC
INC
12,35825.4%
3
DHIRENDRA BAYAN
IND
11,56923.8%
4
MRINALINI
JNP
Janata
6,79814.0%
5
PROMODE KUMAR CHOUDHURY
CPI
Left
2,1724.5%
6
DALIM CHANDRA PATHAK
IND
8241.7%
7
BAIDYA NATH SARMA
INC(I)
INC
4891.0%
8
PRAMODE CHANDRA DAS
IND
3480.7%
9
ADHAR GAYAN
IND
2810.6%
10
NARAYAN CHANDRA DAS
IND
2490.5%
11
HIRALAL TALUKDAR
IND
2390.5%

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 (83rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 0.2% · max 79.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
83rd of 126

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 126

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
36th of 126

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 27.5%INC 25.4%IND 23.8%JNP 14.0%OTH 9.4%

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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