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Assam · Assembly Constituency 47 · 1978
Chenga
Winner — 1978
DANES ALI AHMED
INC· INC
INC 41.2%IND 39.7%5 others 19.1%
Votes
16,260
41.2% share
Winning margin
623
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
76.2%
of 51,770
Chenga was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 623 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DANES ALI AHMED | INC | 16,260 | 41.2% |
| 2 | BIBEKANADA TALUKDAR | IND | 15,637 | 39.7% |
| 3 | MD. SHAUKAT ALI |  INC(I)INC | 3,486 | 8.8% |
| 4 | ABDUL HANNAN CHOWDHURY | Janata | 2,965 | 7.5% |
| 5 | MOTIOR RAHMAN BHUYAN | IND | 868 | 2.2% |
| 6 | BHARAT CHANDRA DAS | IND | 141 | 0.4% |
| 7 | HANIF ALI | IND | 73 | 0.2% |
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 (60th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 1.6% · max 40.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
60th of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 126How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
33rd of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.2%IND 39.7%INC(I) 8.8%JNP 7.5%OTH 2.8%
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.