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Assam · Assembly Constituency 48 · 1978Reserved (SC)
Boko
Winner — 1978
UMESH CHANDRA DAS
JNP· Janata
JNP 54.8%INC 36.3%3 others 8.9%
Votes
26,469
54.8% share
Winning margin
8,965
18.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
70.5%
of 68,520
Boko is a safe seat — UMESH CHANDRA DAS won by 18.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UMESH CHANDRA DAS | Janata | 26,469 | 54.8% |
| 2 | UPENDRA DAS | INC | 17,504 | 36.3% |
| 3 | RAMESH CHANDRA DAS |  INC(I)INC | 2,233 | 4.6% |
| 4 | GONESH CHANDRA RAIMEDHI | IND | 1,103 | 2.3% |
| 5 | ABHAY CHARAN DAS | IND | 965 | 2.0% |
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 (59th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 3.3% · max 35.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
59th of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.68
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.7%
lowerhigher
28th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 54.8%INC 36.3%OTH 8.9%
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.