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Assam · Assembly Constituency 51 · 1978
Jalukbari
Winner — 1978
LAKHYADHAR CHOUDHURY
JNP· Janata
JNP 37.4%CPM 34.4%6 others 28.2%
Votes
15,294
37.4% share
Winning margin
1,201
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
66.4%
of 61,634
A closely fought contest. LAKHYADHAR CHOUDHURY won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAKHYADHAR CHOUDHURY | Janata | 15,294 | 37.4% |
| 2 | KAMAL KRISHNA DAS | Left | 14,093 | 34.4% |
| 3 | REBATI DAS | INC | 3,550 | 8.7% |
| 4 | MAHAMMAD SULEMAN | IND | 2,665 | 6.5% |
| 5 | MADHAB CH. NATH |  INC(I)INC | 2,598 | 6.3% |
| 6 | ATMA RAM DEKA | IND | 1,806 | 4.4% |
| 7 | JOYA MORAL | IND | 631 | 1.5% |
| 8 | UMESH CHANDRA BORDOLOI | IND | 291 | 0.7% |
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.
High turnout (6th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 37.6% · min 2.9% · max 76.5%
How contested is turnout?
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96%
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6th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.54
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24th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.1%
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81st of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 37.4%CPM 34.4%INC 8.7%IND 6.5%INC(I) 6.3%OTH 6.7%
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.