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Assam · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1978
Gauhati East
Winner — 1978
AJOY KUMAR DUTTA
JNP· Janata
JNP 34.0%CPM 28.2%10 others 37.8%
Votes
14,702
34.0% share
Winning margin
2,499
5.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
58.9%
of 73,485
A clear win with a 5.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJOY KUMAR DUTTA | Janata | 14,702 | 34.0% |
| 2 | NANDESWAR TALUKDAR | Left | 12,203 | 28.2% |
| 3 | BHANEDRA CHANDRA CHOUDHURY | INC | 5,095 | 11.8% |
| 4 | NOGEN HAZARIKA | IND | 4,124 | 9.5% |
| 5 | BHOWARILAL SARAOGI | IND | 3,260 | 7.5% |
| 6 | MUNIN SARMAH |  INC(I)INC | 2,438 | 5.6% |
| 7 | KHETRA PHUKAN | IND | 415 | 1.0% |
| 8 | BHUBAN CH. NATH | IND | 307 | 0.7% |
| 9 | JANARDAN BEZBARUAH | IND | 299 | 0.7% |
| 10 | UPEN SARMAH | IND | 226 | 0.5% |
| 11 | RAGHUNATH TIWARI | IND | 149 | 0.3% |
| 12 | PRAHLAD RAI AJIT CHARIA | IND | 41 | 0.1% |
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 (9th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe5.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.8% · min 2.1% · max 59.4%
How contested is turnout?
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95%
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9th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 126How much NOTA?
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0.6%
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117th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 34.0%CPM 28.2%INC 11.8%IND 9.5%IND 7.5%INC(I) 5.6%OTH 3.3%
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.