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Assam · Assembly Constituency 54 · 1978

Gauhati West

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Winner — 1978

KIRAN CHANDRA BEZBARUA
JNP· Janata
JNP 27.0%CPM 25.4%13 others 47.6%
Votes
10,338
27.0% share
Winning margin
596
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
62.0%
of 61,790

Gauhati West was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 596 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KIRAN CHANDRA BEZBARUA
JNP
Janata
10,33827.0%
2
UDDHAB BARMAN
CPM
Left
9,74225.4%
3
BASANTA BAISHYA
INC
INC
4,85112.7%
4
GOBINDA KALITA
CPI
Left
4,51511.8%
5
SOHRAB ALI
IND
1,8854.9%
6
NABA KUMAR RABHA
INC(I)
INC
1,8534.8%
7
BISWANATH HARLALKA
IND
1,6104.2%
8
GOLAP SARMAH
IND
9302.4%
9
MARMESWAR DAS
IND
7411.9%
10
UKHESWAR KATAKI
IND
5711.5%
11
BIREN KALITA
IND
4581.2%
12
GIRIN BARUAH
IND
3911.0%
13
NAGARMAL GUPTA
IND
1880.5%
14
MD. SONA HAZARIKA
IND
1260.3%
15
BYOMKESH BASU
IND
1160.3%

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 (61st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.1% · min 1.6% · max 43.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
61st of 126

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.88
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 126

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
72nd of 126

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 27.0%CPM 25.4%INC 12.7%CPI 11.8%OTH 23.1%

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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