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Assam · Assembly Constituency 55 · 1978
Hajo
Winner — 1978
RABINDRA NATH MALAKAR
JNP· Janata
JNP 36.0%INC(I) 34.4%7 others 29.6%
Votes
15,279
36.0% share
Winning margin
695
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
68.4%
of 62,036
Hajo was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 695 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RABINDRA NATH MALAKAR | Janata | 15,279 | 36.0% |
| 2 | BARKAT ULLA |  INC(I)INC | 14,584 | 34.4% |
| 3 | BADAN CHANDRA BARUA | IND | 6,166 | 14.5% |
| 4 | USHA DAS | INC | 1,896 | 4.5% |
| 5 | HARENDRA NATH MEDHI | IND | 1,797 | 4.2% |
| 6 | JIBAN DAS | IND | 1,067 | 2.5% |
| 7 | MOHIBULLA ALI | IND | 847 | 2.0% |
| 8 | AKRAM HUSSAIN SAIKIA | IND | 499 | 1.2% |
| 9 | RAMESH KALITA | IND | 272 | 0.6% |
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 (19th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.2% · min 1.3% · max 90.6%
How contested is turnout?
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93%
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19th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.29
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41st of 126How much NOTA?
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0.8%
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102nd of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 36.0%INC(I) 34.4%IND 14.5%OTH 15.1%
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.