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Assam · Assembly Constituency 57 · 1978
Rangiya
Winner — 1978
PURNA BORO
CPM· Left
CPM 20.0%IND 16.3%6 others 63.7%
Votes
8,280
20.0% share
Winning margin
1,553
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
67.2%
of 61,536
A closely fought contest. PURNA BORO won with a 3.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURNA BORO | Left | 8,280 | 20.0% |
| 2 | GOLAP BASUMATARY | IND | 6,727 | 16.3% |
| 3 | KAMINI MOHAN SARMAH | Left | 6,571 | 15.9% |
| 4 | TAZUL ISLAM | IND | 6,436 | 15.6% |
| 5 | MANABENDRA SARMAH | INC | 4,536 | 11.0% |
| 6 | BHUBANESWAR KALITA |  INC(I)INC | 4,512 | 10.9% |
| 7 | BHIPEN SARMA | Janata | 3,251 | 7.9% |
| 8 | KALPA RAM DEKA | IND | 1,052 | 2.5% |
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 (48th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 1.8% · max 45.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
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48th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.2%
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57th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 20.0%IND 16.3%CPI 15.9%IND 15.6%INC 11.0%INC(I) 10.9%OTH 10.4%
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.