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Assam · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1978
Hailakandi
Winner — 1978
DIPAK BHATTACHARJEE
CPM· Left
CPM 28.1%IND 17.7%10 others 54.2%
Votes
10,745
28.1% share
Winning margin
4,005
10.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
56.8%
of 67,170
A clear win with a 10.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIPAK BHATTACHARJEE | Left | 10,745 | 28.1% |
| 2 | ABDUL MUNIB MAJUMDER | IND | 6,740 | 17.7% |
| 3 | SANTOSH JOY | INC | 5,350 | 14.0% |
| 4 | DESH RANJAN NATH | Janata | 3,900 | 10.2% |
| 5 | ABDUR RAHMAN CHOUDHRY |  INC(I)INC | 3,470 | 9.1% |
| 6 | ABDUL RAHMAN KAJUMBDER | IND | 2,316 | 6.1% |
| 7 | DHABAL SINGHA | IND | 2,076 | 5.4% |
| 8 | KHAIRUNNESSA CHOUDHRY | IND | 2,059 | 5.4% |
| 9 | ABDUR RAHMAN CHOUDHURY | IND | 552 | 1.4% |
| 10 | JALAL UDDIN | IND | 531 | 1.4% |
| 11 | JULUP RAJA BARBHUIYA | IND | 361 | 0.9% |
| 12 | JIL KADAR ALI | IND | 74 | 0.2% |
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 (11th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 2.3% · max 34.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
11th of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.03
fewer partiesmore parties
84th of 126How much NOTA?
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0.6%
lowerhigher
116th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 28.1%IND 17.7%INC 14.0%JNP 10.2%INC(I) 9.1%IND 6.1%OTH 14.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— 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.