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Assam · Assembly Constituency 60 · 1978

Barkhetry

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Winner — 1978

SEIKH CHAND MAHAMMAD
JNP· Janata
JNP 55.5%INC 19.7%8 others 24.7%
Votes
24,717
55.5% share
Winning margin
15,935
35.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
63.0%
of 70,620

Barkhetry is a safe seat — SEIKH CHAND MAHAMMAD won by 35.8%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SEIKH CHAND MAHAMMAD
JNP
Janata
24,71755.5%
2
RAMESH CHANDRA CHOUDHURY
INC
INC
8,78219.7%
3
LOHIT CHANDRA DAS
CPI
Left
3,5818.1%
4
HAREN KALITA
IND
1,9584.4%
5
CHABIN MEDHI
IND
1,3012.9%
6
JITEN PATOWARY
INC(I)
INC
1,1642.6%
7
CHIDANANDA SARMAH
IND
1,1082.5%
8
PADMA NATH SARMAH
IND
1,0452.4%
9
AYEJUDDIN AHMED
IND
6211.4%
10
PRABIN DAS
IND
2290.5%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (71st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
35.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.9% · min 2.3% · max 46.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
71st of 126

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.82
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 126

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
60th of 126

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 55.5%INC 19.7%CPI 8.1%OTH 16.7%

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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