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Assam · Assembly Constituency 65 · 1978
Kalaigaon
Winner — 1978
NAGEN SARMA
JNP· Janata
JNP 55.2%INC 19.8%3 others 25.1%
Votes
25,595
55.2% share
Winning margin
16,428
35.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
70.5%
of 65,842
Kalaigaon is a safe seat — NAGEN SARMA won by 35.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAGEN SARMA | Janata | 25,595 | 55.2% |
| 2 | LAKSHMI KANTA SAIKIA | INC | 9,167 | 19.8% |
| 3 | NABA KUMAR KAR | IND | 4,873 | 10.5% |
| 4 | RATNESWAR SAHARIA |  INC(I)INC | 4,136 | 8.9% |
| 5 | NABIN CHANDRA RABHA | Left | 2,623 | 5.7% |
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 (80th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe35.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 2.2% · max 44.1%
How contested is turnout?
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84%
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80th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 126How much NOTA?
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1.2%
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59th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 55.2%INC 19.8%IND 10.5%INC(I) 8.9%CPI 5.7%
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.