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Assam · Assembly Constituency 66 · 1978
Sipajhar
Winner — 1978
MADHAB RAJBANSHI
JNP· Janata
JNP 43.3%IND 18.9%6 others 37.8%
Votes
16,661
43.3% share
Winning margin
9,408
24.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
61.7%
of 62,269
Sipajhar is a safe seat — MADHAB RAJBANSHI won by 24.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MADHAB RAJBANSHI | Janata | 16,661 | 43.3% |
| 2 | LOKESWAR NATH | IND | 7,253 | 18.9% |
| 3 | GIASUDDIN AHMED | IND | 6,315 | 16.4% |
| 4 | SAIFUDDIN AHMSD | IND | 3,823 | 9.9% |
| 5 | SATHIL CH. DEKA | INC | 1,565 | 4.1% |
| 6 | SAMSER ALI |  INC(I)INC | 1,397 | 3.6% |
| 7 | SAMARENDRA NARAYAN DEV | SUC | 861 | 2.2% |
| 8 | ABU TALEB | IND | 571 | 1.5% |
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 (84th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean24.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.2% · max 58.9%
How contested is turnout?
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83%
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84th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.2%
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68th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 43.3%IND 18.9%IND 16.4%IND 9.9%OTH 11.4%
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.