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Assam · Assembly Constituency 73 · 1978
Tezpur
Winner — 1978
JIBAN BORA
JNP· Janata
JNP 51.5%INC 25.1%4 others 23.4%
Votes
17,663
51.5% share
Winning margin
9,061
26.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
64.8%
of 52,951
Tezpur is a safe seat — JIBAN BORA won by 26.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JIBAN BORA | Janata | 17,663 | 51.5% |
| 2 | SREEKANTA SARMAH | INC | 8,602 | 25.1% |
| 3 | DILIP BASU | IND | 4,490 | 13.1% |
| 4 | NABIN CHANDRA KATH HAZARIKA |  INC(I)INC | 2,314 | 6.8% |
| 5 | MAHENDRA NATH BORA | IND | 840 | 2.5% |
| 6 | ABHOY CHARAN DAS | IND | 383 | 1.1% |
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 (75th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe26.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 1.3% · max 87.3%
How contested is turnout?
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84%
lowerhigher
75th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 126How much NOTA?
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0.9%
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93rd of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 51.5%INC 25.1%IND 13.1%INC(I) 6.8%OTH 3.6%
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.