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Assam · Assembly Constituency 75 · 1978
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Winner — 1978
GOLOK KAKATI
JNP· Janata
JNP 37.2%INC 26.4%4 others 36.4%
Votes
14,018
37.2% share
Winning margin
4,072
10.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
72.2%
of 52,182
A clear win with a 10.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOLOK KAKATI | Janata | 14,018 | 37.2% |
| 2 | NARAYAN BHUYAN | INC | 9,946 | 26.4% |
| 3 | PURNANANDA SARMAH | Left | 9,311 | 24.7% |
| 4 | DULAL CHANDRA BHUYAN | IND | 2,713 | 7.2% |
| 5 | DIMBESWAR SARMAH |  INC(I)INC | 1,592 | 4.2% |
| 6 | KSHEM PRASAD UPADHAYAYA | IND | 114 | 0.3% |
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 (33rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean10.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 0.8% · max 43.7%
How contested is turnout?
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89%
lowerhigher
33rd of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
82nd of 126How much NOTA?
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0.6%
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113th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 37.2%INC 26.4%CPM 24.7%IND 7.2%OTH 4.5%
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.