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Assam · Assembly Constituency 76 · 1978
Biswanath
Winner — 1978
KOSHESWAR BORA
JNP· Janata
JNP 57.6%INC 21.6%2 others 20.8%
Votes
20,933
57.6% share
Winning margin
13,087
36.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
72.9%
of 49,865
Biswanath is a safe seat — KOSHESWAR BORA won by 36.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KOSHESWAR BORA | Janata | 20,933 | 57.6% |
| 2 | SATYA NARAYAN RAM | INC | 7,846 | 21.6% |
| 3 | HIRANYA BORA |  INC(I)INC | 5,538 | 15.2% |
| 4 | TAIYAB ALI | IND | 2,041 | 5.6% |
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 (47th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe36.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 1.3% · max 36.0%
How contested is turnout?
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87%
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47th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.00
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93rd of 126How much NOTA?
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1.1%
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82nd of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 57.6%INC 21.6%INC(I) 15.2%IND 5.6%
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.