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Assam · Assembly Constituency 77 · 1978

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Winner — 1978

BISHNULAL UPADHAYA
INC· INC
INC 34.2%JNP 22.6%6 others 43.2%
Votes
10,631
34.2% share
Winning margin
3,605
11.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
65.0%
of 47,827

A clear win with a 11.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BISHNULAL UPADHAYA
INC
INC
10,63134.2%
2
KAMAKHYA PRASAD TRIPATHI
JNP
Janata
7,02622.6%
3
BHARAT DAS
IND
5,42417.4%
4
NARAYAN MAHATO
IND
3,76212.1%
5
PUNU ORAON
IND
2,5218.1%
6
BILASHI CHETRI
IND
8122.6%
7
SWARUP UPADHAYA
IND
7452.4%
8
KESHAB CHANDRA SARMAH
IND
1840.6%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (79th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.4% · min 1.5% · max 42.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
79th of 126

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.82
fewer partiesmore parties
119th of 126

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
98th of 126

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.2%JNP 22.6%IND 17.4%IND 12.1%IND 8.1%OTH 5.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

This 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.

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