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Assam · Assembly Constituency 78 · 1978

Gohpur

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Winner — 1978

RAM CHANDRA SARMAH
JNP· Janata
JNP 35.0%INC 21.5%9 others 43.5%
Votes
15,736
35.0% share
Winning margin
6,057
13.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
64.9%
of 69,299

A clear win with a 13.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM CHANDRA SARMAH
JNP
Janata
15,73635.0%
2
BIPIN KATAKI
INC
INC
9,67921.5%
3
SOBHA RAM GAYARI
IND
4,96011.0%
4
DURGA DHAR BORA
CPI
Left
3,8648.6%
5
INDESWAR RAJKHOWA
IND
2,3305.2%
6
BAPUTI PAYANG
IND
1,9744.4%
7
DANDU MUNDA
IND
1,7323.9%
8
KESHAB CHANDRA HAZARIKA
IND
1,5483.4%
9
STEPHEN PANDO
IND
1,4013.1%
10
UTASHABANANDA DEB GOSWAMI
INC(I)
INC
1,3313.0%
11
TIKA RAM CHETRI
IND
4381.0%

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

Low turnout (113th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 2.8% · max 53.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
113th of 126

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 126

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
95th of 126

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 35.0%INC 21.5%IND 11.0%CPI 8.6%IND 5.2%OTH 18.7%

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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