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Assam · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1978
Algapur
Winner — 1978
NEPAL CHANDRA DAS
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 32.9%JNP 25.6%5 others 41.5%
Votes
10,425
32.9% share
Winning margin
2,298
7.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
50.5%
of 62,806
A clear win with a 7.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEPAL CHANDRA DAS |  INC(I)INC | 10,425 | 32.9% |
| 2 | NURUL HUDA LASKAR | Janata | 8,127 | 25.6% |
| 3 | MAHMUD ALI BARBHUIYA | INC | 7,664 | 24.2% |
| 4 | PANKAJ KUMAR GHOSH | IND | 2,396 | 7.5% |
| 5 | ABDUL LATIF LASKAR | IND | 1,682 | 5.3% |
| 6 | HARENDRA CHANDRA DAS | IND | 1,130 | 3.6% |
| 7 | ASHIT DUTTA | IND | 299 | 0.9% |
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.
High turnout (12th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 6.1% · max 46.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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12th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.57
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20th of 126How much NOTA?
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0.6%
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111th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 32.9%JNP 25.6%INC 24.2%IND 7.5%IND 5.3%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.