Back to Assam 1978 map
Assam · Assembly Constituency 80 · 1978
Marigaon
Winner — 1978
KALIRAM DEKTA RAJA
INC· INC
INC 26.8%JNP 25.8%5 others 47.4%
Votes
13,439
26.8% share
Winning margin
527
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
70.9%
of 70,695
Marigaon was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 527 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KALIRAM DEKTA RAJA | INC | 13,439 | 26.8% |
| 2 | PITSING KONWAR | Janata | 12,912 | 25.8% |
| 3 | ABUDDIN | IND | 6,907 | 13.8% |
| 4 | GIRIDHAR PATOR | Left | 6,048 | 12.1% |
| 5 | RAMESH NATH | IND | 4,373 | 8.7% |
| 6 | GUNENDRA NATH PANDIT |  INC(I)INC | 3,307 | 6.6% |
| 7 | PHANINDRA BORAH | IND | 3,154 | 6.3% |
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.
Low turnout (109th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.4% · min 1.1% · max 44.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
109th of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.71
fewer partiesmore parties
123rd of 126How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
52nd of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 26.8%JNP 25.8%IND 13.8%CPI 12.1%IND 8.7%INC(I) 6.6%OTH 6.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— 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.