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Assam · Assembly Constituency 86 · 1978
Nowgong
Winner — 1978
MUKUT SARMA
INC· INC
INC 34.2%JNP 33.4%5 others 32.4%
Votes
13,808
34.2% share
Winning margin
357
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
62.7%
of 64,342
Nowgong was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 357 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUKUT SARMA | INC | 13,808 | 34.2% |
| 2 | INDRESWAR GOSWAMI | Janata | 13,451 | 33.4% |
| 3 | GONADHAR GOGOI | Left | 6,225 | 15.4% |
| 4 | PHANI BORA | Left | 5,251 | 13.0% |
| 5 | BHARAT BHUYAN |  INC(I)INC | 1,165 | 2.9% |
| 6 | AMULYA KEOT | IND | 287 | 0.7% |
| 7 | MULA SINGH | IND | 140 | 0.3% |
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 (123rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 0.9% · max 89.1%
How contested is turnout?
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78%
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123rd of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
60th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.8%
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24th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.2%JNP 33.4%CPM 15.4%CPI 13.0%OTH 4.0%
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.