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Assam · Assembly Constituency 87 · 1978
Barhampur
Winner — 1978
LAKESHWAR GOHAIN
JNP· Janata
JNP 48.1%INC 20.1%5 others 31.8%
Votes
19,848
48.1% share
Winning margin
11,574
28.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
61.0%
of 67,592
Barhampur is a safe seat — LAKESHWAR GOHAIN won by 28.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAKESHWAR GOHAIN | Janata | 19,848 | 48.1% |
| 2 | DEBENDRA NATH BORA | INC | 8,274 | 20.1% |
| 3 | KEHORAM HAZARIKA | Left | 6,248 | 15.1% |
| 4 | GURU CHARAN BHUMIJ | IND | 3,474 | 8.4% |
| 5 | ANIL SARMA | IND | 1,697 | 4.1% |
| 6 | BALIN HAZARIKA |  INC(I)INC | 1,093 | 2.6% |
| 7 | LAKHIPROVA KALITA | IND | 626 | 1.5% |
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.
Average turnout (94th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe28.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 26.0% · min 0.5% · max 79.8%
How contested is turnout?
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82%
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94th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 126How much NOTA?
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2.6%
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4th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 48.1%INC 20.1%CPI 15.1%IND 8.4%OTH 8.3%
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.