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Assam · Assembly Constituency 88 · 1978

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Winner — 1978

BHABENDRA KUMAR SAIKIA
JNP· Janata
JNP 38.5%IND 28.3%7 others 33.2%
Votes
14,024
38.5% share
Winning margin
3,729
10.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
63.1%
of 57,696

A clear win with a 10.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHABENDRA KUMAR SAIKIA
JNP
Janata
14,02438.5%
2
HAFIZUDDIN AHMED
IND
10,29528.3%
3
NURUL HUSSAIN
INC
INC
4,02411.1%
4
TRINATH TANTI
IND
2,3846.5%
5
BISHNU PROSAD
INC(I)
INC
2,3186.4%
6
KAMESWAR DAS
IND
2,1075.8%
7
SAILESH GHOSH
IND
4861.3%
8
KHANINDRA BARUA
IND
3931.1%
9
KANU BORO
IND
3571.0%

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 (116th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 1.9% · max 55.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
116th of 126

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.94
fewer partiesmore parties
102nd of 126

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
3rd of 126

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 38.5%IND 28.3%INC 11.1%IND 6.5%INC(I) 6.4%IND 5.8%OTH 3.4%

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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