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Assam · Assembly Constituency 91 · 1978
Hojai
Winner — 1978
SANTI RANJAN DAS GUPTA
JNP· Janata
JNP 30.6%CPI 23.5%4 others 46.0%
Votes
16,684
30.6% share
Winning margin
3,862
7.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
67.4%
of 81,049
A clear win with a 7.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANTI RANJAN DAS GUPTA | Janata | 16,684 | 30.6% |
| 2 | AFTARUDDIN AHMED | Left | 12,822 | 23.5% |
| 3 | SADHAN RANJAN SARKAR | INC | 12,333 | 22.6% |
| 4 | ABDUL KHALEQUE CHOWDHURY | Left | 6,723 | 12.3% |
| 5 | JOGESWAR SINGH | IND | 3,266 | 6.0% |
| 6 | GOBIND SINGH CHAWLA |  INC(I)INC | 2,765 | 5.1% |
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 (103rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe7.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.1% · min 3.7% · max 64.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
103rd of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 126How much NOTA?
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1.6%
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35th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 30.6%CPI 23.5%INC 22.6%CPM 12.3%IND 6.0%INC(I) 5.1%
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.