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Assam · Assembly Constituency 95 · 1978
Golaghat
Winner — 1978
SONESWAR BORA
JNP· Janata
JNP 54.1%INC 29.2%4 others 16.7%
Votes
22,769
54.1% share
Winning margin
10,466
24.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
61.5%
of 68,471
Golaghat is a safe seat — SONESWAR BORA won by 24.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SONESWAR BORA | Janata | 22,769 | 54.1% |
| 2 | NOGEN NEOG | INC | 12,303 | 29.2% |
| 3 | GIRISH CHANDRA GOGOI | Left | 3,476 | 8.3% |
| 4 | JOGENDRA NATH BORA |  INC(I)INC | 2,328 | 5.5% |
| 5 | KALURAM PEGU | IND | 922 | 2.2% |
| 6 | ANANDA PRASAD SAIKIA | IND | 280 | 0.7% |
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 (77th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe24.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.6% · min 3.5% · max 83.0%
How contested is turnout?
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84%
lowerhigher
77th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.01
fewer partiesmore parties
89th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.1%
lowerhigher
73rd of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 54.1%INC 29.2%CPI 8.3%INC(I) 5.5%OTH 2.9%
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.