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Assam · Assembly Constituency 97 · 1978Reserved (SC)
Dergaon
Winner — 1978
RAMESH DAS
JNP· Janata
JNP 45.9%INC 25.9%5 others 28.2%
Votes
16,149
45.9% share
Winning margin
7,051
20.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
52.4%
of 67,112
Dergaon is a safe seat — RAMESH DAS won by 20.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMESH DAS | Janata | 16,149 | 45.9% |
| 2 | TULSI DAS | INC | 9,098 | 25.9% |
| 3 | HEM PRAKASH NARAYAN |  INC(I)INC | 5,772 | 16.4% |
| 4 | BISTURAM DAS | IND | 1,597 | 4.5% |
| 5 | LAKHEYSWAR DAS | IND | 1,252 | 3.6% |
| 6 | NILA KANTA HAZARIKA | IND | 1,146 | 3.3% |
| 7 | TANKESWAR DAS | IND | 163 | 0.5% |
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 (54th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.5% · min 0.7% · max 50.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
54th of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.00
fewer partiesmore parties
94th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.1%
lowerhigher
79th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 45.9%INC 25.9%INC(I) 16.4%OTH 11.8%
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.