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Assam · Assembly Constituency 98 · 1978
Jorhat
Winner — 1978
DULAL CHANDRA BARUAH
JNP· Janata
JNP 53.9%CPM 18.7%5 others 27.4%
Votes
22,530
53.9% share
Winning margin
14,693
35.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
63.1%
of 66,260
Jorhat is a safe seat — DULAL CHANDRA BARUAH won by 35.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DULAL CHANDRA BARUAH | Janata | 22,530 | 53.9% |
| 2 | DILIP BHATTACHARYYA | Left | 7,837 | 18.7% |
| 3 | NIRMAL GOSWAMI | INC | 7,663 | 18.3% |
| 4 | KUSHRAM SARMAH |  INC(I)INC | 2,916 | 7.0% |
| 5 | NABIN CHANDRA BORA | IND | 389 | 0.9% |
| 6 | JITENJIT BARUAH | IND | 262 | 0.6% |
| 7 | SHRIMANTA MADHAB | IND | 219 | 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 (66th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe35.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 3.9% · max 66.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
66th of 126How crowded is the field?
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1.90
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 126How much NOTA?
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0.8%
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101st of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 53.9%CPM 18.7%INC 18.3%INC(I) 7.0%OTH 2.1%
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.