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Assam · Assembly Constituency 99 · 1978Reserved (ST)
Majuli
Winner — 1978
CHAKBHAL KAGYANG
JNP· Janata
JNP 57.4%INC 30.4%2 others 12.2%
Votes
23,681
57.4% share
Winning margin
11,120
26.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
71.2%
of 57,938
Majuli is a safe seat — CHAKBHAL KAGYANG won by 26.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHAKBHAL KAGYANG | Janata | 23,681 | 57.4% |
| 2 | MAL CHANDRA PEGU | INC | 12,561 | 30.4% |
| 3 | DEHIRAM DALEY |  INC(I)INC | 2,767 | 6.7% |
| 4 | ANANDA DEORI | IND | 2,248 | 5.5% |
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.
Low turnout (106th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe26.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 1.0% · max 40.8%
How contested is turnout?
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81%
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106th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
81st of 126How much NOTA?
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2.3%
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10th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 57.4%INC 30.4%INC(I) 6.7%IND 5.5%
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.