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Assam · Assembly Constituency 9 · 1983

Silchar

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Winner — 1983

JAGADISH CHANDRA CHOUDHURY
INC· Congress (I)
INC 50.5%IND 23.2%9 others 26.3%
Votes
28,073
50.5% share
Winning margin
15,156
27.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
60.3%
of 92,195

Silchar is a safe seat — JAGADISH CHANDRA CHOUDHURY won by 27.3%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAGADISH CHANDRA CHOUDHURY
INC
Congress (I)
28,07350.5%
2
A. K. NURUL HAQUE
IND
12,91723.2%
3
NOORUL HUDA
CPM
Left
7,29613.1%
4
NANDA KISHORE SINGHA
IND
2,7655.0%
5
GIRBAN BISWAS
IND
2,1213.8%
6
BHUSAN CHAKRABARTY
IND
1,0201.8%
7
DHRUBAJYOTI GUPTA
IND
8341.5%
8
SADHAN PURKAYASTHA
IND
2050.4%
9
SURENDRA KUMAR DHAR
IND
1260.2%
10
TURFAN ALI
IND
1150.2%
11
PRANAY KAR
IND
1120.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
27.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 0.1% · max 53.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
1st of 126

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 126

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
99th of 126

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
109 seats · 55 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.5%IND 23.2%CPM 13.1%OTH 13.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

This 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.

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