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Assam · Assembly Constituency 98 · 1983
Jorhat
Winner — 1983
DINANATH RAJKHOWA
INC· Congress (I)
INC 78.9%CPM 12.9%2 others 8.2%
Votes
968
78.9% share
Winning margin
810
66.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
1.7%
of 72,377
Jorhat is a safe seat — DINANATH RAJKHOWA won by 66.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DINANATH RAJKHOWA | Congress (I) | 968 | 78.9% |
| 2 | SURENDRANATH HAZARIKA | Left | 158 | 12.9% |
| 3 | LUTFUR RAHMAN | IND | 63 | 5.1% |
| 4 | NABIN NEOG | IND | 38 | 3.1% |
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
safe66.0%
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?
SEAT
1.90
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 126How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
101st of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
109 seats · 55 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 78.9%CPM 12.9%IND 5.1%OTH 3.1%
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.