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Assam · Assembly Constituency 121 · 1985
Chabua
Winner — 1985
BHUBAN BARUA
IND
IND 45.5%INC 44.2%8 others 10.4%
Votes
22,979
45.5% share
Winning margin
662
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
62.2%
of 81,220
Chabua was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 662 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHUBAN BARUA | IND | 22,979 | 45.5% |
| 2 | UPENDRA NATH SONATON | INC | 22,317 | 44.2% |
| 3 | TILESWAR KURMI | IND | 1,628 | 3.2% |
| 4 | GHAN GOGOI | Janata | 897 | 1.8% |
| 5 | RAM DAS | IND | 853 | 1.7% |
| 6 | PADMA NATH DAS | Lok Dal | 435 | 0.9% |
| 7 | SATYA BORA | IND | 415 | 0.8% |
| 8 | NAKUL PATNAYAK | IND | 376 | 0.7% |
| 9 | INDRESWAR KHOUND | ICS | 336 | 0.7% |
| 10 | HEMO RAM BORA | BJP | 291 | 0.6% |
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 (65th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.9% · min 1.3% · max 74.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
65th of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.93
fewer partiesmore parties
105th of 126How much NOTA?
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0.9%
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91st of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 45.5%INC 44.2%OTH 10.3%
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.