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Assam · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1985Reserved (ST)
Bokajan
Winner — 1985
RAJEN TIMUNG
INC· INC
INC 30.5%IND 29.3%4 others 40.2%
Votes
10,139
30.5% share
Winning margin
391
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
58.4%
of 57,010
Bokajan was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 391 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJEN TIMUNG | INC | 10,139 | 30.5% |
| 2 | DHANI RAM TERON | IND | 9,748 | 29.3% |
| 3 | LACHING CHOHAI | IND | 5,128 | 15.4% |
| 4 | JAY SINGH DOLOI | IND | 4,926 | 14.8% |
| 5 | SUNITY D. SANGMA | IND | 1,751 | 5.3% |
| 6 | KHAYEM BEY RENGMA | IND | 1,574 | 4.7% |
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.
High turnout (4th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.1% · max 45.3%
How contested is turnout?
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96%
lowerhigher
4th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 126How much NOTA?
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0.4%
lowerhigher
125th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 30.5%IND 29.3%IND 15.4%IND 14.8%IND 5.3%OTH 4.7%
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.