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Assam · Assembly Constituency 19 · 1985Reserved (ST)
Diphu
Winner — 1985
SAM SINGH HANSE
IND
IND 26.5%INC 23.5%3 others 50.0%
Votes
10,435
26.5% share
Winning margin
1,162
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
60.0%
of 65,714
A closely fought contest. SAM SINGH HANSE won with a 3.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAM SINGH HANSE | IND | 10,435 | 26.5% |
| 2 | BIDYASING ENGLENG | INC | 9,273 | 23.5% |
| 3 | SAITYESWER DAOLAGUPU | IND | 8,977 | 22.8% |
| 4 | JAYANTA RONGPI | IND | 8,116 | 20.6% |
| 5 | GANDHI RAM TIMUNG | Janata | 2,633 | 6.7% |
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.
Average turnout (51st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 1.0% · max 42.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
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51st of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.45
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31st of 126How much NOTA?
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1.8%
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23rd of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 26.5%INC 23.5%IND 22.8%IND 20.6%JNP 6.7%
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.