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Assam · Assembly Constituency 38 · 1985
Goalpara West
Winner — 1985
SHEIKH SAMAN ALI
IND
IND 42.2%IND 33.0%3 others 24.8%
Votes
27,018
42.2% share
Winning margin
5,837
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
85.0%
of 75,390
A clear win with a 9.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHEIKH SAMAN ALI | IND | 27,018 | 42.2% |
| 2 | PRAFULLA KUMAR RABHA | IND | 21,181 | 33.0% |
| 3 | MIZANUR RAHMAN MANDAL | INC | 9,297 | 14.5% |
| 4 | NAZMUL HAQUE | IND | 6,453 | 10.1% |
| 5 | KHAGEN RABHA | IND | 140 | 0.2% |
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.
High turnout (20th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 1.3% · max 67.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
20th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.0%
lowerhigher
86th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 42.2%IND 33.0%INC 14.5%IND 10.1%OTH 0.2%
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.