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Assam · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1985
Barchalla
Winner — 1985
PRAFULLA GOSWAMI
IND
IND 43.8%INC 20.8%5 others 35.4%
Votes
23,927
43.9% share
Winning margin
12,584
23.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
78.0%
of 69,989
Barchalla is a safe seat — PRAFULLA GOSWAMI won by 23.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAFULLA GOSWAMI | IND | 23,927 | 43.9% |
| 2 | KSHEMRAJ ADHIKARI | INC | 11,343 | 20.8% |
| 3 | KAMAL BASUMATARI | PTC | 10,974 | 20.1% |
| 4 | MADHAB UPADHYAYA BHATTARAI | IND | 4,294 | 7.9% |
| 5 | EMILE MALAR | ICS | 1,818 | 3.3% |
| 6 | GOLOK NATH | Lok Dal | 1,708 | 3.1% |
| 7 | HUMESWAR NARZARI | IND | 507 | 0.9% |
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 (68th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe23.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.0% · min 0.9% · max 54.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
68th of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.92
fewer partiesmore parties
106th of 126How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
56th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 43.9%INC 20.8%PTC 20.1%IND 7.9%OTH 7.4%
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.