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Assam · Assembly Constituency 78 · 1985

Gohpur

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Winner — 1985

GANESH KUTUM
IND
IND 39.6%INC 23.4%10 others 37.0%
Votes
28,383
39.6% share
Winning margin
11,622
16.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
73.6%
of 97,450

Gohpur is a safe seat — GANESH KUTUM won by 16.2%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GANESH KUTUM
IND
28,38339.6%
2
KOSHESWAR BARUAH
INC
INC
16,76123.4%
3
BAPUTI PAYANG
PTC
11,67816.3%
4
SANTOSH KUMAR SINGHA
IND
4,9726.9%
5
DAMBARUDHAR BARAH
CPI
Left
4,3756.1%
6
RAM SARAN
JNP
Janata
2,8203.9%
7
SABHARAM GAYARI
IND
9371.3%
8
DILIP SARAN
IND
5070.7%
9
MAHESHWAR BASUMATARI
IND
4630.7%
10
KANAKESWAR BARUAH
IND
3270.5%
11
NIRMALATA MAHANTA
IND
2560.4%
12
BENUDHAR RAJKHOWA
IND
2260.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (113th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
16.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 2.8% · max 53.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
113th of 126

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 126

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
95th of 126

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 39.6%INC 23.4%PTC 16.3%IND 6.9%CPI 6.1%OTH 7.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

This 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.

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