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Assam · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1985
Algapur
Winner — 1985
SAHIDUL ALAM CHOUDHURY
IND
IND 31.4%INC 22.2%10 others 46.3%
Votes
16,183
31.4% share
Winning margin
4,735
9.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
69.0%
of 74,560
A clear win with a 9.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAHIDUL ALAM CHOUDHURY | IND | 16,183 | 31.4% |
| 2 | JALALUDDIN CHOUDHURY | INC | 11,448 | 22.2% |
| 3 | KRISHNO PRASAD ROY | BJP | 9,755 | 18.9% |
| 4 | KARTIK CHANDRA DEY | IND | 4,551 | 8.8% |
| 5 | AGHORE BANDHU DASGUPTA | ICS | 3,255 | 6.3% |
| 6 | ATAUR RAHMAN MAJUMDAR | IND | 1,926 | 3.7% |
| 7 | REBATI KUMAR DEB | IND | 1,635 | 3.2% |
| 8 | MAHIBUR RAHMAN MAJUMDAR | IND | 1,078 | 2.1% |
| 9 | HARENDRA CHANDRA DAS | IND | 846 | 1.6% |
| 10 | MASKANDAR ALI MAJARBHUYA | IND | 499 | 1.0% |
| 11 | NANIGOPAL CHOUDHURY | Lok Dal | 152 | 0.3% |
| 12 | HARISUL ISLAM | IND | 136 | 0.3% |
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.
High turnout (12th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 6.1% · max 46.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
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12th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 126How much NOTA?
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0.6%
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111th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 31.4%INC 22.2%BJP 18.9%IND 8.8%ICS 6.3%OTH 12.2%
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.