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Assam · Assembly Constituency 83 · 1985
Dhing
Winner — 1985
SHAHIDUL ISLAM
IND
IND 58.8%INC 14.9%6 others 26.3%
Votes
35,483
58.8% share
Winning margin
26,473
43.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
76.1%
of 79,329
Dhing is a safe seat — SHAHIDUL ISLAM won by 43.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAHIDUL ISLAM | IND | 35,483 | 58.8% |
| 2 | MOJIBUR RAHMAN | INC | 9,010 | 14.9% |
| 3 | MUHIBUDDIN AHMED | IND | 6,013 | 10.0% |
| 4 | M. SHAMSUL HUDA | IND | 3,668 | 6.1% |
| 5 | MD. A. MANNAN FARUQUE | IND | 2,677 | 4.4% |
| 6 | YAKUB CHOWDHURY | Left | 2,603 | 4.3% |
| 7 | BAREK | ICS | 608 | 1.0% |
| 8 | RUPRAM KALITA | IND | 274 | 0.5% |
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.
Low turnout (120th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe43.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 29.6% · min 0.6% · max 77.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
120th of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 126How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
8th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 58.8%INC 14.9%IND 10.0%IND 6.1%OTH 10.2%
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.