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Assam · Assembly Constituency 86 · 1985
Nowgong
Winner — 1985
PRAFULLA KUMAR MAHANTA
IND
IND 54.9%INC 33.2%7 others 11.9%
Votes
36,369
54.9% share
Winning margin
14,370
21.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
76.7%
of 86,411
Nowgong is a safe seat — PRAFULLA KUMAR MAHANTA won by 21.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAFULLA KUMAR MAHANTA | IND | 36,369 | 54.9% |
| 2 | MUKUT SARMAH | INC | 21,999 | 33.2% |
| 3 | MOON CHOUDHARY | IND | 5,596 | 8.4% |
| 4 | BHUPEN BARBORA | Left | 1,114 | 1.7% |
| 5 | KAMAL BORA | Left | 454 | 0.7% |
| 6 | SOHANLAL KHATOWAL | IND | 215 | 0.3% |
| 7 | KANU BORA | Lok Dal | 196 | 0.3% |
| 8 | IRSAD ALI | IND | 161 | 0.2% |
| 9 | GOURI KANTA | IND | 159 | 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.
Low turnout (123rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 0.9% · max 89.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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123rd of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
60th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.8%
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24th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 54.9%INC 33.2%IND 8.4%OTH 3.5%
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.