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Assam · Assembly Constituency 120 · 1991
Naharkatia
Winner — 1991
SASHA KAMAL HANDIQUE
CPM· Left
CPM 29.1%INC 29.0%7 others 41.9%
Votes
16,710
29.1% share
Winning margin
56
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
64.2%
of 89,329
Naharkatia was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 56 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SASHA KAMAL HANDIQUE | Left | 16,710 | 29.1% |
| 2 | HARI PHUKAN | INC | 16,654 | 29.0% |
| 3 | MANI KANTA CHETIA | 13,777 | 24.0% | |
| 4 | PRATAP CHANDRA HAZARIKA | NAGP | 4,515 | 7.9% |
| 5 | BHUPEN BORGOHAIN | IPF | 2,775 | 4.8% |
| 6 | LEMAK BHENGRA | URC | 1,168 | 2.0% |
| 7 | GANESH SONOWAL | AJD | 701 | 1.2% |
| 8 | KANAK BORKAKATI | BJP | 658 | 1.1% |
| 9 | BHABEN SAIKIA | IND | 425 | 0.7% |
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 (105th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 0.1% · max 46.3%
How contested is turnout?
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81%
lowerhigher
105th of 126How crowded is the field?
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1.94
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 126How much NOTA?
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1.2%
lowerhigher
58th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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1.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 29.1%INC 29.0%AGP 24.0%NAGP 7.9%OTH 10.0%
Who ran, on record?
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— 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.