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Assam · Assembly Constituency 78 · 1991

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Winner — 1991

KOSHESWAR BARUA
INC· INC
INC 20.6%IND 14.4%15 others 64.9%
Votes
16,891
20.6% share
Winning margin
5,108
6.2% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
70.4%
of 1,16,124

A clear win with a 6.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KOSHESWAR BARUA
INC
INC
16,89120.6%
2
SOBHARAM GOYARI
IND
11,78314.4%
3
GANESH KUTUM
IND
9,01111.0%
4
DANIEL TOPNO
IND
7,6589.4%
5
MOTI BORA
AGP
7,6549.4%
6
DAMBARU BORA
CPI
Left
6,6828.2%
7
MEDINI MOHAN DOLEY
IND
4,5275.5%
8
RAM SHARMAH
JD
Janata Dal
4,3555.3%
9
DURGA MOTTAK
IND
4,1045.0%
10
KESHAB GOGOI
IND
2,8013.4%
11
BRINDABAN GOSWAMI
NAGP
1,7392.1%
12
RANJIB BARUA
IND
1,4301.8%
13
BAPUTI PAYENG
IND
1,3661.7%
14
KOSHESWAR BARUAH
IND
8201.0%
15
KANAKESWAR BARUA
IND
7150.9%
16
NIRMALATA MAHANTA
IND
1340.2%
17
LOZEN BASUMATARY
IND
1310.2%

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.

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
6.2%
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
INC 20.6%IND 14.4%IND 11.0%IND 9.4%AGP 9.4%CPI 8.2%OTH 27.0%

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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