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Assam · Assembly Constituency 1 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Ratabari
Winner — 1996
SAMBHUSING MALLAH
BJP· BJP
BJP 32.7%CPM 31.4%6 others 35.9%
Votes
23,463
32.7% share
Winning margin
900
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
68.0%
of 1,05,594
Ratabari was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 900 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAMBHUSING MALLAH | BJP | 23,463 | 32.7% |
| 2 | RATHISH RANJAN CHOUDHURY | United Front | 22,563 | 31.4% |
| 3 | LILAMOY DAS | INC | 18,269 | 25.5% |
| 4 | RAMPYARE RABIDAS | IND | 5,136 | 7.2% |
| 5 | AKHIL DAS | United Front | 686 | 1.0% |
| 6 | NARAYAN RABIDAS | IND | 679 | 0.9% |
| 7 | GOPAL HARIZAN | AIIC(T) | 530 | 0.7% |
| 8 | KUMARI RABIDAS | IND | 429 | 0.6% |
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.
Average turnout (44th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.3% · max 26.5%
How contested is turnout?
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87%
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44th of 126How crowded is the field?
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3.38
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 126How much NOTA?
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1.1%
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76th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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3.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 32.7%CPM 31.4%INC 25.5%IND 7.2%OTH 3.3%
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.