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Assam · Assembly Constituency 10 · 1996
Sonai
Winner — 1996
ANWAR HUSSAIN LASKAR
AGP· United Front
AGP 52.5%IND 23.6%13 others 24.0%
Votes
42,519
52.5% share
Winning margin
23,401
28.9% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
77.1%
of 1,05,118
Sonai is a safe seat — ANWAR HUSSAIN LASKAR won by 28.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANWAR HUSSAIN LASKAR | United Front | 42,519 | 52.5% |
| 2 | TRAILAKSHYA BHUSAN NATH | IND | 19,118 | 23.6% |
| 3 | UDAY SANKAR GOSWAMI | BJP | 10,948 | 13.5% |
| 4 | TAJMUL ALI MAZUMDAR | INC | 6,614 | 8.2% |
| 5 | NIHARENDU BHATTACHARJEE | IND | 889 | 1.1% |
| 6 | A.B. FAIZUR RAHMAN LASKAR | AIIC(T) | 223 | 0.3% |
| 7 | ROMON SINGHA | IND | 178 | 0.2% |
| 8 | CHUNU MIA CHOUDHURY | IND | 111 | 0.1% |
| 9 | FAIJUL HAQUE LASKAR | IND | 99 | 0.1% |
| 10 | NARENDRA CHANDRA DAS | AMB | 95 | 0.1% |
| 11 | AMAD UDDIN CHOUDHURY | IND | 79 | 0.1% |
| 12 | ABDUL MATIN (LASKAR) BARBHUIYA | IND | 58 | 0.1% |
| 13 | KHAN SAHEB ALIMUDDIN CHOUDHURY | IND | 58 | 0.1% |
| 14 | SUNIL DEB NATH | IND | 45 | 0.1% |
| 15 | TAIBUR RAHMAN LASKAR | IND | 20 | 0.0% |
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.
High turnout (18th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe28.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 1.5% · max 61.8%
How contested is turnout?
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94%
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18th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.23
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45th of 126How much NOTA?
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0.6%
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110th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AGP 52.5%IND 23.6%BJP 13.5%INC 8.2%OTH 2.3%
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.