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Assam · Assembly Constituency 106 · 1996
Sonari
Winner — 1996
SARAT BORKATAKY
INC· INC
INC 61.8%AGP 24.4%3 others 13.7%
Votes
52,052
61.8% share
Winning margin
31,464
37.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
74.6%
of 1,12,845
Sonari is a safe seat — SARAT BORKATAKY won by 37.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SARAT BORKATAKY | INC | 52,052 | 61.8% |
| 2 | BANI CHANGMAI | United Front | 20,588 | 24.4% |
| 3 | JANKI NATH HANDIQUI | BJP | 6,107 | 7.3% |
| 4 | ANDRE YAS ORANG | URMCA | 3,991 | 4.7% |
| 5 | SATYA TANTI | AIIC(T) | 1,482 | 1.8% |
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 (64th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe37.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.0% · min 0.5% · max 48.6%
How contested is turnout?
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85%
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64th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.5%
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44th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 61.8%AGP 24.4%BJP 7.3%OTH 6.5%
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.