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Assam · Assembly Constituency 121 · 1996
Chabua
Winner — 1996
BHABEN BARUAH
AGP· United Front
AGP 39.4%INC 38.1%6 others 22.5%
Votes
26,200
39.4% share
Winning margin
882
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
68.1%
of 97,638
Chabua was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 882 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHABEN BARUAH | United Front | 26,200 | 39.4% |
| 2 | UPENDRA SANATAN | INC | 25,318 | 38.1% |
| 3 | PRABHAT GOGOI | AIIC(T) | 10,335 | 15.6% |
| 4 | RAMDAS KUMAR TANTI | BJP | 1,908 | 2.9% |
| 5 | GANGARAM TANTI | IND | 842 | 1.3% |
| 6 | PARAMESWAR TANTI | IND | 737 | 1.1% |
| 7 | PURNANDA BORA | United Front | 601 | 0.9% |
| 8 | SACHINDRANATH DAS | IND | 509 | 0.8% |
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 (65th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.9% · min 1.3% · max 74.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
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65th of 126How crowded is the field?
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1.93
fewer partiesmore parties
105th of 126How much NOTA?
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0.9%
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91st of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AGP 39.4%INC 38.1%AIIC(T) 15.6%OTH 6.9%
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.