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Assam · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1996Reserved (ST)
Howraghat
Winner — 1996
CHANDRA KANTA TERANG
ASDC
ASDC 54.2%IND 26.0%2 others 19.8%
Votes
31,833
54.2% share
Winning margin
16,530
28.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
83.2%
of 70,684
Howraghat is a safe seat — CHANDRA KANTA TERANG won by 28.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANDRA KANTA TERANG | ASDC | 31,833 | 54.2% |
| 2 | BROJEN LANGTHASA | IND | 15,303 | 26.0% |
| 3 | VIDYASING ENGLENG | INC | 10,969 | 18.7% |
| 4 | RENSING BEY | BJP | 672 | 1.1% |
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 (22nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe28.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 6.5% · max 36.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
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22nd of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.5%
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37th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ASDC 54.2%IND 26.0%INC 18.7%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— 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.