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Assam · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1996
Gauripur
Winner — 1996
BANENDRA KUMAR MUSHAHARY
IND
IND 32.1%INC 28.6%8 others 39.2%
Votes
27,480
32.1% share
Winning margin
2,991
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
84.2%
of 1,01,517
A closely fought contest. BANENDRA KUMAR MUSHAHARY won with a 3.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANENDRA KUMAR MUSHAHARY | IND | 27,480 | 32.1% |
| 2 | MOHIBUL HAQUE | INC | 24,489 | 28.6% |
| 3 | UPENDRA NATH ROY | BJP | 14,453 | 16.9% |
| 4 | BHANU SANKAR ROY | United Front | 12,747 | 14.9% |
| 5 | LIQUAT ALI SARKAR | IND | 2,806 | 3.3% |
| 6 | JOYNAL ABEDIN | AIIC(T) | 1,357 | 1.6% |
| 7 | RABINDRA NARAYAN MANDAL | IND | 1,320 | 1.5% |
| 8 | AZAD ALI | United Front | 452 | 0.5% |
| 9 | JASHARUDDIN AHMED | IND | 321 | 0.4% |
| 10 | JITEN ROY | IND | 95 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (42nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 2.4% · max 61.2%
How contested is turnout?
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87%
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42nd of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.02
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86th of 126How much NOTA?
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3.5%
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2nd of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 32.1%INC 28.6%BJP 16.9%AGP 14.9%OTH 7.4%
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.