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Assam · Assembly Constituency 25 · 1996
Golakganj
Winner — 1996
ALAUDDIN SARKAR
CPI· United Front
CPI 45.2%BJP 44.6%2 others 10.2%
Votes
37,264
45.2% share
Winning margin
516
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
84.7%
of 97,275
Golakganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 516 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALAUDDIN SARKAR | United Front | 37,264 | 45.2% |
| 2 | DINESH CHANDRA SARKAR | BJP | 36,748 | 44.6% |
| 3 | GOPAL SINGHA ROY | INC | 7,115 | 8.6% |
| 4 | AMINUR RAHMAN AHMED | AIIC(T) | 1,263 | 1.5% |
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 (10th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 0.2% · max 89.3%
How contested is turnout?
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95%
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10th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
72nd of 126How much NOTA?
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0.6%
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120th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 45.2%BJP 44.6%INC 8.6%OTH 1.5%
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.