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Assam · Assembly Constituency 38 · 1996
Goalpara West
Winner — 1996
ABU BAKKAR SIDDIQUE JOTDAR
INC· INC
INC 27.9%IND 19.7%6 others 52.4%
Votes
19,370
27.9% share
Winning margin
5,707
8.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
83.0%
of 83,564
A clear win with a 8.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABU BAKKAR SIDDIQUE JOTDAR | INC | 19,370 | 27.9% |
| 2 | NAZMUL HOQUE | IND | 13,663 | 19.7% |
| 3 | NANIGOPAL NATH | United Front | 11,551 | 16.6% |
| 4 | SHEIKH SAMAN ALI | IND | 10,023 | 14.4% |
| 5 | BENUDHAR RABHA | IND | 8,761 | 12.6% |
| 6 | MAHENDRA ROY | BJP | 3,928 | 5.7% |
| 7 | SAFIOR RAHMAN | AIIC(T) | 1,114 | 1.6% |
| 8 | KHANINDRA RABHA | IND | 992 | 1.4% |
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 (20th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe8.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 1.3% · max 67.1%
How contested is turnout?
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91%
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20th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.05
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79th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.0%
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86th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 27.9%IND 19.7%AGP 16.6%IND 14.4%IND 12.6%BJP 5.7%OTH 3.0%
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.