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Assam · Assembly Constituency 60 · 1996
Barkhetry
Winner — 1996
PULAKESH BARUA
AGP· United Front
AGP 52.4%INC 44.8%3 others 2.8%
Votes
46,928
52.4% share
Winning margin
6,762
7.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
81.1%
of 1,10,384
A clear win with a 7.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PULAKESH BARUA | United Front | 46,928 | 52.4% |
| 2 | BHUMIDHAR BARMAN | INC | 40,166 | 44.8% |
| 3 | PARAMA MEDHI | BJP | 2,143 | 2.4% |
| 4 | KADER ALI | AIIC(T) | 174 | 0.2% |
| 5 | SALEH UDDIN CHOUDHURY | IND | 158 | 0.2% |
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 (71st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.9% · min 2.3% · max 46.0%
How contested is turnout?
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84%
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71st of 126How crowded is the field?
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1.82
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.2%
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60th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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1.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AGP 52.4%INC 44.8%OTH 2.8%
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.