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Assam · Assembly Constituency 71 · 1996
Dhekiajuli
Winner — 1996
JOSEPH TOPPO
AGP· United Front
AGP 46.5%INC 33.7%3 others 19.8%
Votes
32,531
46.5% share
Winning margin
8,923
12.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
75.0%
of 93,279
A clear win with a 12.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOSEPH TOPPO | United Front | 32,531 | 46.5% |
| 2 | HIRANYA BORA | INC | 23,608 | 33.7% |
| 3 | SIDHESWAR PRASAD JAISWAL | BJP | 7,439 | 10.6% |
| 4 | SATISH BASUMATARI | IND | 5,588 | 8.0% |
| 5 | SONARAM NAG | AIIC(T) | 830 | 1.2% |
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 (63rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe12.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 26.6% · min 5.5% · max 68.3%
How contested is turnout?
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85%
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63rd of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
74th of 126How much NOTA?
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2.6%
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5th 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
AGP 46.5%INC 33.7%BJP 10.6%IND 8.0%OTH 1.2%
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.