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Assam · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1996
Barchalla
Winner — 1996
PRAFULLA GOSWAMI
AGP· United Front
AGP 39.3%INC 30.0%6 others 30.7%
Votes
27,058
39.3% share
Winning margin
6,394
9.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
75.5%
of 91,149
A clear win with a 9.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAFULLA GOSWAMI | United Front | 27,058 | 39.3% |
| 2 | RUDRA PARAJULI | INC | 20,664 | 30.0% |
| 3 | KANAK BORO | IND | 10,322 | 15.0% |
| 4 | MAHENDRANATH NATH | BJP | 4,494 | 6.5% |
| 5 | FATEMA BEGUM | IND | 3,961 | 5.8% |
| 6 | BISHNU BOHORA CHHETRY | IND | 960 | 1.4% |
| 7 | KOSHESWAR KAKATI | AIIC(T) | 719 | 1.0% |
| 8 | MAFIZ UDDIN AHMED | United Front | 653 | 0.9% |
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 (68th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.0% · min 0.9% · max 54.9%
How contested is turnout?
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85%
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68th of 126How crowded is the field?
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1.92
fewer partiesmore parties
106th of 126How much NOTA?
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1.3%
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56th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AGP 39.3%INC 30.0%IND 15.0%BJP 6.5%IND 5.8%OTH 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— 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.