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Assam · Assembly Constituency 75 · 1996
Sootea
Winner — 1996
PADMA HAZARIKA
AGP· United Front
AGP 40.8%IND 23.4%6 others 35.8%
Votes
31,721
40.8% share
Winning margin
13,577
17.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
76.8%
of 1,01,169
Sootea is a safe seat — PADMA HAZARIKA won by 17.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PADMA HAZARIKA | United Front | 31,721 | 40.8% |
| 2 | PRANESWAR BASUMATARY | IND | 18,144 | 23.4% |
| 3 | KIRAN BALA SAHU | INC | 10,108 | 13.0% |
| 4 | PADUM BAHADUR CHAUHAN | AIIC(T) | 7,819 | 10.1% |
| 5 | MADHAB OZAH | IND | 7,031 | 9.1% |
| 6 | BHABA GOSWAMI | BJP | 1,454 | 1.9% |
| 7 | JOY NATH KAMAR | United Front | 1,094 | 1.4% |
| 8 | JATIN ORANG | IND | 308 | 0.4% |
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.
Average turnout (33rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean17.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 0.8% · max 43.7%
How contested is turnout?
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89%
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33rd of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.04
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82nd of 126How much NOTA?
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0.6%
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113th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AGP 40.8%IND 23.4%INC 13.0%AIIC(T) 10.1%IND 9.1%OTH 3.7%
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.