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Assam · Assembly Constituency 78 · 1996

Gohpur

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Winner — 1996

GANESH KUTUM
AGP· United Front
AGP 36.7%INC 34.0%8 others 29.3%
Votes
33,664
36.7% share
Winning margin
2,533
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
73.2%
of 1,25,327

A closely fought contest. GANESH KUTUM won with a 2.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GANESH KUTUM
AGP
United Front
33,66436.7%
2
RIPUN BORAH
INC
INC
31,13134.0%
3
DANIEL TOPNO
AIIC(T)
10,66111.6%
4
KOSHSWAR BORAH
IND
4,6605.1%
5
GOPAL BORAH
BJP
BJP
3,8694.2%
6
BAPUTY PAYENG
IND
2,6242.9%
7
HALAN PURTY
CPI(ML)(L)
1,8262.0%
8
KANAKESWAR BORUAH
IND
1,3531.5%
9
BHABEN ACHARJYA
IND
1,2241.3%
10
GAMBHIR BORDOLOI
IND
6610.7%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (113th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 2.8% · max 53.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
113th of 126

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 126

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
95th of 126

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AGP 36.7%INC 34.0%AIIC(T) 11.6%IND 5.1%OTH 12.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

This 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.

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