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Assam · Assembly Constituency 87 · 1996
Barhampur
Winner — 1996
PRAFULLA KUMAR MAHANTA
AGP· United Front
AGP 62.2%INC 28.3%6 others 9.5%
Votes
48,377
62.2% share
Winning margin
26,344
33.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
70.7%
of 1,10,113
Barhampur is a safe seat — PRAFULLA KUMAR MAHANTA won by 33.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAFULLA KUMAR MAHANTA | United Front | 48,377 | 62.2% |
| 2 | UMA PHUKAN | INC | 22,033 | 28.3% |
| 3 | HAREN GOHAIN | BJP | 4,081 | 5.2% |
| 4 | PRANAB | UMFA | 2,138 | 2.8% |
| 5 | KABITA BORAH | AIIC(T) | 434 | 0.6% |
| 6 | PRAKASH SARMA | IND | 399 | 0.5% |
| 7 | DHARMESWAR BORAH | IND | 178 | 0.2% |
| 8 | BHABA BARUAH | IND | 176 | 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 (94th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe33.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 26.0% · min 0.5% · max 79.8%
How contested is turnout?
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82%
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94th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.24
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44th of 126How much NOTA?
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2.6%
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4th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AGP 62.2%INC 28.3%BJP 5.2%OTH 4.3%
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.