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Silchar

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Winner — 1996

BIMALANGSHU ROY
BJP· BJP
BJP 43.4%INC 41.8%11 others 14.7%
Votes
42,293
43.4% share
Winning margin
1,519
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
67.4%
of 1,44,566

Silchar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 1,519 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BIMALANGSHU ROY
BJP
BJP
42,29343.4%
2
KAMALENDU BHATTACHARJEE
INC
INC
40,77441.9%
3
DULAL MITRA
CPM
United Front
10,66010.9%
4
TARAMONI CHOUDHURY
IND
1,1591.2%
5
NILOTPOL CHOUDHURY
AIIC(T)
8640.9%
6
PREMANANDA BAISNAV
AMB
3140.3%
7
ARIKON NESSA
IND
3060.3%
8
TAYABUR RAHMAN BARBHUIYA
IND
2500.3%
9
AJOY ROY
IND
2480.3%
10
NIRENDRA DEY
IND
1960.2%
11
HIRONMOY ROY
IND
1480.1%
12
CHITTA RANJAN SUKLABAIDYA
IND
1420.1%
13
NIRMAL JYOTI CHAKRABORTY
IND
840.1%

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

High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 0.1% · max 53.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
1st of 126

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 126

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
99th of 126

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.4%INC 41.9%CPM 10.9%OTH 3.8%

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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