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Assam · Assembly Constituency 98 · 1996
Jorhat
Winner — 1996
HITENDRANATH GOSWAMI
AGP· United Front
AGP 49.9%INC 30.0%3 others 20.1%
Votes
36,890
49.9% share
Winning margin
14,690
19.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
64.5%
of 1,14,720
Jorhat is a safe seat — HITENDRANATH GOSWAMI won by 19.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HITENDRANATH GOSWAMI | United Front | 36,890 | 49.9% |
| 2 | PADMANATH SARMA | INC | 22,200 | 30.0% |
| 3 | DULAL BORUA | United Front | 11,280 | 15.3% |
| 4 | PALIT BORA | BJP | 3,147 | 4.3% |
| 5 | TOSHESWAR DUTTA | AIIC(T) | 440 | 0.6% |
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 (66th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe19.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 3.9% · max 66.0%
How contested is turnout?
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85%
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66th of 126How crowded is the field?
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1.90
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 126How much NOTA?
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0.8%
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101st of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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1.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AGP 49.9%INC 30.0%JD 15.3%OTH 4.8%
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.