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Assam · Assembly Constituency 40 · 2001

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Winner — 2001

SAMSUL HOQUE
IND
IND 32.9%BJP 28.7%7 others 38.4%
Votes
31,890
32.9% share
Winning margin
4,071
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
75.0%
of 1,29,311

A closely fought contest. SAMSUL HOQUE won with a 4.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAMSUL HOQUE
IND
31,89032.9%
2
ANILANANDA PATHAK
BJP
NDA
27,81928.7%
3
HEMEN DAS
CPM
24,85925.6%
4
KULADHAR DAS
IND
6,8507.1%
5
SAMARENDRA UZIR
INC
INC
3,6063.7%
6
KULENDRA
AITC
8160.8%
7
HARIPADA MANDAL
IND
5320.6%
8
RAJIB BASUMATARY
UBNLF
3670.4%
9
BENU SAHA
IND
1920.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (41st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 4.1% · max 33.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
41st of 126

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 126

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
62nd of 126

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 32.9%BJP 28.7%CPM 25.6%IND 7.1%OTH 5.7%

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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