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Assam · Assembly Constituency 98 · 2001

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Winner — 2001

HITENDRA NATH GOSWAMI
AGP· NDA (NDA)
AGP 49.5%INC 41.9%7 others 8.6%
Votes
39,421
49.5% share
Winning margin
6,041
7.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
62.4%
of 1,27,505

A clear win with a 7.6% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HITENDRA NATH GOSWAMI
AGP
NDA (NDA)
39,42149.5%
2
PADMA NATH SARMA
INC
INC
33,38041.9%
3
NIRMAL GOSWAMI
NCP
NCP
2,1192.7%
4
SUMANTA CHALIHA
IND
1,7362.2%
5
DIMBESWAR BORAH
IND
1,3291.7%
6
KANAKLATA DUTTA
CPI(ML)(L)
7691.0%
7
JADAB KHOUND
IND
4110.5%
8
DR. ABHIJIT KUMAR GOGOI
IND
2230.3%
9
LAKHMIDHAR BORAH
IND
2230.3%

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 (66th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 3.9% · max 66.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
66th of 126

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.90
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 126

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
101st of 126

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AGP 49.5%INC 41.9%OTH 8.6%

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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