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Assam · Assembly Constituency 116 · 2006

Dibrugarh

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Winner — 2006

PRASANTA PHUKAN
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 35.6%INC 35.4%5 others 28.9%
Votes
28,424
35.6% share
Winning margin
175
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
67.2%
of 1,18,715

Dibrugarh was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 175 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 2001 vs 2006

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRASANTA PHUKAN
BJP
BJP (NDA)
28,42435.6%
2
DR. KALYAN KUMAR GOGOI
INC
UPA
28,24935.4%
3
DR. KAMINI RANJAN BARUAH
AGP
18,95423.8%
4
SIKHA DUTTA SAIKIA
IND
1,3391.7%
5
CHANDAN MAZUMDAR
IND
1,0521.3%
6
JANA PROKASH TANTI
IND
1,0041.3%
7
ANUP GOGOI
IND
7140.9%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (34th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 27.1% · min 0.2% · max 87.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
34th of 126

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
77th of 126

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
112th of 126

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 35.6%INC 35.4%AGP 23.8%OTH 5.2%

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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