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Assam · Assembly Constituency 22 · 2009 by-elections
Salmara South
Winner — 2009 by-elections
Wazed Ali Choudhary
INC 51.9%AIDUF 45.5%3 others 2.6%
Votes
53,469
51.9% share
Winning margin
6,553
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
A clear win with a 6.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wazed Ali Choudhary | 53,469 | 51.9% | |
| 2 | A. Rahman Ajmal | AIDUF | 46,916 | 45.5% |
| 3 | Dewan J. Abedin | IND | 1,328 | 1.3% |
| 4 | Alek Chand | 808 | 0.8% | |
| 5 | Shfiqul Hussain Prince) | 594 | 0.6% |
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.
High turnout (15th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.4% · min 3.0% · max 77.8%
How contested is turnout?
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94%
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15th of 126How crowded is the field?
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3.05
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6th of 126How much NOTA?
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0.5%
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124th of 126Where does the house stand?
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2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
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3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.9%AIDUF 45.5%OTH 2.7%
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.