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Assam · Assembly Constituency 37 · 2016
Goalpara East
Winner — 2016
ABUL KALAM RASHEED ALAM
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 33.5%BJP 32.0%12 others 34.5%
Votes
57,374
33.5% share
Winning margin
2,581
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
90.4%
of 1,89,329
Goalpara East was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 2,581 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABUL KALAM RASHEED ALAM | INC (UPA) | 57,374 | 33.5% |
| 2 | GAURANGA PRASAD DAS | NDA | 54,793 | 32.0% |
| 3 | SHADEED MAZUMDER | 27,778 | 16.2% | |
| 4 | ABUL KALAM HUSSAIN | IND | 12,138 | 7.1% |
| 5 | ELBARTH MARAK |  AITC | 7,172 | 4.2% |
| 6 | PUNAM CHAND SHARMA (LILU) | NPEP | 6,710 | 3.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,064 | 0.6% |
| 8 | KOFIL UDDIN AHMED | UPA | 971 | 0.6% |
| 9 | BIRMAL RAY | IND | 770 | 0.5% |
| 10 | SOLEMAN ALI | BHARP | 592 | 0.3% |
| 11 | NAREN SANKAR RABHA | IND | 495 | 0.3% |
| 12 | MEHBUBAR RAHMAN | 483 | 0.3% | |
| 13 | MUJAHARUL ISLAM | IND | 447 | 0.3% |
| 14 | ABDUL HAMID | 420 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (93rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 1.4% · max 52.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
93rd of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.66
fewer partiesmore parties
124th of 126How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
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16th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.5%BJP 32.0%AIUDF 16.2%IND 7.1%OTH 10.6%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.11 Cr
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.