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Assam · Assembly Constituency 38 · 2016
Goalpara West
Winner — 2016
ABDUR RASHID MANDAL
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 44.8%AIUDF 26.9%12 others 28.3%
Votes
61,007
44.8% share
Winning margin
24,339
17.9% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
91.3%
of 1,49,218
Goalpara West is a safe seat — ABDUR RASHID MANDAL won by 17.9%.
Seat history
0 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUR RASHID MANDAL | INC (UPA) | 61,007 | 44.8% |
| 2 | SHEIKH SHAH ALAM | 36,668 | 26.9% | |
| 3 | JABEEN BARBHUIYAN | NDA | 32,432 | 23.8% |
| 4 | ANOWAR HUSSAIN | 1,154 | 0.8% | |
| 5 | MOHIBUL ISLAM | 1,016 | 0.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 646 | 0.5% |
| 7 | ZESMINA KHATUN |  AITC | 582 | 0.4% |
| 8 | MIZANUR RAHMAN | IND | 523 | 0.4% |
| 9 | KHANINDRA CHANDRA NATH | 489 | 0.4% | |
| 10 | BABLI GOSWAMI CHAKRABORTY | IND | 480 | 0.3% |
| 11 | ALI AKBAR | JMBP | 457 | 0.3% |
| 12 | JALI BEGUM | IND | 289 | 0.2% |
| 13 | JOYNAL ABEDIN | NPEP | 269 | 0.2% |
| 14 | GIAS UDDIN AHMED | AICP | 252 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (20th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 1.3% · max 67.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
20th of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 126How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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86th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.8%AIUDF 26.9%BJP 23.8%OTH 4.0%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.08 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.