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Assam · Assembly Constituency 53 · 2016
Gauhati East
Winner — 2016
SIDDHARTHA BHATTACHARYA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 78.5%INC 19.0%11 others 2.5%
Votes
1,27,602
78.5% share
Winning margin
96,637
59.4% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
75.1%
of 2,16,521
Gauhati East is a safe seat — SIDDHARTHA BHATTACHARYA won by 59.4%.
Seat history
0 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.75 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIDDHARTHA BHATTACHARYA | NDA (NDA) | 1,27,602 | 78.5% |
| 2 | BOBBEETA SHARMA | UPA | 30,965 | 19.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,288 | 0.8% |
| 4 | DR. AVIJIT CHAKRABORTY | BGANP | 591 | 0.4% |
| 5 | PRODYUT KUMAR BORA | LDP | 499 | 0.3% |
| 6 | RAKTIMAVA SWAMI | IND | 377 | 0.2% |
| 7 | BIPUL KUMAR TALUKDAR | IND | 243 | 0.1% |
| 8 | BHUPEN SARMA | IND | 196 | 0.1% |
| 9 | PRADIP KUMAR DAS | RSSC | 189 | 0.1% |
| 10 | SUBHASH CHANDRA GUPTA | TNRMPI | 182 | 0.1% |
| 11 | KAZI NEKIB AHMED | IND | 181 | 0.1% |
| 12 | PRANAB JYOTI DAS | 137 | 0.1% | |
| 13 | BANDANA BARMAN BARUAH | RAJPA | 129 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (9th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe59.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.8% · min 2.1% · max 59.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
9th of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 126How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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117th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 78.5%INC 19.1%OTH 1.7%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.75 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.