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Assam · Assembly Constituency 75 · 2016

Sootea

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Winner — 2016

PADMA HAZARIKA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 45.9%INC 44.5%5 others 9.6%
Votes
60,440
45.9% share
Winning margin
1,818
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
82.5%
of 1,59,679

Sootea was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 1,818 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.85 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2011 vs 2016

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PADMA HAZARIKA
BJP
NDA (NDA)
60,44045.9%
2
PRANESWAR BASUMATARY
INC
UPA
58,62244.5%
3
KHEMRAJ CHETRY
CPM
4,9143.7%
4
JYOTI SUBBA
IND
2,4841.9%
5
MAHENDRA URANG
IND
2,1121.6%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,9411.5%
7
ARUN NATH
IND
1,1890.9%

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 (33rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 0.8% · max 43.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
33rd of 126

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
82nd of 126

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
113th of 126

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.9%INC 44.5%OTH 8.1%NOTA 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.85 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.

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