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Assam · Assembly Constituency 86 · 2016

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Winner — 2016

RUPAK SARMAH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 47.4%INC 38.0%7 others 14.6%
Votes
66,706
47.4% share
Winning margin
13,264
9.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
84.3%
of 1,66,796

A clear win with a 9.4% margin.

Seat history

0 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.69 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2011 vs 2016

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RUPAK SARMAH
BJP
NDA (NDA)
66,70647.4%
2
DR. DURLAV CHAMUA
INC
UPA
53,44238.0%
3
KARTICK SAHA
AIUDF
18,03812.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
7820.6%
5
BIREN CHANDRA DAS
ABHM
4910.3%
6
SHANTANA MAHATO
IND
3760.3%
7
JESMIN AHMED
IND
3220.2%
8
MIHIR PAUL
AITC
2680.2%
9
ANSER ALI ALOM
IND
2300.2%

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

Low turnout (123rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 0.9% · max 89.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
123rd of 126

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
60th of 126

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
24th of 126

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.4%INC 38.0%AIUDF 12.8%OTH 1.2%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.69 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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