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Assam · Assembly Constituency 98 · 2016
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Winner — 2016
HITENDRA NATH GOSWAMI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 52.9%INC 42.5%6 others 4.6%
Votes
69,209
52.9% share
Winning margin
13,638
10.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
79.9%
of 1,63,793
A clear win with a 10.4% margin.
Seat history
0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.71 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HITENDRA NATH GOSWAMI | NDA (NDA) | 69,209 | 52.9% |
| 2 | RANA GOSWAMI | UPA | 55,571 | 42.5% |
| 3 | NIRMAL CHANDRA GOGOI | 1,548 | 1.2% | |
| 4 | PRODYUT KUMAR BORA | LDP | 1,372 | 1.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,184 | 0.9% |
| 6 | SANJEEV RAJKHOWA | 842 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | BHASKAR JYOTI MAHANTA | IND | 635 | 0.5% |
| 8 | JIBON CHANDRA SARMAH | IND | 448 | 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 (66th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 3.9% · max 66.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
66th of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.90
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 126How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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101st of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.9%INC 42.5%OTH 3.7%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.71 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.