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Assam · Assembly Constituency 98 · 2021
Jorhat
Winner — 2021
HITENDRA NATH GOSWAMI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 48.8%INC 44.2%3 others 7.0%
Votes
68,321
48.8% share
Winning margin
6,488
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
74.7%
of 1,87,352
A closely fought contest. HITENDRA NATH GOSWAMI won with a 4.6% margin.
Seat history
1 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.64 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HITENDRA NATH GOSWAMI | NDA (NDA) | 68,321 | 48.8% |
| 2 | RANA GOSWAMI | 61,833 | 44.2% | |
| 3 | NIROD CHANGKAKOTI | AJP | 6,925 | 5.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,717 | 1.2% |
| 5 | RANJIT BARUAH | IND | 1,100 | 0.8% |
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
safe4.6%
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 48.8%INC 44.2%OTH 5.7%NOTA 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹2.64 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.