Back to Assam 2026 map
Assam · Assembly Constituency 116 · 2026
Katigorah
Winner — 2026
KAMALAKHYA DEY PURKAYASTHA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 58.2%INC 38.4%13 others 3.5%
Votes
1,10,758
58.2% share
Winning margin
37,680
19.8% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
88.8%
of 2,14,527
Katigorah is a safe seat — KAMALAKHYA DEY PURKAYASTHA won by 19.8%.
Seat history
0 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.19 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMALAKHYA DEY PURKAYASTHA | NDA (NDA) | 1,10,758 | 58.2% |
| 2 | AMAR CHAND JAIN | 73,078 | 38.4% | |
| 3 | MD. FAZLUR RAHMAN LASKAR |  AITC | 1,989 | 1.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,194 | 0.6% |
| 5 | SANJU MUNDA | IND | 903 | 0.5% |
| 6 | SANDIP DAS | IND | 844 | 0.4% |
| 7 | SHIB NARAYAN SINGH | IND | 302 | 0.2% |
| 8 | RAJU DAS | IND | 264 | 0.1% |
| 9 | NASIR UDDIN BARBHUIYA | IND | 178 | 0.1% |
| 10 | NURUL ALOM BARBHUIYA | IND | 178 | 0.1% |
| 11 | HILLOL BHATTACHARJEE | 161 | 0.1% | |
| 12 | SALEH AHMED MAZUMDER | IND | 119 | 0.1% |
| 13 | KAUSHIK DAS | IND | 101 | 0.1% |
| 14 | ABDUL ODUD CHOUDHURY | IND | 99 | 0.1% |
| 15 | IBAJUL HOQUE LASKAR | IND | 89 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (34th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 27.1% · min 0.2% · max 87.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
34th of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
77th of 126How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
112th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 58.2%INC 38.4%OTH 2.7%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.19 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,36,617
Density
459 / km²
Sex ratio
959 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,786 km²
SC population15.3%
ST population1.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
60%HINDU
Hindu 59.8%Muslim 37.7%Other 2.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.4%
Electricity38.1%
Sanitation81.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.2%
Children fully vaccinated70.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.7%
Children underweight (under 5)38.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.4%
Women literate77.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.9%
Clean cooking fuel43.0%
Health insurance57.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Scented and Glutonious Rice
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.