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Assam · Assembly Constituency 82 · 1978Reserved (SC)
Raha
Winner — 1978
BALIRAM DAS
JNP· Janata
JNP 48.0%INC 22.7%3 others 29.3%
Votes
24,415
48.0% share
Winning margin
12,894
25.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
61.3%
of 82,904
Raha is a safe seat — BALIRAM DAS won by 25.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALIRAM DAS | Janata | 24,415 | 48.0% |
| 2 | JAGADISH DAS | INC | 11,521 | 22.7% |
| 3 | LAKHI PROSAD |  INC(I)INC | 9,171 | 18.1% |
| 4 | DAMODAR DAS | IND | 2,918 | 5.7% |
| 5 | MOHAN | RCI | 2,796 | 5.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (101st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe25.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.5% · min 0.3% · max 91.5%
How contested is turnout?
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82%
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101st of 126How crowded is the field?
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1.77
fewer partiesmore parties
120th of 126How much NOTA?
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4.0%
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1st of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 48.0%INC 22.7%INC(I) 18.1%IND 5.7%RCI 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDThis 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.