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Assam · Assembly Constituency 106 · 1985
Sonari
Winner — 1985
BHADRESWAR BURA GOHAIN
IND
IND 39.3%INC 38.8%9 others 21.8%
Votes
22,424
39.3% share
Winning margin
265
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
65.4%
of 87,249
Sonari was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 265 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHADRESWAR BURA GOHAIN | IND | 22,424 | 39.3% |
| 2 | SATYA TANTI | INC | 22,159 | 38.9% |
| 3 | DINESH HANSDAH | IND | 3,240 | 5.7% |
| 4 | GOPAL CH. BAGH | IND | 3,191 | 5.6% |
| 5 | DADHI PHUKON | Left | 2,552 | 4.5% |
| 6 | ALTAB HUSSAIN | IND | 1,034 | 1.8% |
| 7 | ANANTA PHUKON | IND | 872 | 1.5% |
| 8 | BIMOLA PD. PHUKON | Janata | 761 | 1.3% |
| 9 | DEBA PHUKON | IND | 518 | 0.9% |
| 10 | NAZRUL HUSSAIN | IND | 169 | 0.3% |
| 11 | DEBA KANTA BURAGOHAIN | IND | 121 | 0.2% |
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.
Average turnout (64th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.0% · min 0.5% · max 48.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
64th of 126How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 126How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
44th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 39.3%INC 38.9%IND 5.7%IND 5.6%OTH 10.6%
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.