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Assam · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1985
Gauhati East
Winner — 1985
BIRAJ KUMAR SARMA
IND
IND 58.0%INC 34.2%8 others 7.8%
Votes
45,941
58.0% share
Winning margin
18,901
23.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
66.6%
of 1,18,795
Gauhati East is a safe seat — BIRAJ KUMAR SARMA won by 23.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIRAJ KUMAR SARMA | IND | 45,941 | 58.0% |
| 2 | PHANI SARMA | INC | 27,040 | 34.1% |
| 3 | LATISH CH. RABHA | IND | 4,470 | 5.7% |
| 4 | BHASKAR SARMA | BJP | 834 | 1.1% |
| 5 | PROMOD BARMAN | Janata | 294 | 0.4% |
| 6 | SYED MAHEDI ALAM BORA | IND | 148 | 0.2% |
| 7 | DILIP CHAKRAVORTY | IND | 145 | 0.2% |
| 8 | TAFIQUL HUSSAIN | IND | 134 | 0.2% |
| 9 | ABU SADEK MOHD. YASIN | IND | 88 | 0.1% |
| 10 | ASHOK KUMAR JAIN | IND | 76 | 0.1% |
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.
High turnout (9th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe23.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.8% · min 2.1% · max 59.4%
How contested is turnout?
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95%
lowerhigher
9th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 126How much NOTA?
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0.6%
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117th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 58.0%INC 34.1%IND 5.7%OTH 2.2%
Who ran, on record?
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— 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.