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Assam · Assembly Constituency 9 · 1985
Silchar
Winner — 1985
KARNENDU BHATTACHARJEE
INC· INC
INC 47.9%BJP 29.4%8 others 22.7%
Votes
34,987
47.9% share
Winning margin
13,486
18.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
67.4%
of 1,08,358
Silchar is a safe seat — KARNENDU BHATTACHARJEE won by 18.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KARNENDU BHATTACHARJEE | INC | 34,987 | 47.9% |
| 2 | KABINDRA PURKAYASTHA | BJP | 21,501 | 29.4% |
| 3 | GOPEN ROY | Left | 9,219 | 12.6% |
| 4 | GURUDAS SINGHA | IND | 2,488 | 3.4% |
| 5 | MATILAL JAIGIRDAR | Left | 1,317 | 1.8% |
| 6 | DILIP KUMAR DEB | IND | 1,314 | 1.8% |
| 7 | MUSLIM UDDIN BARLASKAR | IND | 837 | 1.1% |
| 8 | SUKHENDU BIKASH SHOME | Janata | 657 | 0.9% |
| 9 | JAMUNA RABIDAS | IND | 437 | 0.6% |
| 10 | SANTANA DE | IND | 282 | 0.4% |
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 (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe18.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.3% · min 0.1% · max 53.8%
How contested is turnout?
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97%
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1st of 126How crowded is the field?
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3.16
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5th of 126How much NOTA?
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0.8%
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99th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.9%BJP 29.4%CPM 12.6%OTH 10.1%
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.