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Assam · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1996Reserved (ST)
Bokajan
Winner — 1996
JAGAT SING ENGTI
ASDC
ASDC 57.9%IND 23.1%4 others 19.0%
Votes
34,201
57.9% share
Winning margin
20,578
34.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
79.3%
of 74,464
Bokajan is a safe seat — JAGAT SING ENGTI won by 34.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGAT SING ENGTI | ASDC | 34,201 | 57.9% |
| 2 | ASHWEN JISHING RENGMA | IND | 13,623 | 23.1% |
| 3 | RAJEN TIMUNG | INC | 9,358 | 15.8% |
| 4 | JAYANTA SANGMA | IND | 1,247 | 2.1% |
| 5 | SUNITY SANGMA | IND | 328 | 0.6% |
| 6 | KAMAL SING RONGPHER | IND | 268 | 0.5% |
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.
High turnout (4th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean34.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.1% · max 45.3%
How contested is turnout?
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96%
lowerhigher
4th of 126How crowded is the field?
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2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 126How much NOTA?
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0.4%
lowerhigher
125th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ASDC 57.9%IND 23.1%INC 15.8%OTH 3.1%
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.