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Assam · Assembly Constituency 22 · 1996
Salmara South
Winner — 1996
WAZED ALI CHOUDHURY
INC· INC
INC 59.6%IND 23.2%7 others 17.2%
Votes
43,355
59.6% share
Winning margin
26,497
36.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
87.5%
of 83,083
Salmara South is a safe seat — WAZED ALI CHOUDHURY won by 36.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAZED ALI CHOUDHURY | INC | 43,355 | 59.6% |
| 2 | DEWAN JOYNAL ABEDIN | IND | 16,858 | 23.2% |
| 3 | MINHAZ UDDIN AHMED | United Front | 3,271 | 4.5% |
| 4 | SHEIKH NURUZZAMAN | AIIC(T) | 2,705 | 3.7% |
| 5 | ALIM UDDIN SK. | IND | 2,400 | 3.3% |
| 6 | ABDUL RAHMAN KHAN | IND | 1,839 | 2.5% |
| 7 | ZENAT MOLLAH | IND | 1,490 | 2.0% |
| 8 | NASER ALI SHEIKH | IND | 615 | 0.8% |
| 9 | ABUL HOSSEN | IND | 151 | 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.
High turnout (15th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe36.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.4% · min 3.0% · max 77.8%
How contested is turnout?
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94%
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15th of 126How crowded is the field?
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3.05
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6th of 126How much NOTA?
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0.5%
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124th of 126Where does the house stand?
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126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
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3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 59.6%IND 23.2%OTH 17.2%
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.