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Assam · Assembly Constituency 77 · 1996
Behali
Winner — 1996
BARNABASH TANTI
INC· INC
INC 33.4%AGP 18.9%7 others 47.7%
Votes
18,535
33.4% share
Winning margin
8,056
14.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
72.9%
of 76,042
A clear win with a 14.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BARNABASH TANTI | INC | 18,535 | 33.4% |
| 2 | KOSHESWAR BORAH | United Front | 10,479 | 18.9% |
| 3 | BIBEK DAS | CPI(ML)(L) | 8,528 | 15.4% |
| 4 | MADHAB UPPADHAYA | AIIC(T) | 5,043 | 9.1% |
| 5 | DILBAHADUR CHETRY | BJP | 4,986 | 9.0% |
| 6 | SHAHIDUL HAQUE | IND | 2,410 | 4.3% |
| 7 | SUDARSHAN KHERWAR | IND | 2,363 | 4.3% |
| 8 | GANESH CHANDRA NAG | United Front | 2,147 | 3.9% |
| 9 | DHANESWAR DAIMARI | IND | 951 | 1.7% |
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 (79th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe14.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.4% · min 1.5% · max 42.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
79th of 126How crowded is the field?
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1.82
fewer partiesmore parties
119th of 126How much NOTA?
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0.8%
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98th of 126Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.4%AGP 18.9%CPI(ML)(L) 15.4%AIIC(T) 9.1%BJP 9.0%OTH 14.2%
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.