BARKHETRY
Assembly seat no. 60 in Assam · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1978.
Winner, 1996
PULAKESH BARUA
AGP
Elections held
10
1978–2021
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 10
Margin, 1996
6,762
7.55% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCBHUMIDHAR BARMAN
- Votes
- 40,166
- Vote share
- 44.84%
- Behind by
- 6,762
Electors
1,10,384
Total votes polled
89,569
Valid votes
89,569
NOTA votes
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Turnout
81.1%
Full result, 1996
5 candidates · 89,569 valid votes
PULAKESH BARUAAGPwon
46,928
52.4%
BHUMIDHAR BARMANINC
40,166
44.8%
PARAMA MEDHIBJP
2,143
2.4%
KADER ALIAIICT
174
0.2%
SALEH UDDIN CHOUDHURYIND
158
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | DIGANTA BARMAN | INC | 85,826 | 49.46% | NARAYAN DEKA | 4,054 |
| 2016 | NARAYAN DEKA | BJP | 69,223 | 47.15% | DIGANTA BARMAN | 8,613 |
| 2011 | BHUMIDHAR BARMAN | INC | 53,958 | 45.54% | PULAKESH BARUA | 6,346 |
| 2006 | DR.BHUMIDHAR BARMAN | INC | 55,210 | 45.91% | PULAKESH BARUA | 17,209 |
| 2001 | BHUMIDHAR BARMAN | INC | 64,748 | 66.86% | PULAKESH BARUA | 35,925 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
