BEHALI
Assembly seat no. 71 in Assam · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1978.
Winner, 2026
Munindra Das (bapti)
BJP
Elections held
7
1978–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 7
Margin, 2026
60,703
45.84% of valid votes
Result, 2026
Runner-up
CPI(ML)(L)Gyanendra Sarkar
- Votes
- 26,521
- Vote share
- 20.03%
- Behind by
- 60,703
Electors
1,56,021
Total votes polled
1,32,435
Valid votes
1,32,435
NOTA votes
3,397
2.57% of votes polled
Turnout
84.9%
Full result, 2026
4 candidates · 1,32,435 valid votes
Munindra Das (bapti)BJPwon
87,224
65.9%
Gyanendra SarkarCPI(ML)(L)
26,521
20.0%
Ajoy Kumar SinghaIND
13,294
10.0%
Paban Pran RabidasGNASURKP
1,999
1.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 7 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Munindra Das (bapti) | BJP | 87,224 | 65.86% | Gyanendra Sarkar | 60,703 |
| 2006 | RANJIT DUTTA | BJP | 28,633 | 35.76% | NAGEN GOWALA | 8,979 |
| 2001 | RANJIT DUTTA | BJP | 33,348 | 50.65% | BARNABASH TANTI | 13,529 |
| 1996 | BARNABASH TANTI | INC | 18,535 | 33.43% | KOSHESWAR BORAH | 8,056 |
| 1991 | BARNABASH TANTEE | INC | 25,074 | 51.48% | BISWAJEET GOSWAMI | 20,540 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above