BEHALI
Assembly seat no. 71 in Assam · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1978.
Winner, 1985
SWARUP UPADHYAYA
INC
Elections held
7
1978–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 7
Margin, 1985
10,157
24.83% of valid votes
Result, 1985
Runner-up
INDAMARNATH UPADHYAYA
- Votes
- 6,354
- Vote share
- 15.53%
- Behind by
- 10,157
Electors
59,033
Total votes polled
40,902
Valid votes
40,902
NOTA votes
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Turnout
69.3%
Full result, 1985
8 candidates · 40,902 valid votes
SWARUP UPADHYAYAINCwon
16,511
40.4%
AMARNATH UPADHYAYAIND
6,354
15.5%
THADIUS TAPNAIND
5,713
14.0%
JOGESH UPADHYAYACPM
4,617
11.3%
GANESH NAGJNP
3,553
8.7%
DALIM CHANDRA RANGPIIND
1,870
4.6%
DILIP BARUAHIND
1,145
2.8%
BHARAT CHANDRA DASIND
1,139
2.8%
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