BEHALI
Assembly seat no. 71 in Assam · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1978.
Winner, 1996
BARNABASH TANTI
INC
Elections held
7
1978–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 7
Margin, 1996
8,056
14.53% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
AGPKOSHESWAR BORAH
- Votes
- 10,479
- Vote share
- 18.90%
- Behind by
- 8,056
Electors
76,042
Total votes polled
55,442
Valid votes
55,442
NOTA votes
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Turnout
72.9%
Full result, 1996
9 candidates · 55,442 valid votes
BARNABASH TANTIINCwon
18,535
33.4%
KOSHESWAR BORAHAGP
10,479
18.9%
BIBEK DASCPI(ML)(L)
8,528
15.4%
MADHAB UPPADHAYAAIICT
5,043
9.1%
DILBAHADUR CHETRYBJP
4,986
9.0%
SHAHIDUL HAQUEIND
2,410
4.3%
SUDARSHAN KHERWARIND
2,363
4.3%
GANESH CHANDRA NAGJD
2,147
3.9%
DHANESWAR DAIMARIIND
951
1.7%
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