BEHALI
Assembly seat no. 71 in Assam · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1978.
Winner, 2006
RANJIT DUTTA
BJP
Elections held
7
1978–2026
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 7
Margin, 2006
8,979
11.21% of valid votes
Result, 2006
Runner-up
INCNAGEN GOWALA
- Votes
- 19,654
- Vote share
- 24.55%
- Behind by
- 8,979
Electors
99,879
Total votes polled
80,067
Valid votes
80,067
NOTA votes
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Turnout
80.2%
Full result, 2006
7 candidates · 80,067 valid votes
RANJIT DUTTABJPwon
28,633
35.8%
NAGEN GOWALAINC
19,654
24.6%
BIBEK DASCPI(ML)(L)
18,412
23.0%
BISWAJEET GOSWAMIIND
5,322
6.7%
ARJUN CHETRIAGP
3,520
4.4%
DURLOV DUNGRIAUDF
2,784
3.5%
HARI GAJURELAGPP
1,742
2.2%
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