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Assembly seat no. 95 in Assam · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1967.

OverviewElection History
1972INC1967INC
Winner, 1972
TULSI DAS
INC
Elections held
2
1967–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 2
Margin, 1972
11,255
49.18% of valid votes

Result, 1972

Winner
INCTULSI DAS
Votes
17,070
Vote share
74.59%
Margin
11,255
Runner-up
CPIBHUPEN DAS
Votes
5,815
Vote share
25.41%
Behind by
11,255
Electors
47,437
Total votes polled
22,885
Valid votes
22,885
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
48.2%

Full result, 1972

2 candidates · 22,885 valid votes

1972 election →
TULSI DASINCwon
17,070
74.6%
BHUPEN DASCPI
5,815
25.4%

Past results

Most recent 2 of 2 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1972TULSI DASINC17,07074.59%BHUPEN DAS11,255
1967L. DASINC10,87357.80%H. NARAYAN4,506

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%14%27%41%55%19671972Turnout

Winning margin

0%14%28%41%55%19671972Margin

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