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Assembly seat no. 76 in Assam · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1967.

OverviewElection History
1972INC1967INC
Winner, 1972
BIJOY CHANDRA SARMAH
INC
Elections held
2
1967–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 2
Margin, 1972
404
1.32% of valid votes

Result, 1972

Winner
INCBIJOY CHANDRA SARMAH
Votes
12,295
Vote share
40.18%
Margin
404
Runner-up
INDKAMAL CHANDRA BASUMATARY
Votes
11,891
Vote share
38.86%
Behind by
404
Electors
46,441
Total votes polled
30,600
Valid votes
30,600
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
65.9%

Full result, 1972

4 candidates · 30,600 valid votes

1972 election →
BIJOY CHANDRA SARMAHINCwon
12,295
40.2%
KAMAL CHANDRA BASUMATARYIND
11,891
38.9%
DULAL NATHIND
4,759
15.6%
PROBIN CHANDRA DEKANCO
1,655
5.4%

Past results

Most recent 2 of 2 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1972BIJOY CHANDRA SARMAHINC12,29540.18%KAMAL CHANDRA BASUMATARY404
1967M. DASINC14,15756.83%J. BORA6,880

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%18%37%55%74%19671972Turnout

Winning margin

0%8%15%23%31%19671972Margin

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