Elections Archive

GEN · Assam

Silchar

Sontosh Mohan Deb (INC) won by 68,141 votes (12.2%).

Electors
7,53,298
Votes polled
5,92,252
Valid votes
Turnout
78.6%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1996 national median: 12.2% (median 9.4%). Back to Assam · 1996 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Safe (20%+)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
24.5%(+15.9%)
Turnout
79.5%(-15.2%)
NOTA
1.2%
Top-2 squeeze
96.6%

Winning margin over time · Silchar

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Candidates

Candidates · Silchar 1996
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sontosh Mohan DebWinnerINC2,37,80442.7%
2Kabindra PurkayasthaBJP1,69,66330.5%
3Noorul HudaCPM1,20,70321.7%
4Debasish ChakrabortyIND8,7981.6%
5Chunilal GoalaIND4,7980.9%
6Nurul HudaIND4,3120.8%
7Lal Mohan DushadAIIC(T)3,5660.6%
8Arikan NessaIND3,3540.6%
9Bijoy Ranjan PaulIND2,7750.5%
10Uma PurkayasthaIND8290.1%
11Nityananda DasAMB5050.1%

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