Elections Archive

GEN · Assam

Jorhat

Bijoy Krishna Handique (INC) won by 1,62,009 votes (48.8%).

Electors
10,03,081
Votes polled
3,46,461
Valid votes
Turnout
34.5%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1998 national median: 48.8% (median 7.6%). Back to Assam · 1998 national · Target seats

Seat health

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

Comfortable (10–20%)Flipped vs 2019
Margin · 2024
10.5%(+2.6%)
Turnout
80.5%(+0.4%)
NOTA
1.0%
Top-2 squeeze
98.7%

Winning margin over time · Jorhat

19571962196719711977198419911996199819992004200920142019202449%

Candidates

Candidates · Jorhat 1998
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Bijoy Krishna HandiqueWinnerINC2,16,40665.1%
2Deba Kumar BoraAGP54,39716.4%
3Lt. Col. Krishna Kumar Handique (retd.)BJP47,63614.3%
4Dulal Chandra BaruahJD9,7812.9%
5Padma Kamal PhukonRCPI(R)1,6420.5%
6Jotin SaikiaIND1,2080.4%
7Chandra ChetiaIND1,2060.4%

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