Elections Archive

GEN · Assam

Silchar

Kabindra Purkayastha (BJP) won by 19,940 votes (3.2%).

Electors
8,26,607
Votes polled
6,50,377
Valid votes
Turnout
78.7%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1998 national median: 3.2% (median 7.6%). Back to Assam · 1998 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

19771980198419911996199819992004200920142019202425%

Candidates

Candidates · Silchar 1998
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Kabindra PurkayasthaWinnerBJP2,30,74737.0%
2Santosh Mohan DevINC2,10,80733.8%
3Noorul HudaCPM1,72,99927.8%
4Debasish ChakrabortyIND2,6130.4%
5N.dilip SinghIND2,1980.4%
6Khitindra SarkarIND1,6520.3%
7Rabindra Chandra NathIND1,0650.2%
8Hickzur RohmanIND7420.1%

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