Gauhati

Parliament Election 1996 GEN

Winner Asom Gana Parisad

Prabin Chandra Sarmah

Asom Gana Parisad

Victory Margin
114,397
Margin %
13.10%
Total Electors
1,170,068
Votes Polled
872,505
Turnout
74.60%
Valid Votes
N/A
NOTA Votes
N/A
Candidates
13
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
Assam
Constituency Number
34
Male Electors
N/A
Female Electors
N/A
Male Voters
N/A
Female Voters
N/A
Poll Date
N/A
Result Date
N/A
NOTA Percentage
N/A
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Prabin Chandra Sarmah

Asom Gana Parisad

372,833
42.70%
Male
#2
Bhubaneswar Kalita

Indian National Congress

258,436
29.60%
Male
#3
Hiranya Kumar Bhattacharyya

Bharatiya Janata Party

163,471
18.70%
Male
#4
Achyut Kumar Goswami Thakuria

Independent

11,429
1.30%
Male
#5
Putul Keleng

Independent

7,750
0.90%
Male
#6
Bhubaneswar Bhuyan

Independent

6,229
0.70%
Male
#7
Jiban Das

All India Indira Congress (TIWARI)

5,649
0.60%
Male
#8
Nawazis Ara Begum

Samajwadi Party

4,387
0.50%
Male
#9
Prabin Das

Independent

4,384
0.50%
Male
#10
Bapuji Deka

Independent

2,402
0.30%
Male
#11
Manoranjan Basumatari

Independent

2,278
0.30%
Male
#12
Bijay Krishna Ghosh

Independent

1,390
0.20%
Male
#13
Sujit Ranjan Chanda

Shiv Sena

952
0.10%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Prabin Chandra Sarmah Asom Gana Parisad 372,833 42.70%
2 Bhubaneswar Kalita Indian National Congress 258,436 29.60%
3 Hiranya Kumar Bhattacharyya Bharatiya Janata Party 163,471 18.70%
4 Achyut Kumar Goswami Thakuria Independent 11,429 1.30%
5 Putul Keleng Independent 7,750 0.90%
6 Bhubaneswar Bhuyan Independent 6,229 0.70%
7 Jiban Das All India Indira Congress (TIWARI) 5,649 0.60%
8 Nawazis Ara Begum Samajwadi Party 4,387 0.50%
9 Prabin Das Independent 4,384 0.50%
10 Bapuji Deka Independent 2,402 0.30%
11 Manoranjan Basumatari Independent 2,278 0.30%
12 Bijay Krishna Ghosh Independent 1,390 0.20%
13 Sujit Ranjan Chanda Shiv Sena 952 0.10%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Prabin Chandra Sarmah (Asom Gana Parisad) won the Gauhati Lok Sabha seat in 1996.

The margin was 114,397 votes (13.10%%).

The voter turnout in Gauhati for the 1996 Lok Sabha election was 74.60%%.

13 candidates contested from Gauhati constituency in the 1996 Lok Sabha election.

Gauhati is a Lok Sabha constituency in Assam.