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State:	Assam
Constituency:	Nowgong
Total Votes Polled:	765111
Winner: AGP	Muhi Ram Saikia	263649
Runner Up: INC	Nazneen Faruque	209521
Margin: 54128 (7.40%)

In 1952, this seat elected the man who went down in history for his statement equating India with Indira Dev Kanta Barooah, who repeated his performance in 1977. But in the three LS election held in the state since, the AGP has retained the seat. In 1996 the BJP managed to win 20.13 % of the vote.