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State:	Assam
Constituency:	Kokrajhar (ST)
Total Votes Polled:	807919
Winner: IND	Louis Islary	185688
Runner Up: IND	Rabi Ram Brahma	154134
Margin: 31554 (4.14%)

The seat has a long association with Independents, having elected them thrice. In 1985 Samar Choudhary was elected on the Plain Tribals Council of Assam ticket, but the next time he came back as an Independent MP. In 1996, he yielded place to another Independent, Louis Islary.