Elections 98

State:	Assam
Constituency:	Silchar
Total Votes Polled:	650377
Winner: BJP	Kabindra Purkayastha	230747
Runner Up: INC	Santosh Mohan Dev	210807
Margin: 19940 (9%)

Elections 96

State:	Assam
Constituency:	Silchar
Total Votes Polled:	592252
Winner: INC	Sontosh Mohan Deb	237804
Runner Up: BJP	Kabindra Purkayastha	169663
Margin: 68141 (12.23%)