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Bihar · PC 38 · 1959 by-election
Dhanbad
Winner — 1959 by-election
D.C. MALLICK
INC 61.5%IND 38.5%
Votes
34,844
61.5% share
Winning margin
12,984
22.9% of votes
Total votes cast
56,704
Candidates
2
Seat history
All Candidates
2 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes · %Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.C. MALLICK | 34,84461.5% | |
| 2 | M. SINGH | IND | 21,86038.5% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
A comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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22.9%
winning margin, share of votes
How many parties were really in the race?
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Essentially two
INC and an independent took 100% of the votes.
Effective number of parties: 1.90 — counts each party by its share of the vote.
How often does it back the winner?
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…How did the vote split?
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61.5%won by INC
INC 61.5%IND 38.5%
This seat number was reused from 2009. The district and local data on file describe the seat as contested from 2009, so they are not shown for earlier elections.
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