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Bihar · PC 46 · 1962

Dhanbad

Winner — Lok Sabha 1962

P. R. CHAKRAVARTI
INC· INC
INC 36.3%SWA 24.6%5 others 39.1%
Votes
75,170
37.8% share
Winning margin
24,206
12.2% of votes
Total votes cast
2,07,276
Candidates
7
Seat history
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All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P. R. CHAKRAVARTI
INC
75,17037.8%
2
SATCHIDANAND TRIGUNAIT
SWA
50,96425.6%
3
ARJUN AGARWALLA
IND
34,40517.3%
4
CHINMOY MUKERJEE
CPI
22,74811.4%
5
KAMESHWAR PRASAD
SOC
8,3784.2%
6
KAMTA PRASAD MAHTO
IND
4,6002.3%
7
BABULAL SULTANIA
BJS
2,5401.3%

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The RecordThe PlaceThe State

A two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.2%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 15.7% · min 1.7% · max 34.1%

How contested is turnout?

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48%
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How crowded is the field?

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2.44
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How much NOTA?

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How often does it back the winner?

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matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

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2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.8%SWA 25.6%IND 17.3%CPI 11.4%OTH 7.8%

Who ran, on record?

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Historical constituency — last contested in 1999. Redrawn or abolished in a later delimitation, so it has no present-day district or state context; its full territorial history is above and in the Seat-history drawer.

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