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Bihar · PC 50 · 1962Reserved (ST)

Singhbhum

Winner — Lok Sabha 1962

HARICHARAN SOY
JP
JP 39.6%INC 26.5%3 others 33.9%
Votes
53,269
42.5% share
Winning margin
17,638
14.1% of votes
Total votes cast
1,34,415
Candidates
5
Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARICHARAN SOY
JP
53,26942.5%
2
LAKHO BODRA
INC
35,63128.4%
3
SINKU BINU SINGH
IND
21,50517.2%
4
LANKA BARI
PSP
8,7777.0%
5
SHIBNATH CHATAR
SOC
6,1614.9%

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A fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

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lean
14.1%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 11.7% · min 1.7% · max 24.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.31
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How much NOTA?

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How often does it back the winner?

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neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JP 42.5%INC 28.4%IND 17.2%PSP 7.0%OTH 4.9%

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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