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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 247 · 1957Reserved (ST)

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Winner — 1957

DHAN SINGH MUNDA
JHP
JHP 50.5%INC 44.6%2 others 4.9%
Votes
9,901
50.5% share
Winning margin
1,165
5.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
35.3%
of 55,538

A clear win with a 5.9% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHAN SINGH MUNDA
JHP
9,90150.5%
2
MOCHI ROY MUNDA
INC
8,73644.6%
3
JUNAS SURIN
IND
7683.9%
4
CHAMU SINGH MUNDA
IND
1961.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

A two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.9%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 17.4% · min 2.7% · max 55.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JHP 50.5%INC 44.6%OTH 4.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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