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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 259 · 19572 seats · 1 ST

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Winner — 1957

RAM VILAS PRASAD
JHP
Also elected — same seat
IGNES KUJUR
JHP· 14,991 votes
JHP 22.3%JHP 19.8%10 others 57.9%
Votes
16,847
22.3% share
Winning margin
6,052
8.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
33.9%
of 1,11,571

A clear win with a 8.0% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM VILAS PRASAD
JHP
16,84722.3%
2
IGNES KUJUR
JHP
14,99119.8%
3
YOGENDRA NATH TEWARI
INC
10,79514.3%
4
SOMA BHAGAT
INC
10,07413.3%
5
BHAGAT DEO SINGH
CNPSPJP
7,74810.2%
6
ALI IMAM
IND
3,6784.9%
7
SOMNATH ORAON
IND
2,9153.9%
8
GANESH SAHU
IND
2,2473.0%
9
JIWDHAN BHAGAT
IND
1,9142.5%
10
THEODORE PANNA
IND
1,7882.4%
11
RAMCHAND TEWARI
IND
1,6042.1%
12
CHANDA ORAON
IND
1,0611.4%

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 fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.0%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 15.0% · min 1.5% · max 45.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.93
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
3.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JHP 22.3%JHP 19.8%INC 14.3%INC 13.3%CNPSPJP 10.2%OTH 20.1%

Who ran, on record?

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