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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 245 · 1962
Rafiganj
Winner — 1962
RAM PUKAR SINGH
SWA· Swatantra Party
SWA 56.5%INC 34.5%2 others 9.0%
Votes
15,461
56.5% share
Winning margin
6,004
21.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
42.5%
of 64,352
Rafiganj is a safe seat — RAM PUKAR SINGH won by 21.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM PUKAR SINGH | Swatantra Party | 15,461 | 56.5% |
| 2 | SARJU PRASAD SINHA | INC | 9,457 | 34.5% |
| 3 | RAM SWAROOP SINGH | Praja Socialist Party | 1,944 | 7.1% |
| 4 | KUNJBEHARI GOPE | IND | 511 | 1.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe21.9%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 15.4% · min 7.5% · max 25.2%
How contested is turnout?
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78%
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How crowded is the field?
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2.61
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How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 56.5%INC 34.5%PSP 7.1%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED