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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 247 · 1962
Sherghati
Winner — 1962
MD. SHAHJAHAN
INC· INC
INC 36.5%SWA 33.4%2 others 30.1%
Votes
10,237
36.5% share
Winning margin
887
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
45.7%
of 61,279
A closely fought contest. MD. SHAHJAHAN won with a 3.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MD. SHAHJAHAN | INC | 10,237 | 36.5% |
| 2 | KHWAJA MIDHAT NOOR | Swatantra Party | 9,350 | 33.4% |
| 3 | UPENDRA NATH VERMA | SOC | 7,276 | 26.0% |
| 4 | RAM SAHAI JADAVA | Praja Socialist Party | 1,163 | 4.2% |
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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safe3.2%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 17.4% · min 2.7% · max 55.9%
How contested is turnout?
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70%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
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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2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.5%SWA 33.4%SOC 26.0%OTH 4.2%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED