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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 249 · 1962

Bodh Gaya

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Winner — 1962

KULDEEP MAHTO
SWA· Swatantra Party
SWA 59.0%INC 36.8%1 others 4.2%
Votes
12,304
59.0% share
Winning margin
4,617
22.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
38.5%
of 54,222

Bodh Gaya is a safe seat — KULDEEP MAHTO won by 22.1%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KULDEEP MAHTO
SWA
Swatantra Party
12,30459.0%
2
SHANTI DEVI
INC
INC
7,68736.8%
3
ANDHI GORAIT
SOC
8804.2%

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.

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A fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
22.1%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 17.0% · min 0.7% · max 45.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.84
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
3.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 59.0%INC 36.8%OTH 4.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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