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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 251 · 1962
Gaya
Winner — 1962
SHYAM BARTHWAR
IND
IND 47.5%INC 39.5%2 others 13.0%
Votes
17,145
47.5% share
Winning margin
2,883
8.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
57.3%
of 62,970
A clear win with a 8.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHYAM BARTHWAR | IND | 17,145 | 47.5% |
| 2 | SARDAR MOHAMMED LATIFUR RAHMAN | INC | 14,262 | 39.5% |
| 3 | RAI ARJUN KUMAR SINHA | 3,398 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | RAM DEO RAJAK | SOC | 1,275 | 3.5% |
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 fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe8.0%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 17.4% · min 0.1% · max 44.3%
How contested is turnout?
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54%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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3.01
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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3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 47.5%INC 39.5%BJS 9.4%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED