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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 256 · 1962

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Winner — 1962

RAMKISHUN SINGH
INC· INC
INC 44.1%CPI 35.1%3 others 20.8%
Votes
16,993
44.1% share
Winning margin
3,465
9.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
47.6%
of 81,005

A clear win with a 9.0% margin.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1957 vs 1962

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMKISHUN SINGH
INC
INC
16,99344.1%
2
DEONANDAN PRASAD
CPI
Left
13,52835.1%
3
RAMRATAN SINGH
BJS
3,3058.6%
4
BRAHMDEO SINGH
PSP
Praja Socialist Party
2,8577.4%
5
JAI SINGH
SWA
Swatantra Party
1,8454.8%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

An essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.0%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 16.3% · min 1.2% · max 42.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.00
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
2.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.1%CPI 35.1%BJS 8.6%PSP 7.4%OTH 4.8%

Who ran, on record?

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