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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 259 · 1962Reserved (SC)

Dhanwar

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Winner — 1962

GOPAL RABIDAS
SWA· Swatantra Party
SWA 50.1%INC 40.9%2 others 9.0%
Votes
6,400
50.1% share
Winning margin
1,171
9.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
20.5%
of 62,377

A clear win with a 9.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOPAL RABIDAS
SWA
Swatantra Party
6,40050.1%
2
MANILAL DAS
INC
INC
5,22940.9%
3
MEGHNATH RABIDAS
SOC
7255.7%
4
PEBHU RABIDAS
IND
4283.4%

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
9.2%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 15.0% · min 1.5% · max 45.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.93
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
3.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 50.1%INC 40.9%SOC 5.7%OTH 3.4%

Who ran, on record?

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