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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 261 · 1962
Jamua
Winner — 1962
INDRA NARAIN SINGH
SWA· Swatantra Party
SWA 52.5%INC 31.8%7 others 15.7%
Votes
9,687
52.5% share
Winning margin
3,827
20.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
30.7%
of 60,062
Jamua is a safe seat — INDRA NARAIN SINGH won by 20.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INDRA NARAIN SINGH | Swatantra Party | 9,687 | 52.5% |
| 2 | ARJUN PRASAD SINGH | INC | 5,860 | 31.8% |
| 3 | KHIRODHAR RAM | IND | 565 | 3.1% |
| 4 | SARJU PANDEY | IND | 553 | 3.0% |
| 5 | NANDAN PRASAD MISHRA | 543 | 2.9% | |
| 6 | JHAGRU SAHU | IND | 518 | 2.8% |
| 7 | RAGHUNANDAN JHA | Left | 278 | 1.5% |
| 8 | GANGA RAM ARYA | SOC | 228 | 1.2% |
| 9 | KRISHNA BALLABH SAHAY | IND | 209 | 1.1% |
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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lean20.8%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 13.5% · min 0.4% · max 46.2%
How contested is turnout?
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57%
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How crowded is the field?
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5.46
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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5.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 52.5%INC 31.8%OTH 15.7%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED