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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 274 · 1962Reserved (ST)
Petarbar
Winner — 1962
RAMESHWAR MANJHI
SWA· Swatantra Party
SWA 72.1%INC 24.9%1 others 3.0%
Votes
9,279
72.1% share
Winning margin
6,075
47.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
20.2%
of 63,806
Petarbar is a safe seat — RAMESHWAR MANJHI won by 47.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMESHWAR MANJHI | Swatantra Party | 9,279 | 72.1% |
| 2 | SHIV CHARAN MANJHI | INC | 3,204 | 24.9% |
| 3 | AHDAR MANJHI | JP | 387 | 3.0% |
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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safe47.2%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 18.9% · min 4.8% · max 47.2%
How contested is turnout?
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67%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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4.64
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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4.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 72.1%INC 24.9%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED