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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 275 · 1962
Topchanchi
Winner — 1962
PURNENDU NARAYAN SINGH
SWA· Swatantra Party
SWA 55.7%INC 27.3%3 others 17.0%
Votes
18,899
55.7% share
Winning margin
9,639
28.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
45.9%
of 73,970
Topchanchi is a safe seat — PURNENDU NARAYAN SINGH won by 28.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURNENDU NARAYAN SINGH | Swatantra Party | 18,899 | 55.7% |
| 2 | MANORMA SINHA | INC | 9,260 | 27.3% |
| 3 | IMAMUL HAI KHAN | Praja Socialist Party | 3,519 | 10.4% |
| 4 | SHASHI BHUSHAN MAHTO | JP | 1,429 | 4.2% |
| 5 | CHOTA BABULAL MAHTO | IND | 819 | 2.4% |
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.
A fragmented field.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
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lean28.4%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 15.0% · min 1.1% · max 37.2%
How contested is turnout?
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49%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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5.03
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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5.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 55.7%INC 27.3%PSP 10.4%OTH 6.6%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED