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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 280 · 1962

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Winner — 1962

RAM NARAIN SHARMA
INC· INC
INC 39.3%CPI 25.8%5 others 34.9%
Votes
14,931
39.3% share
Winning margin
5,111
13.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
46.0%
of 82,694

A clear win with a 13.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM NARAIN SHARMA
INC
INC
14,93139.3%
2
BINOD BIHARI MAHTO
CPI
Left
9,82025.8%
3
PRITISH CHANDA
IND
6,74917.8%
4
DURGA PRASAD SINGH
SWA
Swatantra Party
3,84010.1%
5
KAMESHWAR PRASAD
BJS
1,1162.9%
6
PASHUPATI PANDEY
SOC
1,1132.9%
7
AMBAI SOREN
JP
4271.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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A fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.4%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 8.9% · min 0.0% · max 22.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.59
fewer partiesmore parties

How much NOTA?

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Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.3%CPI 25.8%IND 17.8%SWA 10.1%OTH 7.0%

Who ran, on record?

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