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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 281 · 1962

Chas

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Winner — 1962

PARBATI CHARAN MAHTO
SWA· Swatantra Party
SWA 36.1%IND 20.9%6 others 43.0%
Votes
11,703
36.1% share
Winning margin
4,947
15.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
40.6%
of 79,819

Chas is a safe seat — PARBATI CHARAN MAHTO won by 15.3%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PARBATI CHARAN MAHTO
SWA
Swatantra Party
11,70336.1%
2
JAGBANDHU BHATTACHARYA
IND
6,75620.9%
3
QUTUBUDDIN ANSARI
INC
INC
4,78714.8%
4
SHEO PRASAD SINGH
IND
3,51710.9%
5
MUKUTDHARI MAHTO
IND
2,7668.5%
6
SHAMBHUNATH OJHA
IND
1,7715.5%
7
GAURI BALA DASI
SOC
8852.7%
8
SHAMBHUNATH SHARMA
JP
2100.7%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

A two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.3%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 17.1% · min 1.0% · max 34.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.91
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
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SWA 36.1%IND 20.9%INC 14.8%IND 10.9%IND 8.5%IND 5.5%OTH 3.4%

Who ran, on record?

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