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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 282 · 1962

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Winner — 1962

JHARESWAR GHOSH
IND
IND 33.8%INC 27.1%5 others 39.1%
Votes
10,419
33.8% share
Winning margin
2,056
6.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
41.5%
of 74,382

A clear win with a 6.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JHARESWAR GHOSH
IND
10,41933.8%
2
M. FRANCIS
INC
INC
8,36327.1%
3
MALIK HEMBROM
JP
6,15119.9%
4
DURGA DASH
IND
2,0346.6%
5
DEBENDRA NATH MAHTO
SWA
Swatantra Party
1,8095.9%
6
VAIDYANATH HEMBROM
IND
1,2324.0%
7
SUBODH KUMAR MAHATO
IND
8212.7%

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.

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A fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.7%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 9.3% · min 0.7% · max 39.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.54
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
3.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 33.8%INC 27.1%JP 19.9%IND 6.6%SWA 5.9%OTH 6.7%

Who ran, on record?

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