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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 284 · 1962Reserved (ST)

Potka

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Winner — 1962

MAJHI RASRAJ TUDU
INC· INC
INC 33.7%JP 32.8%4 others 33.6%
Votes
5,186
33.7% share
Winning margin
141
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
22.3%
of 68,991

Potka was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 141 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAJHI RASRAJ TUDU
INC
INC
5,18633.7%
2
KANURAM HANSDA
JP
5,04532.8%
3
SANATAN SARDAR
IND
2,69917.5%
4
JAUNI LYANGI
IND
9586.2%
5
PANCHANAN MAJHI
IND
8805.7%
6
SUPAI SOREN
IND
6344.1%

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
0.9%
— NOT REPORTED
mean 12.2% · min 0.9% · max 34.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
52%
lowerhigher

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
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
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.7%JP 32.8%IND 17.5%IND 6.2%IND 5.7%OTH 4.1%

Who ran, on record?

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