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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 285 · 1962
Jamshedpur
Winner — 1962
RAMAVATAR SINGH
CPI· Left
CPI 53.1%INC 27.1%5 others 19.7%
Votes
25,748
53.1% share
Winning margin
12,610
26.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
56.6%
of 85,578
Jamshedpur is a safe seat — RAMAVATAR SINGH won by 26.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMAVATAR SINGH | Left | 25,748 | 53.1% |
| 2 | MADHU JYOTSNA AKHOURI | INC | 13,138 | 27.1% |
| 3 | NIRANJAN SINGH | JP | 3,134 | 6.5% |
| 4 | SANKAR DAYAL SINGH | IND | 2,471 | 5.1% |
| 5 | M. R. CHAURASIA | Praja Socialist Party | 2,097 | 4.3% |
| 6 | GURUDASS SINGH GILL | Swatantra Party | 1,014 | 2.1% |
| 7 | DAYAMOTI GOPE | IND | 846 | 1.8% |
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.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe26.0%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 22.2% · min 2.8% · max 34.0%
How contested is turnout?
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55%
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How crowded is the field?
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4.02
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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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4.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 53.1%INC 27.1%JP 6.5%IND 5.1%OTH 8.2%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED