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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 291 · 1962
Manoharpur
Winner — 1962
SHUBHNATH DEOGAM
JP
JP 42.0%IND 30.6%3 others 27.4%
Votes
7,680
42.0% share
Winning margin
2,078
11.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
26.3%
of 69,511
A clear win with a 11.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHUBHNATH DEOGAM | JP | 7,680 | 42.0% |
| 2 | MUKUND RAM TANTI | IND | 5,602 | 30.6% |
| 3 | KAMAL KISHNA MAHTO | INC | 3,562 | 19.5% |
| 4 | SADHU CHARAN GOPE | Praja Socialist Party | 881 | 4.8% |
| 5 | LAKSHMAN RAM KHILAR | IND | 582 | 3.2% |
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.
An essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe11.3%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 15.2% · min 0.2% · max 43.6%
How contested is turnout?
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50%
lowerhigher
How crowded is the field?
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2.17
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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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2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JP 42.0%IND 30.6%INC 19.5%OTH 8.0%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED